Marte Olsbu Røiseland

Marte Olsbu Røiseland (born 7 December 1990) is a Norwegian biathlete and 3 time Winter Olympic gold medalist. She resides in Froland.

Marte Olsbu Røiseland
Marte Olsbu Røiseland at the World Cup in Östersund 2019
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990
Arendal, Norway
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubFroland
World Cup debut2012
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2018, 2022)
Medals7 (3 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (2015–2021)
Medals14 (11 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 (2012/13–)
All races209
Individual victories15
All victories32
Individual podiums32
All podiums61
Overall titles1 (2021–22)
Discipline titles2:
1 Sprint (2021–22)
1 Pursuit (2021–22)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
2022 Beijing7.5 km sprint
2022 Beijing10 km pursuit
2022 BeijingMixed relay
2018 Pyeongchang7.5 km sprint
2018 PyeongchangMixed relay
2022 Beijing12.5 km mass start
2022 Beijing15 km individual
World Championships
2016 Oslo4 × 6 km relay
2019 Östersund4 × 6 km relay
2019 ÖstersundMixed relay
2019 ÖstersundSingle mixed relay
2020 Antholz7.5 km sprint
2020 Antholz12.5 km mass start
2020 Antholz4 x 6 km relay
2020 AntholzMixed relay
2020 AntholzSingle mixed relay
2021 Pokljuka4 x 6 km relay
2021 PokljukaMixed relay
2016 OsloMixed relay
2020 Antholz10 km pursuit
2020 Antholz15 km individual
European Championships
2014 Nové Město7.5 km sprint
2014 Nové Město4 x 6 km relay
Updated on 20 February 2021.

Career

Olsbu Røiseland has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since the 2012–13 World Cup season and has represented Norway at several Biathlon World Championships. During the Biathlon World Championships 2016 in Oslo, she won a bronze medal in the mixed relay and raced the final leg when Norway won the gold in the relay. At the Biathlon World Championships 2020 in Antholz, she became the first biathlete to win seven medals at a World Championship with her five gold medals and two bronze medals.[1]

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang she won two silver medals, in 7.5 kilometres sprint, and in the mixed relay. She placed fourth in 10 kilometres pursuit and eighth in the 12.5 kilometres mass start, and fourth in the women's relay with the Norwegian team.[2]

At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics she won three gold and two bronze medals, becoming the second biathlete to win a medal in all four individual events at a single Olympics, matching fellow Norwegian great Ole Einar Bjoerndalen.[3]

In the season 2021-22, she won the World Cup overall title. She also won the discipline title in sprint and pursuit.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

7 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2018 Pyeongchang 71st Silver 4th 8th 4th Silver
2022 Beijing Bronze Gold Gold Bronze 4th Gold

World Championships

14 medals (11 gold, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
2015 Kontiolahti – 31st 42nd – 5th – N/A
2016 Oslo 42nd 11th 16th 7th Gold Bronze
2017 Hochfilzen 58th 54th 16th 29th 11th 8th
2019 Östersund 23rd 25th 4th 7th Gold Gold Gold
2020 Antholz-Anterselva Bronze Gold Bronze Gold Gold Gold Gold
2021 Pokljuka 20th 6th 9th 4th Gold Gold −
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup
Season Age Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2012–13221381st1351st0–0–0—
2013–142311053rd0–4753rd6342nd0—
2014–152414344th0–7044th7329th0—
2015–162535222nd856th13922nd14119th6425th
2016–172655112th3729th17214th2367th10616th
2017–182745014th4614th11521st13114th1588th
2018–19288554th6712th3263rd3122nd1614th
2019–20295975th996th2484th1048th1468th
2020–21309632nd28313192nd3192nd1754th
2021–22319571st31214121st3801st1344th

Individual victories

17 victories (7 Sp, 8 Pu, 2 MS)

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level
12018–1921 December 2018 Nové Město, Czech Republic7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
222 December 2018 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km PursuitWorld Cup
314 February 2019 Soldier Hollow, United States7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
42019–209 January 2020 Oberhof, Germany7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
514 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy7.5 km SprintWorld Championships
623 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy12.5 km Mass StartWorld Championships
72020–2113 December 2020 Hochfilzen, Austria10 km PursuitWorld Cup
821 December 2020 Hochfilzen, Austria12.5 km Mass StartWorld Cup
920 March 2021 Östersund, Sweden10 km PursuitWorld Cup
102021–224 December 2021 Östersund, Sweden10 km PursuitWorld Cup
1112 December 2021 Hochfilzen, Austria10 km PursuitWorld Cup
1216 December 2021 Le Grand-Bornand, France7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
137 January 2022 Oberhof, Germany7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
149 January 2022 Oberhof, Germany10 km PursuitWorld Cup
1516 January 2022 Ruhpolding, Germany10 km PursuitWorld Cup
1611 February 2022 Beijing, China7.5 km SprintWinter Olympic Games
1713 February 2022 Beijing, China10 km PursuitWinter Olympic Games

References
  1. "Marte Olsbu". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. "Marte Olsbu". olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  3. "France's Justine Braisaz-Bouchet wins Olympic gold in women's biathlon". ESPN. Associated Press. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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