Eirik Kvalfoss

Eirik Kvalfoss (born 25 December 1959) is a Norwegian retired biathlete.

Eirik Kvalfoss
Kvalfoss at the 1986 World Championships.
Personal information
Full nameEirik Kvalfoss
Born (1959-12-25) 25 December 1959
Voss, Hordaland, Norway
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubVoss Skiskyttarlag
World Cup debut22 January 1981
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1984, 1988, 1992)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams10 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993)
Medals13 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons14 (1980/81–1993/94)
Individual victories12
Individual podiums30
Overall titles1 (1988–89)

Life and career

He won three medals during the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo: gold in the 10 km sprint, silver in relay and bronze in the 20 km individual. In total Kvalfoss won 11 individual Olympic and World Championship medals between 1982–1991, as well as several relay medals. He was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje in 1983.

Kvalfoss did his higher education at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.[2]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]

Olympic Games

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

Event Individual Sprint Relay
1984 Sarajevo Bronze Gold Silver
1988 Calgary 6th 20th 6th
1992 Albertville 27th 47th 5th

World Championships

13 medals (3 gold, 5 silver, 5 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Team Relay
1981 Lahti 17th 8th N/A 4th
1982 Minsk Silver Gold N/A Silver
1983 Antholz-Anterselva 14th Gold N/A Bronze
1985 Ruhpolding 26th Silver N/A 4th
1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 25th 12th N/A 5th
1987 Lake Placid 17th 41st N/A 4th
1989 Feistritz Gold Silver — Bronze
1990 Minsk 10th Silver — 4th
1991 Lahti Bronze Bronze — Bronze
1993 Borovets 4th 4th — 9th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was added as an event in 1989.

Individual victories

14 victories (4 In, 10 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1980–81
2 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp)		22 January 1981 Antholz-Anterselva20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
4 April 1981 Hedenäset10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1981–82
1 victory
(1 Sp)		13 February 1982 Minsk10 km sprintBiathlon World Championships
1982–83
2 victories
(2 Sp)		28 January 1983 Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
26 February 1983 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Championships
1983–84
3 victories
(3 Sp)		14 January 1984 Pontresina10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
14 February 1984 Sarajevo10 km sprintWinter Olympic Games
8 March 1984 Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1987–88
2 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp)		15 March 1988 Keuruu10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
17 March 1988 Jyväskylä20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1988–89
2 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp)		7 February 1989 Feistritz20 km individualBiathlon World Championships
4 March 1989 Hämeenlinna10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1989–90
1 victory
(1 In)		15 March 1990 Kontiolahti20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1990–91
1 victory
(1 Sp)		16 March 1991 Canmore10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eirik Kvalfoss". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. Bugge, Mette (5 September 2008). "40 år og fortsatt full fart". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 20.
  3. "Eirik Kvalfoss". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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