Ola Wærhaug Explained

Ola Wærhaug
Fullname:	Ola Wærhaug
Birth Date:	1937 12, df=yes
Birth Place:	Skedsmo, Akershus, Norway
Height:	^[1]
Disciplines:	Biathlon
Club:	Heimevernsdistrikt 04
Olympicteams:	3 (1960, 1964, 1968)
Olympicmedals:	1
Olympicgolds:	0
Worldsteams:	4 (1962, 1965, 1966, 1967)
Worldsmedals:	2
Worldsgolds:	2

Ola Wærhaug (born 24 December 1937) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.^[1] He participated on the winning teams at the 1965 and at the 1967 Biathlon World Championships.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[2]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

Event	Individual	Relay
align=left	1960 Squaw Valley	7th
align=left	1964 Innsbruck	22nd
align=left	1968 Grenoble	13th	Silver

• The relay was added as an event in 1968.

World Championships

2 medals (2 gold)

Event	Individual		Relay
align=left	1962 Hämeenlinna	23rd	—
align=left	1965 Elverum	4th	Gold
align=left	1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	23rd		—
align=left	1967 Altenberg	5th		Gold

• During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

• • The team (time) event was removed in 1965, whilst the relay was added in 1966.

Notes and References

1. Ola Wærhaug . https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/ola-waerhaug-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034124/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/ola-waerhaug-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 August 2015.
2. Web site: Search results . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 1 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150627121310/http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx . 27 June 2015 .