Sylfest Glimsdal Explained

Sylfest Glimsdal
Fullname:	Sylfest Glimsdal
Birth Date:	1966 10, df=yes
Birth Place:	Fagernes, Oppland, Norway
Disciplines:	Biathlon
Club:	Nord-Aurdal SSL
Wcdebut:	23 January 1988
Olympicteams:	3 (1988, 1992, 1994)
Olympicmedals:	0
Worldsteams:	8 (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999)
Worldsmedals:	3
Worldsgolds:	1
Wcseasons:	13 (1987/88–1999/2000)
Wcwins:	3
Wcpodiums:	7
Wctitles:	1: 1 Sprint (1991–92)

Sylfest Glimsdal (born 9 October 1966) is a former Norwegian biathlete. In the 1991–92 season, Glimsdal came third in the overall World Cup standings, behind Jon Åge Tyldum and Mikael Löfgren. During his career he won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal at World Championships. In 2000, he ended his career as a biathlete.^[1]

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
align=left	1988 Calgary	39th	—	—
align=left	1992 Albertville	—	24th	—
align=left	1994 Lillehammer	9th	53rd	—

World Championships

3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit		Team	Relay
align=left		—	6th			11th	Bronze
align=left	1992 Novosibirsk					Silver
align=left		56th	13th			12th	9th
align=left	1994 Canmore					4th
align=left		9th	68th			—	—
align=left	1997 Brezno-Osrblie	—	69th	—		—	—
align=left	1998 Pokljuka			—		Gold
align=left	1999 Kontiolahti	17th	17th	30th	13th		—

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

• • Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999.

Individual victories

3 victories (1 In, 2 Sp)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1993–94 1 victory (1 Sp)	19 March 1994	Canmore	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1994–95 1 victory (1 Sp)	16 December 1994	Bad Gastein	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1997–98 1 victory (1 In)	11 December 1997	Östersund	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup

• Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Notes and References

1. News: . 26 April 2000 . Sylfest har gitt seg . Sylfest has retired . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 August 2014.
2. Web site: Sylfest Glimsdal . . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 22 July 2015.