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Magnar Solberg
Grenoble, 12 February 1968, X Olympic Winter Games. Men's biathlon: Magnar SOLBERG of Norway competes in the 20km event. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections Born: 4 February 1937 Birthplace: Soknedal (Norway) Nationality: Norway Sport: Biathlon ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES Grenoble 1968 Sapporo 1972 AWARDS Olympic medals: Gold: 2 Silver: 1 Other results: World Championships Silver: 3 (69, 70, 71) Bronze: 2 (69, 71) The Only Biathlon Champion to Defend His Title At the Grenoble Olympic Games in 1968, Magnar Solberg, a 31-year-old policeman, surprised the biathlon world by winning the gold medal in the 20km race. He did so by achieving a perfect shooting score -- something he had never done before. This gave him a victory of 54.5 seconds. He also won a silver medal with the norwegian team in the 4x7.5km relay. Four years later, at the Sapporo Games, he missed twice, but still skied fast enough to gain a 12.10-second victory over Hansjörg Knauthe. Solberg remains the only biathlete in Olympic history to successfully defend his title in an individual event. He also holds the Winter Olympics record as the oldest gold medalist in an individual event. When he won in 1972, Solberg was 35 years 4 days old.
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