Synnøve Solemdal Explained

Synnøve Solemdal
Nationality:Norwegian
Birth Date:15 May 1989
Birth Place:Tingvoll, Norway
Height:1.75 m
Weight:70 kg
Disciplines:Biathlon
Wcdebut:2009
Olympicteams:2 (2014, 2018)
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:7 (20112016, 20192020)
Worldsmedals:7
Worldsgolds:5
Show-Medals:yes

Synnøve Solemdal (born 15 May 1989) is a Norwegian former biathlete.

Career

Solemdal won two bronze medals at the 2010 Junior World Championships. As of the 2010/2011 season she is part of the Norwegian team. On 11 December 2010, she along with her teammates placed third in 4 × 6 km relay in Hochfilzen.

She took her first world cup victory in the 2012–13 season, moving up from 4th after the Sprint race to take the Pursuit in Hochfilzen. She repeated the feat the following year to claim her second victory, also in the pursuit in Hochfilzen during the 2013–14 season.

At the 2012 World Championships in Ruhpolding she won a gold medal in mix relay and a bronze medal in relay. She won a gold medal in the mixed relay at the 2013 Biathlon World Championships in the Czech Republic.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 2014 Sochi35th36th
align=left 2018 Pyeongchang40th50th41st4th

World Championships

6 medals (5 gold, 1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk62nd42ndLAP5throwspan="5"
align=left 2012 Ruhpolding39th32nd24th18thBronzeGold
align=left 2013 Nové Město53rd19th19th16thGoldGold
align=left 2015 Kontiolahti46th4th
align=left 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen34th24thGold
align=left 2019 Östersund29th62ndGold