Kjell Søbak (born 21 June 1957) is a Norwegian former biathlete.[1] At the 1984 Olympics of Sarajevo, Søbak finished second with the Norwegian relay team, which consisted of himself, Eirik Kvalfoss, Rolf Storsveen, and Odd Lirhus. In addition, he finished fourth in the sprint competition at the same Olympics.
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| Full name | Kjell Søbak | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1957 Bodø, Nordland, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 10 January 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 (1980, 1984) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 (1978/79–1985/86) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games
edit1 medal (1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
 1980 Lake Placid
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— | 5th | 4th |
 1984 Sarajevo
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— | 4th | Silver |
World Championships
edit2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
 1979 Ruhpolding
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— | — | 4th |
 1981 Lahti
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8th | 4th | 4th |
 1982 Minsk
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6th | 9th | Silver |
 1983 Antholz-Anterselva
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13th | 19th | Bronze |
| 1985 Ruhpolding
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14th | 14th | 4th |
 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen
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20th | — | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
Individual victories
edit2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–81 1 victory (1 Sp) |
16 January 1981 |  Jáchymov |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1981–82 1 victory (1 In) |
5 March 1982 | Lahti |
20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
References
edit- ^ Kjell Søbak in Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
External links
edit- Kjell Søbak at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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