Tiril Eckhoff

Tiril Kampenhaug Eckhoff (born 21 May 1990) is a Norwegian former biathlete.

Tiril Eckhoff
Personal information
Full nameTiril Kampenhaug Eckhoff
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1990-05-21) 21 May 1990
Bærum, Norway
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubFossum IF
World Cup debut2011
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals8 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 (2015–2021)
Medals15 (10 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 (2010/2011-2022/2023)
All races286
Individual victories28
All victories50
Individual podiums48
All podiums87
Overall titles1 (2020–21)
Discipline titles3:
1 Sprint (2020–21)
2 Pursuit (2019–20, 2020–21)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingMixed relay
Silver medal – second place2014 Sochi4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangMixed relay
Silver medal – second place2022 Beijing12.5 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place2014 Sochi12.5 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place2018 Pyeongchang12.5 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place2022 Beijing10 km pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Oslo7.5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2016 Oslo4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2019 ÖstersundMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2019 Östersund4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2020 Antholz4 x 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2020 AntholzMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2021 Pokljuka7.5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2021 Pokljuka10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place2021 Pokljuka4 x 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2021 PokljukaMixed relay
Silver medal – second place2019 Östersund10 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place2021 PokljukaSingle mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2015 KontiolahtiMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2016 OsloMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2021 Pokljuka12.5 km mass start

Eckhoff is a two-time Olympic champion, winning the mixed relay at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics, and also won a bronze in the mass start, a feat she repeated at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Eckhoff is also a ten-time gold medalist at the Biathlon World Championships, winning gold in the 7.5 km sprint at the Biathlon World Championships 2016, and both the 7.5 km sprint and 10 km pursuit at the Biathlon World Championships 2021.[1] She is the sister of fellow biathlete Stian Eckhoff.[2]

Career

Eckhoff has been part of the Norwegian biathlon team since 2008.[3]

Eckhoff competed in Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she won 3 medals.[1] Bronze in the mass start[4] and in the women's relay[5] and gold in the mixed relay together with Tora Berger, Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Emil Hegle Svendsen.[6] She is the sister of former biathlete Stian Eckhoff and studied engineering at the Norwegian Institute of Technology.[3][7]

In 2016, she became World Champion on 7.5  km sprint in her home arena, Holmenkollen, in Norway. She was also part of the Norwegian team who took the bronze medal in the mixed relay and played an instrumental part in the Norwegian women's relay gold medal, shooting 10/10 as the third skier.

In the 19–20 season, she won seven World Cup races, but she finished second in the Overall, behind Dorothea Wierer. She won her first-ever discipline title in pursuit.

In the 20–21 season, she won 4 gold and took 6 medals in 7 races during the Biathlon World Championships 2021. Later in the season, she won the 2020–21 World Cup overall title, winning the most races in a season since Magdalena Forsberg. She also won the discipline title in sprint and pursuit, becoming the first male or female biathlete to win seven consecutive races in a discipline (sprint competition).

She was awarded the Holmenkollen Medal in 2022.[8]

Eckhoff did not participate in the 2022–23 Biathlon World Cup due to health issues. On March 15, 2023, she announced through her social media that she will not return to competing.[9]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

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

Year Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Russia 2014 Sochi 18th 18th 24th Bronze Silver Gold
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 23rd 24th 9th Bronze 4th Silver
China 2022 Beijing 22nd 11th Bronze Silver 4th Gold
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

15 medals (10 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)

Year Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 52nd 19th 18th 16th 5th Bronze —
Norway 2016 Oslo 43rd Gold 17th 24th Gold Bronze
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 39th 13th 30th 12th 11th 8th
Sweden 2019 Östersund 37th 9th Silver[10] 5th Gold[11] Gold[12] —
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 15th 59th[13] 20th 7th Gold Gold[14] —
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 23rd Gold Gold Bronze Gold Gold Silver
*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
2011–12217454th––1763rd2156th3634th
2012–132229929th––12728th9828th7425th
2013–14235667th5610th1879th2365th878th
2014–15245988th4124th3076th12320th12714th
2015–162554411th6314th15820th18910th13410th
2016–172656611th272nd2776th16816th11912th
2017–182729723rd1939th13016th9029th5827th
2018–192851713th6414th15320th17610th12315th
2019–20297862nd6115th2833rd2321st2102nd
2020–213011391st4127th4201st3601st1725th
2021–223155511th4113th2567th15813th10011th

World cup Individual Victories
  • 29 victories – (14 Sp, 11 Pu, 3 MS, 1 In)
No. Season Date Location Race Level
12014/156 December 2014Sweden Östersund, Sweden 7.5 km Sprint World Cup
22015/165 March 2016Norway Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway7.5 km SprintWorld Championships
32016/1710 March 2017Finland Kontiolahti, Finland7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
419 March 2017Norway Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway12.5 km Mass StartWorld Cup
52017/1818 January 2018Italy Antholz, Italy7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
62018/197 February 2019Canada Canmore, Canada12.5 km Short IndividualWorld Cup
72019/2015 December 2019Austria Hochfilzen, Austria10 km PursuitWorld Cup
820 December 2019France Le Grand-Bornand, France7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
921 December 2019France Le Grand-Bornand, France10 km PursuitWorld Cup
1022 December 2019France Le Grand-Bornand, France12.5 km Mass StartWorld Cup
1115 January 2020Germany Ruhpolding, Germany7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
1219 January 2020Germany Ruhpolding, Germany10 km PursuitWorld Cup
138 March 2020Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic12.5 km Mass StartWorld Cup
142020/216 December 2020Finland Kontiolahti, Finland10 km PursuitWorld Cup
1518 December 2020Austria Hochfilzen, Austria7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
1619 December 2020Austria Hochfilzen, Austria10 km PursuitWorld Cup
178 January 2021Germany Oberhof, Germany7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
189 January 2021Germany Oberhof, Germany10 km PursuitWorld Cup
1914 January 2021Germany Oberhof, Germany7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
2013 February 2021Slovenia Pokljuka, Slovenia7.5 km SprintWorld Championships
2114 February 2021Slovenia Pokljuka, Slovenia10 km PursuitWorld Championships
226 March 2021Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
237 March 2021Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km PursuitWorld Cup
2412 March 2021Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
2513 March 2021Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km PursuitWorld Cup
2619 March 2021Sweden Östersund, Sweden7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
272021/226 March 2022Finland Kontiolahti, Finland10 km PursuitWorld Cup
2818 March 2022Norway Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
2919 March 2022Norway Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway10 km PursuitWorld Cup

References
  1. Tiril Eckhoff IBU. Retrieved 12 December 2014
  2. "Norwegian Women: Eckhoffs Lead the Way". International Biathlon Union. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. Tiril Eckhoff Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 27 January 2014
  4. IBU – Women Mass Start Sochi 2014 IBU. Retrieved 6 March 2014
  5. IBU – Women Relay Sochi 2014 IBU. Retrieved 6 March 2014
  6. IBU – Mixed Relay Sochi 2014 IBU. Retrieved 6 March 2014
  7. Eckhoff droppet studiene for å bli bedre Archived 19 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Aftenposten. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (in Norwegian)
  8. Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn. "Holmenkollmedaljen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  9. March 15, 2023, Tiril Eckhoff (@tirileckhoff), retrieved 25 March 2022
  10. "IBU World Championships Biathlon, Women 10 km Pursuit Competition, 2018/2019". International Biathlon Union – IBU. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  11. "IBU World Championships Biathlon, Women 4x6 km Relay Competition, 2018/2019". International Biathlon Union – IBU. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  12. "IBU World Championships Biathlon, 2x6+2x7.5 Mixed Relay (W-M), 2018/2019". International Biathlon Union – IBU. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  13. https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1920/BT/SWRL/CH__/SWSP/BT_C73B_1.0.pdf
  14. https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1920/BT/SWRL/CH__/MXRL/BT_C73C_1.0.pdf
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