Kjell Søbak

Kjell Søbak
Personal information
Full name	Kjell Søbak
Born	21 June 1957 (age 67); Bodø, Nordland, Norway
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
World Cup debut	10 January 1979
Olympic Games
Teams	2 (1980, 1984)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	6 (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986)
Medals	2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	8 (1978/79–1985/86)
Individual victories	2
Individual podiums	8
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Norway
Olympic Games
World Championships

Kjell Søbak (born 21 June 1957) is a Norwegian former biathlete.^[1] At the 1984 Olympics of Sarajevo, Søbak finished second with the Norwegian relay team, which consisted of himself, Eirik Kvalfoss, Rolf Storsveen, and Odd Lirhus. In addition, he finished fourth in the sprint competition at the same Olympics.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[2]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
1980 Lake Placid	—	5th	4th
1984 Sarajevo	—	4th	Silver

World Championships

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
1979 Ruhpolding	—	—	4th
1981 Lahti	8th	4th	4th
1982 Minsk	6th	9th	Silver
1983 Antholz-Anterselva	13th	19th	Bronze
1985 Ruhpolding	14th	14th	4th
1986 Oslo Holmenkollen	20th	—	—

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Individual victories

2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1980–81 1 victory (1 Sp)	16 January 1981	Jáchymov	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1981–82 1 victory (1 In)	5 March 1982	Lahti	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

^ Kjell Søbak in Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian)
^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

External links

Kjell Søbak at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[1] Kjell Søbak in Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian)

[2] "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

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