Tarjei Bø

Tarjei Bø (born 29 July 1988) is a Norwegian professional biathlete. Bø debuted in the Biathlon World Cup on 26 March 2009 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, and won his first World Cup victory on 10 December 2010. In the 2010 Winter Olympics he earned his first gold medal in the 4 × 7.5 km biathlon relay.[1] On 10 December 2010 he won the sprint race in Hochfilzen, earning his first world cup victory.[2] He also won the following pursuit[3] race and anchored the winning relay team.[4] Bø is the older brother of biathlete Johannes Thingnes Bø.

Tarjei Bø
Tarjei Bø during World Cup competitions in Oslo, Norway in March 2010
Personal information
Born (1988-07-29) 29 July 1988
Lillehammer, Norway
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubMarkane IL
World Cup debut26 March 2009
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2010–2018)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (2011–2020)
Medals20 (10 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 (2008/09–)
Individual victories9
All victories26
Individual podiums29
All podiums55
Overall titles1 (2010–11)
Discipline titles2:
1 Sprint (2010–11);
1 Pursuit (2010–11)
Updated on 13 February 2020.

He won the overall 2010/11 biathlon World Cup. He finished five points ahead of his teammate Emil Hegle Svendsen.

Career

Early career

At his first Junior World Championships in 2006 in Presque Isle, Maine, United States, Bø claimed the gold medal in the individual discipline, and the silver medal in the pursuit discipline. A year later in Martell-Val Martello, Italy, Bø again claimed the silver medal in the pursuit discipline, and was part of the Norwegian relay team that won the silver medal. The 2009 Junior World Championships in Canmore, Canada began in disappointment: Bø finished as number 23 in the individual discipline with a total of five shooting errors. However, Bø would eventually claim the bronze medal in both the pursuit and sprint disciplines. During the 2009 European Championships in Ufa, Russia, Bø was the most successful biathlete, and claimed the gold medal in all four races he entered (individual, sprint, pursuit and relay). At the World Cup finals in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, Bø made his debut in the Biathlon World Cup on 26 March 2009, finishing 61st.

2009–10 season: Olympic champion
Bø a month after the Olympics in Oslo (bib 22)

In the 2009–10 season, Bø continued his positive development in the IBU Cup, coming in sixth in the individual discipline and second in the sprint. This led to his appointment to the World Cup races in Pokljuka, Oberhof and Ruhpolding. In Pokljuka, Bø made an impressive performance and finished fourth; in Oberhof, he was part of the Norwegian winning relay team; and in Ruhpolding he was part of the Norwegian relay team that finished second. On 29 January, Bø was named as one of the 99 athletes that would travel to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.[5] On 18 February, Bø finished 21st in his first Olympics event. Bø was chosen for the Norwegian relay team, that claimed the gold medal before runners-up Austria and bronze-medalists Russia.[6] At the World Cup stop in Kontiolahti, Finland, Bø ran the last leg for the Norwegian mixed team, securing the win for Norway.

2010–11 season: Overall World Cup winner

Bø became a regular fixture in the Norwegian team in the 2010–11 season. He started the season with a fourth place in the individual discipline in Östersund, Sweden, followed by a fifth and fourth place in the sprint and pursuit disciplines, respectively.[8][9][10] On 5 January 2007, Bø won his first World Cup event, the sprint race in Hochfilzen, Austria, beating runner-up Serguei Sednev by 27.5 seconds.[11] One day later, he won his second World Cup victory in the pursuit discipline.[12] On 12 December, he was part of the winning Norwegian relay team.[13] After his highly successful races in Hochfilzen, Bø took the yellow bib of the Overall World Cup leader. In the races in Pokljuka, Bø finished 12th in the individual discipline and second in the sprint.[14][15] In Oberhof, Bø claimed his third and fourth World Cup victories (mass start and sprint).[16][17] At the World Cup stops in February in the United States, Bø continued his good form; his worst result was a sixth place. In Presque Isle, Maine, he came in fourth in the sprint discipline.[18] One week later in Fort Kent, Maine, Bø finished all three races in third place (sprint, pursuit and mass start).[19][20][21]

On 3 March, Bø won his first World Championship title as part of the Norwegian mixed team.[22] Running the last lap, Bø secured Norway the victory; this was the first time Norway had won this event. Two days later, Bø came in third in the sprint discipline, behind runner-up Martin Fourcade and Arnd Peiffer.[23] By finishing third, Bø won the Overall Sprint Cup. In the pursuit discipline Bø again claimed the bronze medal.[24] On 8 March, Bø won his first individual gold medal in the individual, beating runner-up Maxim Maksimov by 40 seconds despite having one shooting error compared to Maksimov's clean shooting.[25] Two days later, Bø claimed his second title alongside Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Alexander Os and Emil Hegle Svendsen in the relay,[26] becoming the most successful biathlete at the championships with a total of five medals.

At the season finals in Oslo, Norway Bø, with five shooting errors, came in 44th in the sprint; his second-worst result this season.[27] In the pursuit two days later, Bø started 2 minutes and 15 seconds behind; however, he pulled back the entire time and eventually finished second, 0.6 seconds behind teammate Emil Hegle Svendsen,[28] thus winning the Overall Pursuit Cup. Bø had a narrow lead of 31 points to Svendsen in the Overall World Cup before the last race of the season, mass start. Svendsen won the event, but as Bø finished eight, he beat Svendsen in the Overall Cup by five points, winning the Overall Cup for the first time in his career.[29]

2011–12 season

Bø started the season in poor fashion and finished 25th in the individual in Östersund.[29] He was back on the podium in two of the three next events, however; he finished second in the sprint in Östersund, and came in second in the pursuit in Hochfilzen.[30][31] He was also part of the winning Norwegian relay team in Hochfilzen, running the last lap.[32]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[7]

Olympic Games

2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay[a]
2010 Vancouver 21st — — — Gold N/A
2014 Sochi 26th 39th 27th — 4th —
2018 Pyeongchang 13th 13th 4th 8th Silver —
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

20 medals – (10 gold, 2 silver, 8 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Gold Bronze Bronze 4th Gold Gold N/A
2012 Ruhpolding 18th 17th 7th 17th Gold —
2013 Nové Město 12th 18th 17th Gold Gold Gold
2015 Kontiolahti 25th Bronze Bronze Bronze Silver Bronze
2016 Oslo 22nd 54th 31st 6th Gold Bronze
2017 Hochfilzen — 14th 9th 14th 8th —
2019 Östersund Bronze 13th 4th 9th Gold — —
2020 Antholz-Anterselva 6th 4th 6th 4th Silver Gold —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

Junior/Youth World Championships
  • 6 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
2006 Presque Isle Gold 4th Silver 4th
2007 Martell-Val Martello 4th 5th Silver Silver
2009 Canmore 23rd Bronze Bronze 6th

World Cup standings
Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Races Points[a] Position Races Points[b] Position Races Points[b] Position Races Points[b] Position Races Points[b] Position
2008–091/260N/A0/40N/A1/100N/A0/70N/A0/50N/A
2009–1011/2517643rd2/42450th6/1010829th2/63353rd1/51141st
2010–1126/2611101st4/41722nd10/103931st7/73341st5/52113rd
2011–1223/266807th3/36714th9/102496th7/82574th4/510720th
2012–1316/2651815th2/35514th6/1017915th4/812525th4/51596th
2013–1411/2226628th2/21047th4/97639th4/813221st1/34824th
2014–1519/2549319th2/32836th7/1014825th7/71837th3/513410th
2015–1623/257086th3/36814th8/92346th8/82674th4/51398th
2016–178/2621936th0/30N/A3/97442nd3/98937th2/55630th
a. 1 Until 2009–10 season, IBU did not count an athlete's three worst races in overall World Cup scores. In 2010–11 season, all races were included in World Cup scores. Starting from 2011–12 season, the two worst results have been eliminated again. So the points in the "Points" column is represented after deduction, except 2010–11 season.
b. 1 2 3 4 Until 2009–10 season it was required to leave out the result of the worst discipline race for the final result of discipline world cup (if there were four discipline races or more during the season), so the points in the "Points" columns for those seasons is represented after deduction of the result of the worst discipline race.

Individual victories
  • 9 victories – (1 In, 5 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 MS)
No. Season Date Location Discipline Level
1 2010/11 10 December 2010 Hochfilzen, Austria10 km SprintWorld Cup
211 December 2010 Hochfilzen, Austria12.5 km PursuitWorld Cup
37 January 2011 Oberhof, Germany10 km SprintWorld Cup
49 January 2011 Oberhof, Germany15 km Mass StartWorld Cup
58 March 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia20 km IndividualWorld Championships
62011/1215 December 2011 Hochfilzen, Austria10 km SprintWorld Cup
72012/1317 February 2013 Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Mass StartWorld Championships
828 February 2013 Holmenkollen, Norway10 km SprintWorld Cup
9 2017/18 2 December 2017 Östersund, Sweden10 km SprintWorld Cup
* Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Relay victories
  • 23 victories – (18 RL, 5 MR)
No. Season Date Location Discipline Level Squad
1 2009/10 7 January 2010 Oberhof, Germany4x7.5 km RelayWorld Cup(with Hanevold / Svendsen / Bjørndalen)
226 February 2010 Vancouver, Canada4x7.5 km RelayOlympic Games(with Hanevold / Svendsen / Bjørndalen)
312 March 2010 Kontiolahti, FinlandMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km RelayWorld Cup(with Flatland / Berger / Hanevold)
4 2010/11 12 December 2010 Hochfilzen, Austria4x7.5 km RelayWorld Cup(with Os / Svendsen / Bjørndalen)
53 March 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk, RussiaMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km RelayWorld Championships(with Berger / Flatland / Bjørndalen)
611 March 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia4x7.5 km RelayWorld Championships(with Bjørndalen / Os / Svendsen)
72011/1211 December 2011 Hochfilzen, Austria4x7.5 km RelayWorld Cup(with Brattsveen / Berger / Svendsen)
89 March 2012 Ruhpolding, Germany4x7.5 km RelayWorld Championships(with Bjørndalen / Brattsveen / Svendsen)
92012/137 February 2013 Nové Město, Czech RepublicMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km RelayWorld Championships(with Berger / Solemdal / Svendsen)
1016 February 2013 Nové Město, Czech Republic4x7.5 km RelayWorld Championships(with Bjørndalen / L'Abée-Lund / Svendsen)
112013/147 December 2013 Hochfilzen, Austria4x7.5 km RelayWorld Cup(with Christiansen / Bjørndalen / Svendsen)
122014/1522 January 2015 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy4x7.5 km RelayWorld Cup(with Bjørndalen / Bø / Svendsen)
136 February 2015 Nové Město, Czech RepublicMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km RelayWorld Cup(with Horn / Eckhoff / Bø)
142015/1629 November 2015 Östersund, SwedenMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km RelayWorld Cup(with Horn / Eckhoff / Bø)
1515 January 2016 Ruhpolding, Germany4x7.5 km RelayWorld Cup(with Bjørndalen / Bø / Svendsen)
1613 February 2016 Presque Isle, USA4x7.5 km RelayWorld Cup(with Birkeland / Bjøntegaard / Bø)
1712 March 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway4x7.5 km RelayWorld Championships(with Bjørndalen / Bø / Svendsen)
182017/1812 January 2018 Ruhpolding, Germany4x7.5 km RelayWorld Cup(with Birkeland / Svendsen / Bø)
1918 March 2018 Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway4x7.5 km RelayWorld Cup(with Birkeland / L'Abée-Lund / Bø)
202018/1918 January 2019 Ruhpolding, Germany4x7.5 km RelayWorld Cup(with Birkeland / Christiansen / Bø)
2116 March 2019 Östersund, Sweden4x7.5 km RelayWorld Championships(with Birkeland / Christiansen / Bø)
222019/207 December 2019 Östersund, Sweden4x7.5 km RelayWorld Cup(with Dale / Bjøntegaard / Bø)
2315 December 2019 Hochfilzen, Austria4x7.5 km RelayWorld Cup(with Dale / Bjøntegaard / Bø)
* Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Overall record
Result Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed
 Relay[a]		 Total
Individual Events Team Events All Events
1st place151212591726
2nd place–33–416511
3rd place–5452214418
Podiums11387188292655
4–102151684–41445
11–20761481–35136
21–40101572––34–34
41–60–81–––9–9
Others–2––––2–2
DNF––––––––0
DSQ––––––––0
Starts2059462523815031181
* Results in all UIPMB and IBU World Cup races, Olympics and World Championships. Statistics as of 5 January 2018.[7]

Shooting
Shooting 2008–09
season[33]		 2009–10
season[34]		 2010–11
season[35]		 2011–12
season[36]		 2012–13
season[37]		 2013–14
season[38]		 2014–15
season[39]		 2015–16
season[40]		 2016–17
season[41]		 Career
Prone position5 / 5100%85 / 10481.7%209 / 23489.3%177 / 20287.6%140 / 15292.1%119 / 13687.5%171 / 18294.0%199 / 22787.7%64 / 7091.4%1169 / 131289.1%
Standing position2 / 540.0%84 / 10381.6%195 / 23782.3%158 / 20377.8%132 / 15485.7%117 / 14083.6%152 / 18781.3%186 / 22483.0%58 / 7379.5%1084 / 132681.7%
Total7 / 1070.0%169 / 20781.6%404 / 47185.8%335 / 40582.7%272 / 30688.9%236 / 27685.5%323 / 36987.5%385 / 45185.4%122 / 14385.3%2253 / 263885.4%
* Results in all IBU World Cup races, Olympics and World Championships including relay events and disqualified races. Statistics as of 19 March 2017.[7][41]

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