Halvard Hanevold

Halvard Hanevold (3 December 1969 – 3 September 2019) was a Norwegian biathlete.

Career

Hanevold won medals in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics by winning his first Olympic gold followed by another gold four years later. He won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He won the last medal of his Olympic career in the 4 × 7.5 km relay at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

Hanevold participated in 16 World Championships from 1994 to 2009. He was a part of the team in 1993 in Borovets as a reserve, but did not participate in any races.

In his career, he recorded 40 podiums at World Cup level, with the last podium being in the final race of his final season.

Hanevold retired after the 2009–10 season.

He was a close friend to Swedish biathlete Björn Ferry.

Death Hanevold died on 3 September 2019 at the age of 49 in his home in Asker, Akershus.

Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Winter Games 6 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 1994 Lillehammer 46th — 7th 1998 Nagano Gold 8th Silver 2002 Salt Lake City 5th 13th 8th Gold 2006 Turin Bronze Silver 5th 7th 5th 2010 Vancouver — 24th 17th 19th Gold Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships 16 medals (5 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitTeamRelay 1994 Canmore 4th — — Gold — 1996 Ruhpolding 34th — 4th — 1997 Brezno-Osrblie — — — 4th — 1998 Pokljuka 13th Gold 1999 Kontiolahti 37th 13th 13th 17th Bronze 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 10th 12th 5th 10th Silver 2001 Pokljuka 44th Bronze 9th 9th Bronze 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen 12th 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk Gold 4th Silver 8th 4th 2004 Oberhof 38th 18th 5th 5th Silver 2005 Hochfilzen 30th — — 11th Gold 10th 2006 Pokljuka Silver 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 10th 23rd 20th 18th Silver — 2008 Östersund 17th Silver 9th 5th Silver — 2009 Pyeongchang 71st Bronze 6th 13th Gold — 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 and the mixed relay in 2005.

Individual victories 9 victories (4 In, 2 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 MS) Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.