Frode Løberg

Frode Løberg
Personal information
Full name Frode Løberg
Born (1963-01-23) 23 January 1963
Elverum, Hedmark, Norway
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club Elverum IL
World Cup debut 18 December 1986
Olympic Games
Teams 2 (1988, 1992)
Medals 0
World Championships
Teams 6 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993)
Medals 2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 7 (1986/87–1992/93)
Individual victories 1
Individual podiums 4

Frode Løberg (born 23 January 1963) is a former Norwegian biathlete.

Life and career

Løberg received a silver medal in team event at the 1991 Biathlon World Championships in Lahti, and again in Novosibirsk in 1992.[2] He finished 5th in the team event with the Norwegian team in 1989. He finished 4th in 4 × 7.5 km relay in 1990, and 6th in team event. He competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary where he finished 6th in 4 × 7.5 km relay with the Norwegian team. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville where he finished 8th in the individual, and 5th in 4 × 7.5 km relay.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]

Olympic Games

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Canada 1988 Calgary 20th 14th 6th
France 1992 Albertville 8th 5th

World Championships

2 medals (2 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Team Relay
United States 1987 Lake Placid 21st 25th N/A
Austria 1989 Feistritz 43rd 28th 11th
Soviet Union 1990 Minsk 23rd 36th 6th 4th
Finland 1991 Lahti Silver
Russia 1992 Novosibirsk N/A N/A Silver N/A
Bulgaria 1993 Borovets 66th 12th 9th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was added as an event in 1989.

Individual victories

1 victory (1 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1991–92
1 victory
(1 Sp)
7 March 1992 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

  1. "Frode Løberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. "Biathlon World Championships Men: Team Race" sports123.com (Retrieved on April 26, 2008)
  3. "Frode Løberg". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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