Stian Eckhoff

Stian Kampenhaug Eckhoff (born 3 September 1979) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He has 2 World Cup victories and in the 2004–05 season, Eckhoff placed tenth overall. Since his retirement he has become involved in coaching the Norwegian national biathlon team, and was appointed head coach of the Norwegian women's biathlon programme ahead of the 2014–15 season. He is the brother of fellow biathlete Tiril Eckhoff.[1]

Stian Eckhoff
Personal information
Full nameStian Kampenhaug Eckhoff
Born (1979-09-03) 3 September 1979
Trondheim, Norway
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubFossum IF
World Cup debut11 February 2000
Olympic Games
Teams1 (2006)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 (2003, 2004, 2005)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10 (1999/00–2008/09)
Individual victories2
All victories8
Individual podiums7
All podiums18

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
2006 Turin 16th 16th 21st 5th

World Championships

1 medal (1 gold)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 35th 35th 33rd 9th N/A
2004 Oberhof 48th 28th 19th 25th N/A
2005 Hochfilzen 27th 14th Gold 10th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.

Individual victories

2 victories (2 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2004–05
1 victory
(1 Sp)
15 December 2004 Östersund10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2005–06
1 victory
(1 Sp)
26 November 2005 Östersund10 km sprintBiathlon 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. "Norwegian Women: Eckhoffs Lead the Way". International Biathlon Union. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  2. "Stian Eckhoff". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 25 July 2015.


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