Halvard Hanevold (3 December 1969 – 3 September 2019)[1] was a Norwegian biathlete.

Halvard Hanevold
Hanevold in 2009
Personal information
Full nameHalvard Hanevold
Born(1969-12-03)3 December 1969
Asker, Norway
Died3 September 2019(2019-09-03) (aged 49)
Asker, Norway
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubAsker Skiklubb
World Cup debut8 March 1992
Retired27 March 2010
Olympic Games
Teams5 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals6 (3 gold)
World Championships
Teams16 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Medals16 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons19 (1991/92–2009/10)
Individual victories9
All victories33
Individual podiums40
All podiums97
Discipline titles2:
2 Individual (1997–98, 2002–03)

Career

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Halvard Hanevold Kontiolahti 2010

Hanevold won medals in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics by winning his first Olympic gold followed by another gold four years later. He won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He won the last medal of his Olympic career in the 4 × 7.5 km relay at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.[2]

Hanevold participated in 16 World Championships from 1994 to 2009. He was a part of the team in 1993 in Borovets as a reserve, but did not participate in any races.[3]

In his career, he recorded 40 podiums at World Cup level, with the last podium being in the final race of his final season.

Hanevold retired after the 2009–10 season.[4]

He was a close friend to Swedish biathlete Björn Ferry.[5]

Death

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Hanevold died on 3 September 2019 at the age of 49 in his home in Asker, Akershus.[6]

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Winter Games

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6 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
  1994 Lillehammer 46th 7th
  1998 Nagano Gold 8th Silver
  2002 Salt Lake City 5th 13th 8th Gold
  2006 Turin Bronze Silver 5th 7th 5th
  2010 Vancouver 24th 17th 19th Gold
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

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16 medals (5 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay
  1994 Canmore 4th
  1995 Antholz-Anterselva Gold
  1996 Ruhpolding 34th 4th
  1997 Brezno-Osrblie 4th
  1998 Pokljuka 13th Gold
  1999 Kontiolahti 37th 13th 13th 17th Bronze
  2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 10th 12th 5th 10th Silver
  2001 Pokljuka 44th Bronze 9th 9th Bronze
  2002 Oslo Holmenkollen 12th
  2003 Khanty-Mansiysk Gold 4th Silver 8th 4th
  2004 Oberhof 38th 18th 5th 5th Silver
  2005 Hochfilzen 30th 11th Gold 10th
  2006 Pokljuka Silver
  2007 Antholz-Anterselva 10th 23rd 20th 18th Silver
  2008 Östersund 17th Silver 9th 5th Silver
  2009 Pyeongchang 71st Bronze 6th 13th Gold
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

Individual victories

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9 victories (4 In, 2 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 MS)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1997–98
2 victories
(2 In)
15 January 1998   Antholz-Anterselva 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
11 February 1998   Nagano 20 km individual Winter Olympic Games
1998–99
1 victory
(1 Sp)
12 March 1999   Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1999–2000
2 victories
(1 In, 1 Pu)
16 January 2000   Ruhpolding 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
9 March 2000   Lahti 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
2002–03
1 victory
(1 In)
19 March 2003   Khanty-Mansiysk 20 km individual Biathlon World Championships
2003–04
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 MS)
11 January 2004   Pokljuka 15 km mass start Biathlon World Cup
17 January 2004   Ruhpolding 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
2005–06
1 victory
(1 MS)
8 January 2006   Oberhof 15 km mass start Biathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

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  1. ^ "Halvard Hanevold (49) er død". www.vg.no. 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Halvard Hanevold". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 26 January 1993. Retrieved 3 June 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  4. ^ Kokesh, Jerry (10 November 2010). "Norwegian Men Focus on World Cups". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  5. ^ Daniel Grefve (3 September 2019). "Björn Ferry sörjer Halvard Hanevold". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Halvard Hanevold (49) er død". 3 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Halvard Hanevold". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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