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Ragnar Tveiten

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Ragnar Tveiten
Personal information
Full nameRagnar Tveiten
Born (1938-11-27) 27 November 1938 (age 85)
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 place 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1967 Altenberg 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1969 Zakopane 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1970 Östersund 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1971 Hämeenlinna 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1973 Lake Placid 4 × 7.5 km relay

Ragnar Tveiten (born 27 November 1938) is a former Norwegian biathlete.

Personal life

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Tveiten was born in Veggli on 27 November 1938.[1]

Career

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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.[2] 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

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

Olympic Games

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Ragnar Tveiten". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Biathlon – World Championships – Men: 4 x 7.5 km Relay"sports123.com (Retrieved on April 26, 2008)
  3. ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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