Ola Wærhaug
Ola Wærhaug (born 24 December 1937) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.[1] He participated on the winning teams at the 1965 and at the 1967 Biathlon World Championships.
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| Full name | Ola Wærhaug | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 December 1937 Skedsmo, Akershus, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Heimevernsdistrikt 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 (1960, 1964, 1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 (1962, 1965, 1966, 1967) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games
1 medal (1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Relay |
|---|---|---|
 1960 Squaw Valley |
7th | — |
 1964 Innsbruck |
22nd | — |
 1968 Grenoble |
13th | Silver |
- *The relay was added as an event in 1968.
World Championships
2 medals (2 gold)
| Event | Individual | Team (time) | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
 1962 Hämeenlinna |
23rd | — | — |
 1965 Elverum |
4th | Gold | — |
 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
23rd | — | — |
 1967 Altenberg |
5th | — | Gold |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The team (time) event was removed in 1965, whilst the relay was added in 1966.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ola Wærhaug". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
External links
- Ola Wærhaug at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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