Gisle Fenne

Gisle Oddvar Fenne (born 9 June 1963) is a former Norwegian biathlete. His best-known international achievement was the silver medal in the 20 km individual in the World Championships 1989 in Feistritz an der Drau. He succeeded in many duels with teammate Eirik Kvalfoss. He was among the top Norwegian biathletes from the mid-1980s until the mid-1990s, and became twice the Norwegian champion in the 20 km individual. He is the father of biathlete Hilde Fenne.[2]

Gisle Fenne
Fenne at the 1986 World Championships.
Personal information
Full nameGisle Oddvar Fenne
Born (1963-06-09) 9 June 1963
Voss, Hordaland, Norway
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubVoss Skiskyttarlag
World Cup debut21 January 1984
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1988, 1992)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams7 (1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)
Medals4 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 (1983/84–1993/94)
Individual victories1
Individual podiums2

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]

Olympic Games

Event Individual Sprint Relay
1988 Calgary 30th 6th
1992 Albertville 9th 5th

World Championships

4 medals (2 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Team Relay
1985 Ruhpolding 18th N/A 4th
1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 10th 27th N/A 5th
1987 Lake Placid 45th 21st N/A 4th
1989 Feistritz Silver Bronze
1990 Minsk 7th 30th 6th 4th
1991 Lahti 17th 11th Bronze
1992 Novosibirsk N/A N/A Silver N/A
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was added as an event in 1989.

Individual victories

1 victory (1 In)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1987–88
1 victory
(1 In)
10 March 1988 Oslo Holmenkollen20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gisle Fenne". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. "Bartolmaes and Begue win Youth Individual Titles" (Press release). Kontiolahti: International Biathlon Union. 2012-02-20. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  3. "Gisle Fenne". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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