Rune Brattsveen (born 5 April 1984) 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 ti ...
.
Life and career
Brattsveen was born in
Dokka to mother Jorun, a librarian, and father Bjørn. He has one older sister Hege (born 1980). He went to school in Dokka for ten years, before he started at Norges toppidrettsgymnas in Lillehammer at the age of 16. He currently resides in
Lillehammer
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the munici ...
.
Brattsveen has many good placings in the
Biathlon World Cup
The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons until 1986–87 season were called the European Cup, alt ...
. He was a member of the Norwegian elite biathlon team from the
2008–09 season to the
2009–10 season, and again in the
2012–13 season. He did not, however, have any World Cup starts in the
2012–13 season because of the
TWAR virus. Further illness meant no starts in the
2013–14 season either, and after that season Brattsveen decided to retire.
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Distinctions
National distinctions
*2001 – ''Sverre Kolteruds idrettspris'' – local and significant sport talents in Nordre Land
*2008 – ''Sverre Kolteruds idrettspris''
*2012 – ''Oppland Arbeiderblads idrettspris'' – awarded local talents within sports
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
People from Nordre Land
Norwegian male biathletes
Biathlon World Championships medalists
Biathletes from Innlandet
21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
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