Sylfest Glimsdal
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Full name | Sylfest Glimsdal | ||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Fagernes, Oppland, Norway | 9 October 1966||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nord-Aurdal SSL | ||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 23 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 (1988, 1992, 1994) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 8 (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 3 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 13 (1987/88–1999/2000) | ||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles |
1: 1 Sprint (1991–92) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sylfest Glimsdal (born 9 October 1966) is a former Norwegian biathlete. In the 1991–92 season, Glimsdal came third in the overall World Cup standings, behind Jon Åge Tyldum and Mikael Löfgren. During his career he won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal at World Championships. In 2000, he ended his career as a biathlete.[1]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games
Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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39th | — | — |
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— | 24th | — |
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9th | 53rd | — |
World Championships
3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Team | Relay |
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— | 6th | N/A | N/A | 11th | Bronze |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Silver | N/A |
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56th | 13th | N/A | N/A | 12th | 9th |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4th | N/A |
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9th | 68th | N/A | N/A | — | — |
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— | 69th | — | N/A | — | — |
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N/A | N/A | — | N/A | Gold | N/A |
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17th | 17th | 30th | 13th | N/A | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999.
Individual victories
3 victories (1 In, 2 Sp)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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1993–94 1 victory (1 Sp) | 19 March 1994 | ![]() | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
1994–95 1 victory (1 Sp) | 16 December 1994 | ![]() | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
1997–98 1 victory (1 In) | 11 December 1997 | ![]() | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
References
- ↑ "Sylfest har gitt seg" [Sylfest has retired]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 26 April 2000. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ↑ "Sylfest Glimsdal". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
External links
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