Halvard Hanevold

Halvard Hanevold (3 December 1969 – 3 September 2019)[1] was a Norwegian biathlete.

Halvard Hanevold
Hanevold in 2009
Personal information
Full nameHalvard Hanevold
Born(1969-12-03)3 December 1969
Asker, Norway
Died3 September 2019(2019-09-03) (aged 49)
Asker, Norway
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubAsker Skiklubb
World Cup debut8 March 1992
Retired27 March 2010
Olympic Games
Teams5 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals6 (3 gold)
World Championships
Teams16 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Medals16 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons19 (1991/92–2009/10)
Individual victories9
All victories33
Individual podiums40
All podiums97
Discipline titles2:
2 Individual (1997–98, 2002–03)

Career
Halvard Hanevold Kontiolahti 2010

Hanevold won medals in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics by winning his first Olympic gold followed by another gold four years later. He won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He won the last medal of his Olympic career in the 4 × 7.5 km relay at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.[2]

Hanevold participated in 16 World Championships from 1994 to 2009. He was a part of the team in 1993 in Borovets as a reserve, but did not participate in any races.[3]

In his career, he recorded 40 podiums at World Cup level, with the last podium being in the final race of his final season.

Hanevold retired after the 2009–10 season.[4]

He was a close friend to Swedish biathlete Björn Ferry.[5]

Death

Hanevold died on 3 September 2019 at the age of 49 in his home in Asker, Akershus.[6]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[7]

Olympic Winter Games

6 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
1994 Lillehammer 46th — N/A N/A 7th
1998 Nagano Gold 8th N/A N/A Silver
2002 Salt Lake City 5th 13th 8th N/A Gold
2006 Turin Bronze Silver 5th 7th 5th
2010 Vancouver — 24th 17th 19th Gold
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

16 medals (5 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay
1994 Canmore N/A N/A N/A N/A 4th N/A N/A
1995 Antholz-Anterselva — — N/A N/A Gold — N/A
1996 Ruhpolding 34th — N/A N/A 4th — N/A
1997 Brezno-Osrblie — — — N/A 4th — N/A
1998 Pokljuka N/A N/A 13th N/A Gold N/A N/A
1999 Kontiolahti 37th 13th 13th 17th N/A Bronze N/A
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 10th 12th 5th 10th N/A Silver N/A
2001 Pokljuka 44th Bronze 9th 9th N/A Bronze N/A
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen N/A N/A N/A 12th N/A N/A N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk Gold 4th Silver 8th N/A 4th N/A
2004 Oberhof 38th 18th 5th 5th N/A Silver N/A
2005 Hochfilzen 30th — — 11th N/A Gold 10th
2006 Pokljuka N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Silver
2007 Antholz-Anterselva 10th 23rd 20th 18th N/A Silver —
2008 Östersund 17th Silver 9th 5th N/A Silver —
2009 Pyeongchang 71st Bronze 6th 13th N/A Gold —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

Individual victories

9 victories (4 In, 2 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 MS)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1997–98
2 victories
(2 In)		15 January 1998 Antholz-Anterselva20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
11 February 1998 Nagano20 km individualWinter Olympic Games
1998–99
1 victory
(1 Sp)		12 March 1999 Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1999–2000
2 victories
(1 In, 1 Pu)		16 January 2000 Ruhpolding12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
9 March 2000 Lahti20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
2002–03
1 victory
(1 In)		19 March 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk20 km individualBiathlon World Championships
2003–04
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 MS)		11 January 2004 Pokljuka15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
17 January 2004 Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2005–06
1 victory
(1 MS)		8 January 2006 Oberhof15 km mass startBiathlon 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. "Halvard Hanevold (49) er død". www.vg.no.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Halvard Hanevold". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 26 January 1993. Retrieved 3 June 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  4. Kokesh, Jerry (10 November 2010). "Norwegian Men Focus on World Cups". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  5. Daniel Grefve (3 September 2019). "Björn Ferry sörjer Halvard Hanevold". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. https://www.vg.no/sport/skiskyting/i/1ndlqQ/halvard-hanevold-49-er-doed
  7. "Halvard Hanevold". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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