Tor Svendsberget

Tor Svendsberget (born 3 November 1947) is a former Norwegian biathlete.

Life and career Svendsberget was born on 3 November 1947 in the village of Aust-Torpa in Torpa Municipality, Oppland county, Norway.

He won a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974.

He represented Norway at the 1972 Winter Olympics, skiing first leg in the relay, with team mates Kåre Hovda, Ivar Nordkild and Magnar Solberg, where the Norwegian team placed fourth.

He has received four silver medals (1970, 1971, 1973, 1978) and one bronze medal (1974) in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the Biathlon World Championships with the Norwegian team. Svendsberget became junior world champion in 1967 and 1968.

Ahead of the 1979–80 season, Svendsberget was not reselected for the Norwegian national biathlon team. As a consequence, Svendsberget retired from the sport.

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

Olympic Games EventIndividualRelay 1972 Sapporo 8th 4th 1976 Innsbruck 9th 5th

World Championships 8 medals (5 silver, 3 bronze) EventIndividualSprintRelay 1969 Zakopane 23rd — 1970 Östersund Silver Silver 1971 Hämeenlinna — Silver 1973 Lake Placid Bronze Silver 1974 Minsk Bronze 29th Bronze 1975 Antholz-Anterselva 4th 14th 5th 1976 Antholz-Anterselva 9th 1977 Lillehammer 8th 9th 4th 1978 Hochfilzen — — Silver During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. Sprint was added as an event in 1974.