Marte Olsbu Røiseland (born 7 December 1990) is a former Norwegian biathlete and 3 time Winter Olympic gold medalist. In addition, she won two Olympic silver medals and two bronze medals. Her world championships achievements include winning two gold medals and eleven relay victories. She won the overall Biathlon World Cup in 2022.
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| Birth name | Marte Olsbu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 December 1990 Arendal, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Froland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 (2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 7 (3 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 7 (2015–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 17 (13 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 (2012/13–2022/23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All races | 261 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 1 (2021–22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 2: 1 Sprint (2021–22) 1 Pursuit (2021–22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 17 February 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal life
editOlsbu Røiseland was born on 7 December 1990. She is married to Sverre Olsbu Røiseland.[1] They have a son Tobias, born on 19 November 2023.
She resides in Froland, Norway.
Career
editOlsbu Røiseland has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since the 2012–13 World Cup season and has represented Norway at several Biathlon World Championships. During the Biathlon World Championships 2016 in Oslo, she won a bronze medal in the mixed relay and raced the final leg when Norway won the gold in the relay. At the Biathlon World Championships 2020 in Antholz, she became the first biathlete to win seven medals at a World Championship with her five gold medals and two bronze medals.[2]
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, she won two silver medals in 7.5 kilometres sprint, and in the mixed relay. She placed fourth in 10 kilometres pursuit and eighth in the 12.5 kilometres mass start, and fourth in the women's relay with the Norwegian team.[3]
At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, she won three gold and two bronze medals, becoming the second biathlete to win a medal in all four individual events at a single Olympics, matching fellow Norwegian great Ole Einar Bjørndalen.[4]
In the season 2021–22, she won the World Cup overall title.[1] She also won the discipline title in sprint and pursuit.
In March 2023, Olsbu Røiseland announced her retirement from active biathlon career after the end of the season 2022–23.[5]
Awards
editShe won the award L'Équipe Champion of Champions in 2020. She is the first and only biathlete and the first and only Norwegian athlete to win this award.[6]
She was awarded the Holmenkollen Medal in 2022.[7] She also received the Fearnley award in 2022.[8]
Biathlete of the Year 2022 by Forum Nordicum, the organization of journalists covering winter sports [9]
Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
edit7 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
| Year | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2018 Pyeongchang
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71st | Silver | 4th | 8th | 4th | Silver |
 2022 Beijing
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Bronze | Gold | Gold | Bronze | 4th | Gold |
World Championships
edit17 medals (13 gold, 4 bronze)
| Year | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2015 Kontiolahti
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– | 31st | 42nd | – | 5th | – | — |
 2016 Oslo
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42nd | 11th | 16th | 7th | Gold | Bronze | |
 2017 Hochfilzen
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58th | 54th | 16th | 29th | 11th | 8th | |
 2019 Östersund
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23rd | 25th | 4th | 7th | Gold | Gold | Gold |
 2020 Antholz-Anterselva
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Bronze | Gold | Bronze | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold |
 2021 Pokljuka
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20th | 6th | 9th | 4th | Gold | Gold | − |
 2023 Oberhof
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– | 4th | Bronze | 17th | 6th | Gold | Gold |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
World Cup
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | ||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 13 | 81st | 13 | 51st | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | — |
| 2013–14 | 23 | 110 | 53rd | 0 | – | 47 | 53rd | 63 | 42nd | 0 | — |
| 2014–15 | 24 | 143 | 44th | 0 | – | 70 | 44th | 73 | 29th | 0 | — |
| 2015–16 | 25 | 352 | 22nd | 8 | 56th | 139 | 22nd | 141 | 19th | 64 | 25th |
| 2016–17 | 26 | 551 | 12th | 37 | 29th | 172 | 14th | 236 | 7th | 106 | 16th |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 450 | 14th | 46 | 14th | 115 | 21st | 131 | 14th | 158 | 8th |
| 2018–19 | 28 | 855 | 4th | 67 | 12th | 326 | 3rd | 312 | 2nd | 161 | 4th |
| 2019–20 | 29 | 597 | 5th | 99 | 6th | 248 | 4th | 104 | 8th | 146 | 8th |
| 2020–21 | 30 | 963 | 2nd | 28 | 31 | 319 | 2nd | 319 | 2nd | 175 | 4th |
| 2021–22 | 31 | 957 | 1st | 31 | 21 | 412 | 1st | 380 | 1st | 134 | 4th |
| 2022–23 | 32 | 502 | 15th | 34 | 24th | 174 | 14th | 169 | 11th | 125 | 9th |
Individual victories
edit19 victories (8 Sp, 9 Pu, 2 MS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018–19 | 21 December 2018 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic |
7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
| 2 | 22 December 2018 | Nové Město, Czech Republic |
10 km Pursuit | World Cup | |
| 3 | 14 February 2019 |  Soldier Hollow, United States |
7.5 km Sprint | World Cup | |
| 4 | 2019–20 | 9 January 2020 | Oberhof, Germany |
7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
| 5 | 14 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva, Italy |
7.5 km Sprint | World Championships | |
| 6 | 23 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva, Italy |
12.5 km Mass Start | World Championships | |
| 7 | 2020–21 | 13 December 2020 | Hochfilzen, Austria |
10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
| 8 | 21 December 2020 | Hochfilzen, Austria |
12.5 km Mass Start | World Cup | |
| 9 | 20 March 2021 | Östersund, Sweden |
10 km Pursuit | World Cup | |
| 10 | 2021–22 | 4 December 2021 | Östersund, Sweden |
10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
| 11 | 12 December 2021 | Hochfilzen, Austria |
10 km Pursuit | World Cup | |
| 12 | 16 December 2021 |  Le Grand-Bornand, France |
7.5 km Sprint | World Cup | |
| 13 | 7 January 2022 | Oberhof, Germany |
7.5 km Sprint | World Cup | |
| 14 | 9 January 2022 | Oberhof, Germany |
10 km Pursuit | World Cup | |
| 15 | 16 January 2022 | Ruhpolding, Germany |
10 km Pursuit | World Cup | |
| 16 | 11 February 2022 | Beijing, China |
7.5 km Sprint | Winter Olympic Games | |
| 17 | 13 February 2022 | Beijing, China |
10 km Pursuit | Winter Olympic Games | |
| 18 | 2022–23 | 3 March 2023 | Nové Město, Czech Republic |
7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
| 19 | 4 March 2023 | Nové Město, Czech Republic |
10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
References
edit- ^ a b Bolme, Magne; Askheim, Svein. "Marte Olsbu Røiseland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Marte Olsbu". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Marte Olsbu". olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "France's Justine Braisaz-Bouchet wins Olympic gold in women's biathlon". ESPN. Associated Press. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "NRK erfarer: Marte Olsbu Røiseland legger opp" (in Norwegian). nrk.no. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Champion des championnes Monde 2020 : Marte Olsbu Roeiseland (numéro 1), l'éloge de la patience". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn. "Holmenkollmedaljen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Fearnleys olympiske ærespris". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Biatletin Marte Olsbu Roiseland Nimmt Forum-Nordicum-Pokal Entgegen". forum-nordicum.info. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
External links
edit- Marte Olsbu Røiseland at IBU
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland at FIS (cross-country)
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland at Olympics.com
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland at Olympedia
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
