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Encyclopedia > Eirik Kvalfoss

Eirik Kvalfoss (born December 25, 1959) is a former biathlete from Voss, Norway. He won three medals during the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo: gold in 10 kilometres, silver in relay and bronze in 20 kilometres. In total Kvalfoss won 10 individual Olympic and World Championship medals between 1982–1991, as well as several relay medals. He was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje in 1983. December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The name biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ... County Hordaland Landscape Municipality NO-1235 Administrative centre Voss Mayor (2003) Bjørn Christensen (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 38 1,806 km² 1,732 km² 0. ... The XIV Olympic Winter Games were held in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. ... Coat of Arms of Sarajevo Ferhadija street, the most popular pedestrian street in Sarajevo. ...


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1984 Winter Olympics (165 words)
Gaétan Boucher[?] and Karin Enke[?] each won two gold medals in speed skating, while East German women win all but 3 of the 12 medals in the sport.
Biathlete Eirik Kvalfoss[?] earned a complete set of medals.
Twin brothers Phil[?] and Steve Mahre[?] took first and second place in the slalom.
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