Marte Olsbu Røiseland

Marte Olsbu Røiseland (born 7 December 1990) is a former Norwegian biathlete and 3 time Winter Olympic gold medalist. In addition, she won two Olympic silver medals and two bronze medals. Her world championships achievements include winning two gold medals and eleven relay victories. She won the overall Biathlon World Cup in 2022.

Marte Olsbu Røiseland
Marte Olsbu Røiseland at the World Cup in Östersund 2019
Personal information
Birth nameMarte Olsbu
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990
Arendal, Norway
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubFroland
World Cup debut2012
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2018, 2022)
Medals7 (3 gold)
World Championships
Teams7 (2015–2023)
Medals17 (13 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 (2012/13–2022/23)
All races261
Individual victories17
All victories38
Individual podiums38
All podiums70
Overall titles1 (2021–22)
Discipline titles2:
1 Sprint (2021–22)
1 Pursuit (2021–22)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Norway
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 2 2
World Championships 13 0 4
Total 16 2 6
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Beijing7.5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2022 Beijing10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingMixed relay
Silver medal – second place2018 Pyeongchang7.5 km sprint
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2022 Beijing12.5 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place2022 Beijing15 km individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Oslo4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2019 Östersund4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2019 ÖstersundMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2019 ÖstersundSingle mixed relay
Gold medal – first place2020 Antholz7.5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2020 Antholz12.5 km mass start
Gold medal – first place2020 Antholz4 x 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2020 AntholzMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2020 AntholzSingle mixed relay
Gold medal – first place2021 Pokljuka4 x 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2021 PokljukaMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2023 OberhofMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2023 OberhofSingle mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2016 OsloMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2020 Antholz10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2020 Antholz15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place2023 Oberhof10 km pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Nové Město7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place2014 Nové Město4 x 6 km relay
Updated on 17 February 2023.

Personal life

Olsbu Røiseland was born on 7 December 1990. She is married to Sverre Olsbu Røiseland.[1]

She resides in Froland, Norway.

Career

Olsbu Røiseland has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since the 2012–13 World Cup season and has represented Norway at several Biathlon World Championships. During the Biathlon World Championships 2016 in Oslo, she won a bronze medal in the mixed relay and raced the final leg when Norway won the gold in the relay. At the Biathlon World Championships 2020 in Antholz, she became the first biathlete to win seven medals at a World Championship with her five gold medals and two bronze medals.[2]

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, she won two silver medals in 7.5 kilometres sprint, and in the mixed relay. She placed fourth in 10 kilometres pursuit and eighth in the 12.5 kilometres mass start, and fourth in the women's relay with the Norwegian team.[3]

At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, she won three gold and two bronze medals, becoming the second biathlete to win a medal in all four individual events at a single Olympics, matching fellow Norwegian great Ole Einar Bjørndalen.[4]

In the season 2021-22, she won the World Cup overall title.[1] She also won the discipline title in sprint and pursuit.

In March 2023, Olsbu Røiseland announced her retirement from active biathlon career after the end of the season 2022–23.[5]

Awards

She won the award L'Équipe Champion of Champions in 2020. She is the first and only biathlete and the first and only Norwegian athlete to win this award.[6]

She was awarded the Holmenkollen Medal in 2022.[7] She also received the Fearnley award in 2022.[8]

Biathlete of the Year 2022 by Forum Nordicum, the organization of journalists covering winter sports [9]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

7 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

Year Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 71st Silver 4th 8th 4th Silver
China 2022 Beijing Bronze Gold Gold Bronze 4th Gold

World Championships

17 medals (13 gold, 4 bronze)

Year Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti – 31st 42nd – 5th – —
Norway 2016 Oslo 42nd 11th 16th 7th Gold Bronze
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 58th 54th 16th 29th 11th 8th
Sweden 2019 Östersund 23rd 25th 4th 7th Gold Gold Gold
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva Bronze Gold Bronze Gold Gold Gold Gold
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 20th 6th 9th 4th Gold Gold −
Germany 2023 Oberhof – 4th Bronze 17th 6th Gold 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.

World Cup
Season Age Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2012–13221381st1351st0–0–0—
2013–142311053rd0–4753rd6342nd0—
2014–152414344th0–7044th7329th0—
2015–162535222nd856th13922nd14119th6425th
2016–172655112th3729th17214th2367th10616th
2017–182745014th4614th11521st13114th1588th
2018–19288554th6712th3263rd3122nd1614th
2019–20295975th996th2484th1048th1468th
2020–21309632nd28313192nd3192nd1754th
2021–22319571st31214121st3801st1344th
2022–233250215th3424th17414th16911th1259th

Individual victories

19 victories (8 Sp, 9 Pu, 2 MS)

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level
12018–1921 December 2018Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
222 December 2018Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km PursuitWorld Cup
314 February 2019United States Soldier Hollow, United States7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
42019–209 January 2020Germany Oberhof, Germany7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
514 February 2020Italy Antholz-Anterselva, Italy7.5 km SprintWorld Championships
623 February 2020Italy Antholz-Anterselva, Italy12.5 km Mass StartWorld Championships
72020–2113 December 2020Austria Hochfilzen, Austria10 km PursuitWorld Cup
821 December 2020Austria Hochfilzen, Austria12.5 km Mass StartWorld Cup
920 March 2021Sweden Östersund, Sweden10 km PursuitWorld Cup
102021–224 December 2021Sweden Östersund, Sweden10 km PursuitWorld Cup
1112 December 2021Austria Hochfilzen, Austria10 km PursuitWorld Cup
1216 December 2021France Le Grand-Bornand, France7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
137 January 2022Germany Oberhof, Germany7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
149 January 2022Germany Oberhof, Germany10 km PursuitWorld Cup
1516 January 2022Germany Ruhpolding, Germany10 km PursuitWorld Cup
1611 February 2022China Beijing, China7.5 km SprintWinter Olympic Games
1713 February 2022China Beijing, China10 km PursuitWinter Olympic Games
182022–233 March 2023Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
194 March 2023Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km PursuitWorld Cup

References
  1. Bolme, Magne; Askheim, Svein. "Marte Olsbu Røiseland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. "Marte Olsbu". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. "Marte Olsbu". olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  4. "France's Justine Braisaz-Bouchet wins Olympic gold in women's biathlon". ESPN. Associated Press. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. "NRK erfarer: Marte Olsbu Røiseland legger opp" (in Norwegian). nrk.no. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  6. "Champion des championnes Monde 2020 : Marte Olsbu Roeiseland (numéro 1), l'éloge de la patience". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  7. Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn. "Holmenkollmedaljen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. Bryhn, Rolf. "Fearnleys olympiske ærespris". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  9. "Biatletin Marte Olsbu Roiseland Nimmt Forum-Nordicum-Pokal Entgegen". forum-nordicum.info. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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