Ragnar Tveiten
Personal information
Full nameRagnar Tveiten
Born (1938-11-27) 27 November 1938
Veggli, Buskerud, Norway
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1964, 1968, 1972)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams7 (1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973)
Medals6 (2 gold)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place1967 Altenberg4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1969 Zakopane4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1970 Östersund4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1971 Hämeenlinna4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1973 Lake Placid4 × 7.5 km relay

Ragnar Tveiten (born 27 November 1938) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He participated on the Norwegian team that received a gold medal in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the 1966 Biathlon World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.[1] He won a second gold medal in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the 1967 world championships in Altenberg. He received silver medals in 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1973.

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

Event Individual Relay
Austria 1964 Innsbruck 4th
France 1968 Grenoble 26th
Japan 1972 Sapporo 29th
*The relay was added as an event in 1968.

World Championships

6 medals (2 gold, 4 silver)

Event Individual Team (time) Relay
Norway 1965 Elverum 19th
West Germany 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 8th Gold
East Germany 1967 Altenberg 7th Gold
Polish People's Republic 1969 Zakopane Silver
Sweden 1970 Östersund Silver
Finland 1971 Hämeenlinna 12th Silver
United States 1973 Lake Placid 28th Silver
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The team (time) event was removed in 1965, whilst the relay was added in 1966.

References

  1. "Biathlon World Championships Men: 4 x 7.5 km Relay" sports123.com (Retrieved on April 26, 2008)
  2. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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