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

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Life and career

Svendsberget was born on 3 November 1947. He won a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970

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, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in

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1974."Biathlon – World Championships – Men: 20 km"
– ''sports123.com'' (Retrieved on 25 April 2008) He represented Norway at the

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, skiing first leg in the

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, with team mates

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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. He has received four silver medals (1970, 1971, 1973, 1978) and one bronze medal (1974) in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the

with the Norwegian team."Biathlon – World Championships – Men: 4 x 7.5 km Relay"
– ''sports123.com'' (Retrieved on 25 April 2008) 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.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

World Championships

''8 medals (5 silver, 3 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**Sprint was added as an event in 1974.''

References

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* * 1947 births Living people Norwegian male biathletes Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Norway Biathlon World Championships medalists 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-biathlon-bio-stub