Johannes Thingnes Bø

Johannes Thingnes Bø
Thingnes Bø at the 2012 Norwegian Biathlon Championships
Personal information
Born (1993-05-16) 16 May 1993
Stryn, Norway
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club Markane IL
Skis Fischer
Olympic Games
Teams 2 (2014, 2018)
Medals 3 (1 gold)

Johannes Thingnes Bø (born 16 May 1993) is a Norwegian biathlete. He represents Markane IL and is the younger brother of biathlete Tarjei Bø.

Early life

Thingnes Bø is the son of Klemet Bø and Aslaug Hildegunn Thingnes Bø. He was born and raised in Stryn, and is the second-youngest of five siblings.

Career

2009

At Hovedlandsrennet in Beitostølen he won the silver medal in relay with Jarle Midtfjell Gørven, Runar Netland, and Johan Eirik Meland. In September he won two gold medals in the Norwegian championships in roller-ski biathlon held in Vik, Sogn in the 17-year-old men's class. First he won the sprint, then the pursuit.

2010–2012

Thingnes Bø won several international medals in 2010 and 2011. In 2012 he became a junior world champion for the third time. In April 2012 he was drafted for the Norwegian senior National Team and starting in the 2012/2013 season he will compete alongside his older brother Tarjei Bø, Emil Hegle Svendsen, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Rune Brattsveen, and others. He is the youngest Norwegian ever to be drafted for the national biathlon team.

2013

In January/February 2013 during the Junior World Championship in Obertilliach, Austria, Thingnes Bø won the silver medal in sprint, gold in the 12.5 km pursuit, and gold in the 7.5 km relay.

2013–2014

His big breakthrough came during the 2013–14 season where he won his first World Cup race and was third in the overall standings. Thingnes Bø won four more World Cup races for a total of 5.

Thingnes Bø got his first World Cup win on 14 December 2013 in the sprint and his second the day after with a win in the pursuit. He won three more World Cup races in Kontiolahti, two sprints and one pursuit.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games

3 medals (1 gold, 2 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Russia 2014 Sochi 11th 54th 32nd 8th 4th —
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang Gold 31st 21st 16th Silver Silver

World Championships

9 medals (3 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 7th Gold 31st 6th Silver Bronze
Norway 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 4th 4th 4th Gold Gold Bronze
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 8th Silver Silver Silver 8th 8th

World Cup

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass
Start
2012–131959—6149—
2013–14203123510
2014–1521555159
2015–162225334
2016–172334546
2017–182421222
  • Standings through 22 March 2018

Individual victories

22 victories (2 In, 12 Sp, 5 Pu, 3 MS)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2013–14
5 victories
(3 Sp, 2 Pu)		14 December 2013France Annecy-Le Grand Bornand10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
15 December 2013France Annecy-Le Grand Bornand12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
13 March 2014Finland Kontiolahti10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
15 March 2014Finland Kontiolahti10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
16 March 2014Finland Kontiolahti12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2014–15
3 victories
(3 Sp)		12 December 2014Austria Hochfilzen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
17 January 2015Germany Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
7 March 2015Finland Kontiolahti10 km sprintBiathlon World Championships
2015–16
3 victories
(2 Sp, 1 MS)
 8 January 2016Germany Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
12 February 2016United States Presque Isle10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
13 March 2016Norway Oslo15 km mass startBiathlon World Championships
2016–17
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 MS)
 22 January 2017Italy Antholz-Anterselva15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
17 March 2017Norway Oslo10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2017–18
9 victories
(1 In, 3 Sp, 3 Pu, 1 MS)
 30 November 2017Sweden Östersund20 km IndividualBiathlon World Cup
8 December 2017Austria Hochfilzen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
9 December 2017Austria Hochfilzen12.5 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
15 December 2017France Annecy-Le Grand Bornand10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
16 December 2017France Annecy-Le Grand Bornand12.5 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup
14 January 2018Germany Ruhpolding15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
19 January 2018Italy Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
20 January 2018Italy Antholz-Anterselva12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
15 February 2018South Korea Pyeongchang20 km IndividualWinter Olympic Games
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Distinctions

National distinctions

  • 2012 – Karolineprisen – awarded national talents within culture and sports

References

  1. ↑ "Johannes Thingnes Bø". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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