Bjarne Solbakken (born 18 May 1977) is a retired Norwegian alpine skier from Stranda. He won three national titles in giant slalom, and competed at the Olympics, World Championships and the World Cup.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 May 1977[1] Stranda, Norway |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
| Club | Stranda IL[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | 3 victories (2000, 2001, 2004) |
Skiing Career
editOlympics
editSolbakken participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he finished fifth in super-G, sixth in giant slalom and twelfth in downhill.[2] At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin he competed in downhill, super-G and giant slalom, with a twentieth place in giant slalom as best result.[2]
World championships
editAt the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 he competed in super-G, downhill and giant slalom.[citation needed]
World Cup
editHe participated in the Alpine skiing World Cup in 2003/2004, 2004/2005 and 2005/2006. His best result was at the 2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup, when he finished fourth overall in super-G, with one victory, in Beaver Creek, and one second place at Kvitfjell. He left in the summer of 2008 to pursue studies.[3]
National titles
editSolbakken won three national titles in giant slalom, in 2000, 2001, and 2004.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Bjarne Solbakken". olympedia.org. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Bjarne Solbakken – Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "Bjarne Solbakken legger opp". vg.no (in Norwegian). 26 May 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn. "alpint - norgesmestere". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
External links
edit- Bjarne Solbakken at FIS (alpine)
- Bjarne Solbakken at Olympedia
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