Egil Gjelland (born 12 November 1973 in Voss) is a Norwegian biathlete. He is olympic champion in the biathlon relay from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The name Biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... County Hordaland District Municipality NO-1235 Administrative centre Vossevangen Mayor (2003) Bjørn Christensen (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 38 1,806 km² 1,732 km² 0. ... The name Biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ...

Egil Gjelland grew up in Voss, the home of many world class biathletes, and started doing biathlon at the age of 15. He first entered the national team in 1996. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Gjelland's strength is in shooting. His greatest triumphs have come on Norway's relay team, where he was a regular feature for several years, thanks to his ability to keep his cool and deliver faultless shooting. In the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, he won the gold medal on the relay, together with Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Halvard Hanevold and Frode Andresen. In the Biathlon World Championship 2005 in Hochfilzen, Gjelland again helped win the relay, Norway's first relay-gold in the world championships for 38 years. He has so far won one race in the Biathlon World Cup, the pursuit in Östersund on 17 December 2004. Ole Einar Bjørndalen (born January 27, 1974; height: 510 (179 cm); weight: 10 st 3 lb (143 lb) (64 kg) from Simostranda in Modum, southeastern Norway) is a career biathlete. ... Halvard Hanevold (born December, 3, 1969). ... Frode Andresen is a Norwegian biathlete born in Hønefoss on 9 September 1973. ... Biathlon World Championship 2005 were held in Hochfilzen, Austria March 4 - March 13. ... Hochfilzen is a small village in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. ... The Biathlon World Cup (BWC) has been held since the winter seasons of 1977/78 and 1982/83, for men and women, respectively (for women, the seasons through 1986/87 were called the European Cup, although participation was not restricted to Europeans). ... Östersund Municipality  listen? is a municipality in the middle of Sweden where the city Östersund is the seat with a population of 43,536. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Egil Gjelland is a carpenter by trade. He married fellow biathlete Ann-Elen Skjelbreid in 2002. They have one daughter, Kristi (b. 2004). They live on her home farm, Skjelbreid, in Fusa in western Norway. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... County Hordaland Landscape Midhordland Municipality NO-1241 Administrative centre Eikelandsosen Mayor (2003) Hans S Vindenes (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 246 379 km² 355 km² 0. ...

Accomplishments

• Winter Olympics: Gold medal on relay, 2002; Silver medal on relay 1998.
• World Championships: Gold medal on relay, 2005; three times silver medal on relay.
• Biathlon World Cup individual races: One gold medal (2004), two silver, four bronze
• Biathlon World Cup overall, best season: 7th place 2000/01

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Links

• Fansite for biathlets from Fusa