Kjell Søbak Explained

Kjell Søbak
Fullname:Kjell Søbak
Birth Date:1957 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Bodø, Nordland, Norway
Disciplines:Biathlon
Wcdebut:10 January 1979
Olympicteams:2 (1980, 1984)
Olympicmedals:1
Olympicgolds:0
Worldsteams:6 (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986)
Worldsmedals:2
Worldsgolds:0
Wcseasons:8 (1978/79–1985/86)
Wcwins:2
Wcpodiums: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)

EventIndividualSprintRelay
align=left 1980 Lake Placid5th4th
align=left 1984 Sarajevo4thSilver

World Championships

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintRelay
align=left 1979 Ruhpolding4th
align=left 1981 Lahti8th4th4th
align=left 1982 Minsk6th9thSilver
align=left 1983 Antholz-Anterselva13th19thBronze
align=left 1985 Ruhpolding14th14th4th
align=left 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen20th

Individual victories

2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)

SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1980–81
1 victory
(1 Sp)
16 January 1981 Jáchymov10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1981–82
1 victory
(1 In)
5 March 1982 Lahti20 km individualBiathlon World Cup

Notes and References

  1. http://www.snl.no/Kjell_S%C3%B8bak Kjell Søbak
  2. Web site: Search results . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 25 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150627121310/http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx . 27 June 2015 .