Trond Kjøll was born on March 13, 1953 in Modum

Modum

Modum is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vikersund. The municipality of Modum was established on 1 January 1838 .The area has a long tradition of skiing with several famous...

, Norway

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...

 He is a Norwegian rifle shooter and coach. Kjøll has held the world record for the 300 m Standard Rifle

300 m Standard Rifle

300 metre standard rifle is one of the ISSF shooting events. It is similar to 300 metre rifle but there are more restrictions on the rifle . The course of fire is a three positions program of 3x20 shots...

 since 1995. He became national champion and won the Kings Cup at the National Matches at Lesja

Lesja

Lesja is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lesja....

in 1995. Before the 2004 Olympics in Athen he was coach for the Norwegian national team, and he has been shooting coach for the Norwegian national biathlon team several times, most recently from 2004 to 2006.