Ragnar Tveiten

Ragnar Tveiten

Personal information
Full name	Ragnar Tveiten
Born	27 November 1938 Veggli, Buskerud, Norway
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Olympic Games
Teams	3 (1964, 1968, 1972)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	7 (1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973)
Medals	6 (2 gold)
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Norway World Championships 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 4 × 7.5 km relay 1967 Altenberg 4 × 7.5 km relay 1969 Zakopane 4 × 7.5 km relay 1970 Östersund 4 × 7.5 km relay 1971 Hämeenlinna 4 × 7.5 km relay 1973 Lake Placid 4 × 7.5 km relay

Ragnar Tveiten (born 27 November 1938) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He participated on the Norwegian team that received a gold medal in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the 1966 Biathlon World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.^[1] He won a second gold medal in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the 1967 world championships in Altenberg. He received silver medals in 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1973.

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Relay
1964 Innsbruck	4th	N/A
1968 Grenoble	26th	—
1972 Sapporo	29th	—

*The relay was added as an event in 1968.

World Championships

6 medals (2 gold, 4 silver)

Event	Individual	Team (time)	Relay
1965 Elverum	19th	—	N/A
1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	8th	N/A	Gold
1967 Altenberg	7th	N/A	Gold
1969 Zakopane	—	N/A	Silver
1970 Östersund	—	N/A	Silver
1971 Hämeenlinna	12th	N/A	Silver
1973 Lake Placid	28th	N/A	Silver

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**The team (time) event was removed in 1965, whilst the relay was added in 1966.

References

1. "Biathlon – World Championships – Men: 4 x 7.5 km Relay" – sports123.com (Retrieved on April 26, 2008)
2. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

External links

• Ragnar Tveiten at Sports Reference