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Tor Svendsberget

Tor Svendsberget
Personal information
Full name Tor Svendsberget
Born (1947-11-03) 3 November 1947 (age 69)
Aust-Torpa, Torpa, Oppland, Norway
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club Engerdal SK
Olympic Games
Teams 2 (1972, 1976)
Medals 0
World Championships
Teams 9 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)
Medals 8 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 2 (1977/78–1978/79)
All victories 0
All podiums 0

Tor Svendsberget (born 3 November 1947) is a former Norwegian biathlete.

He received a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974.

He has received four silver medals and one bronze medal in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the Biathlon World Championships with the Norwegian team. Svendsberget became junior world champion in 1967 and 1968.

Ahead of the 1979–80 season, Svendsberget was not reselected for the Norwegian national biathlon team. As a consequence, Svendsberget retired from the sport.

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

8 medals (5 silver, 3 bronze)



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