Sivert Guttorm Bakken (born 18 July 1998) is a 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 ...

. He won the overall mass start title at the

2021–22 Biathlon World Cup The 2021–22 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 27 November 2021 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 20 March 2022 in Oslo Holmenkoll ...

. He also won his first world cup race the same year, in the 15 kilometer mass start in Oslo Holmenkollen, on 20 March 2022. After a successful 2021–2022 season, Bakken was unable to return to competition the following season due to a heart problem,

pericarditis Pericarditis () is inflammation of the pericardium, the fibrous sac surrounding the heart. Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp chest pain, which may also be felt in the shoulders, neck, or back. The pain is typically less severe whe ...

. He announced his intent to hopefully return during the 2023–2024 season, having resumed training, but has yet to have competed. Bakken is in a relationship with fellow biathlete Juni Arnekleiv.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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World Cup

† – season in progress

Individual victories (1)

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bakken, Sivert Guttorm 1998 births Living people Norwegian male biathletes Biathletes at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Sportspeople from Lillehammer Biathletes from Innlandet 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen