Synnøve Solemdal
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1989-05-15) 15 May 1989
Tingvoll, Norway
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut2009
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2014, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams7 (2011–2016, 2019–2020)
Medals7 (5 gold)
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 RuhpoldingMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2013 Nové Město4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2013 Nové MěstoMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2016 Oslo4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2019 Östersund4 x 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2020 Antholz4 x 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2012 Ruhpolding4 × 6 km relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 Torsby3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2010 Torsby7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place2010 Torsby10 km pursuit
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 Ruhpolding3 × 6 km relay

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

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Russia 2014 Sochi — 35th 36th — — —
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 40th 50th 41st — 4th —
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

6 medals (5 gold, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 62nd 42nd LAP — 5th — —
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 39th 32nd 24th 18th Bronze Gold
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 53rd 19th 19th 16th Gold Gold
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 46th — — — 4th —
Norway 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen — 34th 24th — Gold —
Sweden 2019 Östersund 29th 62nd — — 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.

References

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