Synnøve Solemdal (born 15 May 1989) is a Norwegian former biathlete.
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| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1989 Tingvoll, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 (2014, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 7 (2011–2016, 2019–2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 7 (5 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editSolemdal won two bronze medals at the 2010 Junior World Championships. As of the 2010/2011 season she is part of the Norwegian team. On 11 December 2010, she along with her teammates placed third in 4 × 6 km relay in Hochfilzen.
She took her first world cup victory in the 2012–13 season, moving up from 4th after the Sprint race to take the Pursuit in Hochfilzen. She repeated the feat the following year to claim her second victory, also in the pursuit in Hochfilzen during the 2013–14 season.
At the 2012 World Championships in Ruhpolding she won a gold medal in mix relay and a bronze medal in relay. She won a gold medal in the mixed relay at the 2013 Biathlon World Championships in the Czech Republic.
Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
edit0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2014 Sochi
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— | 35th | 36th | — | — | — |
 2018 Pyeongchang
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40th | 50th | 41st | — | 4th | — |
- *The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.
World Championships
edit6 medals (5 gold, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk
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62nd | 42nd | LAP | — | 5th | — | — |
 2012 Ruhpolding
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39th | 32nd | 24th | 18th | Bronze | Gold | |
 2013 Nové Město
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53rd | 19th | 19th | 16th | Gold | Gold | |
 2015 Kontiolahti
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46th | — | — | — | 4th | — | |
 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen
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— | 34th | 24th | — | Gold | — | |
 2019 Östersund
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29th | 62nd | — | — | 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.
References
editExternal links
edit- Synnoeve Solemdal at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Synnoeve Solemdal at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Synnoeve Solemdal at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Synnoeve Solemdal at Olympics.com
- Synnøve Solemdal at Olympedia
- Synnøve Solemdal at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
