Ivar Olaus Nordkild (born 14 May 1941) is a former Norwegian

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. He competed for Norway and won a gold medal in the 1965

Biathlon World Championships The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The original team event, Team (time), was held for the last time in 1965, to be replaced in 1966 by the team event, Relay (4 × 7.5 km) ...

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in the team competition. He won a second gold medal in the men's relay in the 1966 world championships in

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"Biathlon – World Championships – Men: 4 x 7.5 km Relay"
– ''sports123.com'' (Retrieved on April 26, 2008) and a silver medal in the same event in

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. He represented Norway at the

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, skiing third leg in the

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, with team mates Tor Svendsberget,

Kåre Hovda Kåre Hovda (24 January 1944 – 13 February 1999) was a Norwegian biathlete. His achievements include a world championship bronze medal, and participation in the Olympics. Career Hovda represented Norway at the 1972 Winter Olympics, ...

and

Magnar Solberg Magnar Solberg (born 4 February 1937) is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics; his 4 × 7.5 km relay teams placed second in 1968 and fourth in 1972. In ...

, where the Norwegian team placed fourth.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

World Championships

''3 medals (2 gold, 1 silver)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**The team (time) event was removed in 1965, whilst the relay was added in 1966, and the sprint was added in 1974.''

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* * 1941 births Living people Norwegian male biathletes Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Norway Biathlon World Championships medalists 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-biathlon-bio-stub