Marte Olsbu Røiseland

Marte Olsbu Røiseland (born 7 December 1990) is a Norwegian biathlete and Winter Olympic silver medalist. She resides in Froland.

Marte Olsbu Røiseland
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990
Arendal, Norway
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubFroland
World Cup debut2012
Olympic Games
Teams1 (2018)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 (2015–2020)
Medals12 (9 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 (2012/13–)
Individual victories8
All victories18
Individual podiums15
All podiums37
Updated on 23 February 2020.

Career

Olsbu Røiseland has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since the 2012–13 World Cup season and has represented Norway at several Biathlon World Championships. During the Biathlon World Championships 2016 in Oslo, she won a bronze medal in the mixed relay and raced the final leg when Norway won the gold in the relay. At the Biathlon World Championships 2020 in Antholz, she became the first biathlete to win seven medals at a World Championship with her five gold medals and two bronze medals.[1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2018 Pyeongchang 71st Silver 4th 8th 4th Silver

World Championships

12 medals (9 gold, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
2015 Kontiolahti – 31st 42nd – 5th – N/A
2016 Oslo 42nd 11th 16th 7th Gold Bronze
2017 Hochfilzen 58th 54th 16th 29th 11th 8th
2019 Östersund 23rd 25th 4th 7th Gold Gold Gold
2020 Antholz-Anterselva Bronze Gold Bronze Gold Gold Gold Gold
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup
Season Age Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2012–13221381st1351st0–0–0—
2013–142311053rd0–4753rd6342nd0—
2014–152414344th0–7044th7329th0—
2015–162535222nd856th13922nd14119th6425th
2016–172655112th3729th17214th2367th10616th
2017–182745014th4614th11521st13114th1588th
2018–19288554th6712th3263rd3122nd1614th
2019–20295975th996th2484th1048th1468th

Individual victories

8 victories (4 Sp, 2 Pu, 2 MS)

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level
12018/1921 December 2018 Nové Město, Czech Republic7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
222 December 2018 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km PursuitWorld Cup
314 February 2019 Soldier Hollow, United States7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
42019/209 January 2020 Oberhof, Germany7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
514 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy7.5 km SprintWorld Championships
623 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy12.5 km Mass StartWorld Championships
72020/2113 December 2020 Hochfilzen, Austria10 km PursuitWorld Cup
821 December 2020 Hochfilzen, Austria12.5 km Mass StartWorld Cup

References
  1. "Marte Olsbu". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
Awards
Preceded by
Simone Biles		 L'Équipe Champion of Champions
2020		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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