Frode Løberg
Personal information
Full nameFrode Løberg
Born (1963-01-23) 23 January 1963
Elverum, Hedmark, Norway
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubElverum IL
World Cup debut18 December 1986
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1988, 1992)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 (1986/87–1992/93)
Individual victories1
Individual podiums4
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1991 LahtiTeam event
Silver medal – second place1992 NovosibirskTeam event

Frode Løberg (born 23 January 1963) is a former Norwegian biathlete.

Life and career

Løberg received a silver medal in team event at the 1991 Biathlon World Championships in Lahti, and again in Novosibirsk in 1992.[2] He finished 5th in the team event with the Norwegian team in 1989. He finished 4th in 4 × 7.5 km relay in 1990, and 6th in team event. He competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary where he finished 6th in 4 × 7.5 km relay with the Norwegian team. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville where he finished 8th in the individual, and 5th in 4 × 7.5 km relay.

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Canada 1988 Calgary 20th 14th 6th
France 1992 Albertville 8th 5th

World Championships

2 medals (2 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Team Relay
United States 1987 Lake Placid 21st 25th
Austria 1989 Feistritz 43rd 28th 11th
Soviet Union 1990 Minsk 23rd 36th 6th 4th
Finland 1991 Lahti Silver
Russia 1992 Novosibirsk Silver
Bulgaria 1993 Borovets 66th 12th 9th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was added as an event in 1989.

Individual victories

1 victory (1 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1991–92
1 victory
(1 Sp)
7 March 1992Norway Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frode Løberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. "Biathlon World Championships Men: Team Race" sports123.com (Retrieved on April 26, 2008)
  3. "Frode Løberg". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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