Kjell Søbak

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Kjell Søbak
Personal information
Full name Kjell Søbak
Born (1957-06-21) 21 June 1957 (age 66)
Bodø, Nordland, Norway
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
World Cup debut 10 January 1979
Olympic Games
Teams 2 (1980, 1984)
Medals 1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams 6 (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986)
Medals 2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 8 (1978/79–1985/86)
Individual victories 2
Individual podiums 8

Kjell Søbak (born 21 June 1957) is a Norwegian former biathlete.[1] At the 1984 Olympics of Sarajevo, Søbak finished second with the Norwegian relay team, which consisted of himself, Eirik Kvalfoss, Rolf Storsveen, and Odd Lirhus. In addition, he finished fourth in the sprint competition at the same Olympics.

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
United States 1980 Lake Placid 5th 4th
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 4th Silver

World Championships

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
West Germany 1979 Ruhpolding 4th
Finland 1981 Lahti 8th 4th 4th
Soviet Union 1982 Minsk 6th 9th Silver
Italy 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 13th 19th Bronze
Germany 1985 Ruhpolding 14th 14th 4th
Norway 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 20th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Individual victories

2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1980–81
1 victory
(1 Sp)
16 January 1981 Czechoslovakia Jáchymov 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1981–82
1 victory
(1 In)
5 March 1982 Finland Lahti 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

  1. Kjell Søbak in Store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
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External links

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