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.

Kjell Søbak
Personal information
Full nameKjell Søbak
Born (1957-06-21) 21 June 1957 (age 67)
Bodø, Nordland, Norway
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut10 January 1979
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1980, 1984)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8 (1978/79–1985/86)
Individual victories2
Individual podiums8
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Minsk 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

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1 medal (1 silver)

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

World Championships

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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

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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

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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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