Annette Sikveland
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Annette Sikveland (born April 25, 1972 in Stavanger
). Is a former Norwegian
biathlete
. Under her career as biathlete Sikveland won three relay medals, bronze at the World Championships 1995 in Antholz
, silver at the World Championships 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie
and bronze at the 1998 Winter Olympics
in Nagano. Her best individual olympic placing is 8th from the 15 km at the same olympics she retired as biathlete after this olympics. She lives by today in the German town of Schmalkalden
she lived together with the German biathlete Sven Fischer
for a period.
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
). Is a former Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
biathlete
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
. Under her career as biathlete Sikveland won three relay medals, bronze at the World Championships 1995 in Antholz
Biathlon World Championships 1995
The 30th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1995 for the third time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...
, silver at the World Championships 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie
Biathlon World Championships 1997
The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...
and bronze at the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
in Nagano. Her best individual olympic placing is 8th from the 15 km at the same olympics she retired as biathlete after this olympics. She lives by today in the German town of Schmalkalden
Schmalkalden
- Notable people :*Christoph Cellarius, scholar, born 22 November 1638, died 4 June 1707 in Halle*Christian Karl August Ludwig von Massenbach, colonel, born 16 April 1758, died 21 November 1827 at Białokosz...
she lived together with the German biathlete Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert...
for a period.