Martin Uldal | |
Nationality: | Norwegian |
Birth Date: | 23 May 2001 |
Birth Place: | Kristiansand, Norway |
Country: | Norway |
Sport: | Biathlon |
Martin Uldal (born 23 May 2001) is a Norwegian biathlete. He made his debut in the Biathlon World Cup in 2022.[1] Uldal is a bronze medallist at the 2024 European Championships in the individual race.[2]
Martin Uldal's first international championship was the European Youth Olympic Festival in 2019, where he did not achieve top-10 placements. The following year, he participated in the Youth World Championships in Lenzerheide, winning gold in the relay event but missing individual medals due to shooting misses.[3] He made a strong comeback at the Junior World Championships in 2022, winning bronze medals in all disciplines, including the relay race, and becoming the most successful athlete of the championship.[4] He earned his first World Cup points at the season finale in Oslo in 2022/23. Uldal was then included in the B-team of the national team for the 2022/23 season and competed in the IBU Cup, winning races in Idre and Ridnaun. He finished sixth overall in the IBU Cup standings. In the 2023/24 season at the IBU Cup, he won two races and finished runner-up on seven other occasions. At the end of the season he finished fourth in the overall standings.
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
5 medals (1 gold, 4 bronze)
Year | Age | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay | ||
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align=left | 2020 Lenzerheide | 18 | 6th | 14th | 7rd | Gold | |
align=left | 2022 Soldier Hollow | 20 | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze |