Emil Hegle Svendsen (born 12 July 1985) is a Norwegian biathlete. He skis with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim. He is 6ft 1" (185cm) tall, and weights 170lbs (77kg, 12st 2lb). July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... The name Biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ... County Sør-Trøndelag District Municipality NO-1601 Administrative centre Trondheim Mayor (2005) Rita Ottervik (A) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 258 342 km² 322 km² 0. ...

The 2005/06 season was Svendsens first season on the World Cup tour, before then he competed as a junior in the European Cup. During his first season in the World Cup Svendsen finished fifth in three races, two of them in sprints (Brezno-Orsblie and Ruhpolding), and the other in a mass start (Holmenkollen). He also finished races in seventh, ninth, and four more within the top twenty (14th, 15th, 17th, 19th). He finished the overall season in 22nd place. He was 32nd in the pursuit, 21st in the sprint, and 7th in the mass start, only seven points behind Sven Fischer in fourth place. 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). ... Escutcheon of Brezno Brezno is a town in central Slovakia, with a current population of 22,875 (2001). ... Ruhpolding is a small village in the south-eastern part of Bavaria, Germany, in the Traunstein district. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Holmenkollen ski jump. ... Sven Fischer was born April 16. ...

Svendsen was selected for the Olympics, to compete in the mass start, in which he came sixth, after hitting 18/20 targets and finished 53.8 seconds behind winner Michael Greis of Germany. As a junior Svendsen won four gold medals in junior World Championships, his first and second gold was in the pursuit, and the relay in Haute Maurienne in 2004, and the third and fourth gold in the individual and the sprint in Kontiolahti in 2005. He also has two bronze medals from the individual and the pursuit in Koscielisko in 2003. During his three seasons in the European Cup, Svendsen won two races (individual and pursuit), one second place (sprint), and came third three times (all in the sprint). Neve and Gliz, the 2006 Olympics mascots, on display in Turin The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were held in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ... Michael Greis (b. ... Kontiolahti is a municipality of Finland. ...

For his first season in the World Cup Svendsen had a 82% shooting avarage, making him the 42nd best shot of the tour, but the same shooting percentage as Halvard Hanevold, and Vincent Defrasne. He hit 243 out of 295 targets. He shot both 82% in his prone and standing shoot, he avaraged 70% in the individual, 84% in the sprint, 81% in the pursuit, 87% in the mass start, and 76% in the relay. Halvard Hanevold (born December, 3, 1969). ... Vincent Defrasne (born 9 March 1977) is a French biathlete. ...

References

• Official IBU website
• Yahoo Sports

External Links

• Svendsen's IBU profile