Synnøve Solemdal

Synnøve Solemdal
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1989-05-15) 15 May 1989 (age 35)
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 place 2012 Ruhpolding Mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nové Město 4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nové Město Mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2016 Oslo 4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Östersund 4 x 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2020 Antholz 4 x 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Ruhpolding 4 × 6 km relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Torsby 3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Torsby 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Torsby 10 km pursuit
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Ruhpolding 3 × 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