Ragnar Tveiten
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| Full name | Ragnar Tveiten | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 November 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 (1964, 1968, 1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 7 (1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 6 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ragnar Tveiten (born 27 November 1938) is a former Norwegian biathlete.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Tveiten was born in Veggli on 27 November 1938.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Tveiten placed fourth in the individual biathlon at the 1964 Winter Olympics.[2][3]: 318 He participated on the Norwegian team that won a gold medal in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the 1966 Biathlon World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.[4] 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
[edit | edit source]All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[5]
Olympic Games
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]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 |
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- *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
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- ^ "Biathlon – World Championships – Men: 4 x 7.5 km Relay" – sports123.com (Retrieved on April 26, 2008)
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External links
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Categories:
- 1938 births
- Living people
- People from Rollag
- Biathletes from Buskerud
- Norwegian male biathletes
- Biathletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes for Norway
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
- Norwegian biathlon biography stubs