Magnar Solberg (born 4 February 1937) is a former Norwegian

biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not time ...

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 1968 he was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje, and in 1972 served as the Olympic flag bearer for Norway at the opening ceremony. He was one of the 16 former Norwegian athletes selected to bring in the Olympic Flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics. After retiring from competitions Solberg became a police officer. He was one of the officers responsible for the miscarriage of justice against Fritz Moen, by adjusting a murder victims time of death in order to dismiss Moens alibi. He later admitted to wrongdoing, retired from the police force, and worked in the insurance industry.Magnar Solberg
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Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

International Biathlon Union The International Biathlon Union (IBU; german: Internationale Biathlon-Union) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the ...

Olympic Games

''3 medals (2 gold, 1 silver)''

World Championships

''5 medals (3 silver, 2 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.''

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* 1937 births Living people Norwegian male biathletes Biathletes at the 1968 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes of Norway Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Biathlon World Championships medalists {{Norway-biathlon-bio-stub