Norwegian biathlete (born 1990)
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
Marte Olsbu Røiseland at the World Cup in Östersund 2019
Personal information Nationality Norwegian Born Marte Olsbu (1990-12-07 ) 7 December 1990 (age 34) Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Weight 62 kg (137 lb) Sport Professional information Sport Biathlon Club Froland World Cup debut 2012 Olympic Games Teams 2 (2018 ,2022 )Medals 7 (3 gold)World Championships Teams 7 (2015 –2023 )Medals 17 (13 gold)World Cup Seasons 11 (2012/13–2022/23)All races 261 Individual victories 17 All victories 38 Individual podiums 38 All podiums 70 Overall titles 1 (2021–22)Discipline titles 2: 1 Sprint (2021–22)1 Pursuit (2021–22)Updated on 17 February 2023
Marte Olsbu Røiseland (born 7 December 1990) is a former Norwegianbiathlete and 3 timeWinter Olympic gold medalist. In addition, she won two Olympic silver medals and two bronze medals. Her world championships achievements include winning two gold medals and eleven relay victories. She won the overallBiathlon World Cup in 2022.
Olsbu Røiseland was born on 7 December 1990. She is married to Sverre Olsbu Røiseland.[ 1] They have a son Tobias, born on 19 November 2023.
She resides inFroland , Norway.
Olsbu Røiseland has competed in theBiathlon World Cup since the2012– 13 World Cup season and has represented Norway at severalBiathlon World Championships . During theBiathlon World Championships 2016 in Oslo , she won a bronze medal in the mixed relay and raced the final leg when Norway won the gold in the relay. At theBiathlon World Championships 2020 in Antholz , she became the first biathlete to win seven medals at a World Championship with her five gold medals and two bronze medals.[ 2]
At the2018 Winter Olympics inPyeongchang , she won two silver medals in7.5 kilometres sprint , and in themixed relay . She placed fourth in10 kilometres pursuit and eighth in the12.5 kilometres mass start , and fourth in thewomen's relay with the Norwegian team.[ 3]
At the2022 Beijing Winter Olympics , she won three gold and two bronze medals, becoming the second biathlete to win a medal in all four individual events at a single Olympics, matching fellow Norwegian greatOle Einar Bjørndalen .[ 4]
In the season 2021–22, she won the World Cup overall title.[ 1] She also won the discipline title in sprint and pursuit.
In March 2023, Olsbu Røiseland announced her retirement from active biathlon career after the end of the season 2022–23.[ 5]
She won the awardL'Équipe Champion of Champions in 2020. She is the first and only biathlete and the first and only Norwegian athlete to win this award.[ 6]
She was awarded theHolmenkollen Medal in 2022.[ 7] She also received theFearnley award in 2022.[ 8]
Biathlete of the Year 2022 by Forum Nordicum, the organization of journalists covering winter sports[ 9]
All results are sourced from theInternational Biathlon Union .
7 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
World Championships [ edit ] 17 medals (13 gold, 4 bronze)
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. **The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019. Season Age Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position 2012–13 22 13 81st 13 51st 0 – 0 – 0 — 2013–14 23 110 53rd 0 – 47 53rd 63 42nd 0 — 2014–15 24 143 44th 0 – 70 44th 73 29th 0 — 2015–16 25 352 22nd 8 56th 139 22nd 141 19th 64 25th 2016–17 26 551 12th 37 29th 172 14th 236 7th 106 16th 2017–18 27 450 14th 46 14th 115 21st 131 14th 158 8th 2018–19 28 855 4th 67 12th 326 3rd 312 2nd 161 4th 2019–20 29 597 5th 99 6th 248 4th 104 8th 146 8th 2020–21 30 963 2nd 28 31 319 2nd 319 2nd 175 4th 2021–22 31 957 1st 31 21 412 1st 380 1st 134 4th 2022–23 32 502 15th 34 24th 174 14th 169 11th 125 9th
Individual victories [ edit ] 19 victories (8 Sp, 9 Pu, 2 MS)
No. Season Date Location Discipline Level 1 2018–19 21 December 2018 Nové Město , Czech Republic7.5 km Sprint World Cup 2 22 December 2018 Nové Město , Czech Republic10 km Pursuit World Cup 3 14 February 2019 Soldier Hollow , United States7.5 km Sprint World Cup 4 2019–20 9 January 2020 Oberhof , Germany7.5 km Sprint World Cup 5 14 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva , Italy7.5 km Sprint World Championships 6 23 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva , Italy12.5 km Mass Start World Championships 7 2020–21 13 December 2020 Hochfilzen , Austria10 km Pursuit World Cup 8 21 December 2020 Hochfilzen , Austria12.5 km Mass Start World Cup 9 20 March 2021 Östersund , Sweden10 km Pursuit World Cup 10 2021–22 4 December 2021 Östersund , Sweden10 km Pursuit World Cup 11 12 December 2021 Hochfilzen , Austria10 km Pursuit World Cup 12 16 December 2021 Le Grand-Bornand , France7.5 km Sprint World Cup 13 7 January 2022 Oberhof , Germany7.5 km Sprint World Cup 14 9 January 2022 Oberhof , Germany10 km Pursuit World Cup 15 16 January 2022 Ruhpolding , Germany10 km Pursuit World Cup 16 11 February 2022 Beijing , China7.5 km Sprint Winter Olympic Games 17 13 February 2022 Beijing , China10 km Pursuit Winter Olympic Games 18 2022–23 3 March 2023 Nové Město , Czech Republic7.5 km Sprint World Cup 19 4 March 2023 Nové Město , Czech Republic10 km Pursuit World Cup
2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km 4 × 6 km
3 × 5 km 1984: (Venera Chernyshova ,Liudmila Zabolotnaya ,Kaija Parve ) 1985: (Venera Chernyshova ,Elena Golovina ,Kaija Parve ) 1986: (Kaija Parve ,Nadiya Billova ,Venera Chernyshova ) 1987: (Venera Chernyshova ,Elena Golovina ,Kaija Parve ) 1988: (Venera Chernyshova ,Elena Golovina ,Kaija Parve ) 3 × 7.5 km 4 × 7.5 km 1993: (Jana Kulhavá ,Jiřina Adamičková ,Iveta Knížková ,Eva Háková ) 1995: (Uschi Disl ,Antje Harvey ,Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm ,Petra Behle ) 1996: (Uschi Disl ,Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm ,Katrin Apel ,Petra Behle ) 1997: (Uschi Disl ,Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm ,Katrin Apel ,Petra Behle ) 1999: (Uschi Disl ,Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm ,Katrin Apel ,Martina Zellner ) 2000: (Olga Pyleva ,Svetlana Tchernousova ,Galina Kukleva ,Albina Akhatova ) 2001: (Olga Pyleva ,Anna Bogaliy-Titovets ,Galina Kukleva ,Svetlana Ishmouratova ) 4 × 6 km 2003: (Albina Akhatova ,Svetlana Ishmouratova ,Galina Kukleva ,Svetlana Tchernousova ) 2004: (Linda Tjørhom ,Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen ,Gunn Margit Andreassen ,Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée ) 2005: (Olga Pyleva ,Svetlana Ishmouratova ,Anna Bogaliy-Titovets ,Olga Zaitseva ) 2007: (Martina Glagow ,Andrea Henkel ,Magdalena Neuner ,Kati Wilhelm ) 2008: (Martina Glagow ,Andrea Henkel ,Magdalena Neuner ,Kati Wilhelm ) 2009: (Svetlana Sleptsova ,Anna Boulygina ,Olga Medvedtseva ,Olga Zaitseva ) 2011: (Andrea Henkel ,Miriam Gössner ,Tina Bachmann ,Magdalena Neuner ) 2012: (Tina Bachmann ,Magdalena Neuner ,Miriam Gössner ,Andrea Henkel ) 2013: (Hilde Fenne ,Ann Kristin Flatland ,Synnøve Solemdal ,Tora Berger ) 2015: (Franziska Hildebrand ,Franziska Preuß ,Vanessa Hinz ,Laura Dahlmeier ) 2016: (Synnøve Solemdal ,Fanny Horn Birkeland ,Tiril Eckhoff ,Marte Olsbu ) 2017: (Vanessa Hinz ,Maren Hammerschmidt ,Franziska Hildebrand ,Laura Dahlmeier ) 2019: (Synnøve Solemdal ,Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold ,Tiril Eckhoff ,Marte Olsbu Røiseland ) 2020: (Synnøve Solemdal ,Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold ,Tiril Eckhoff ,Marte Olsbu Røiseland ) 2021: (Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold ,Tiril Eckhoff ,Ida Lien ,Marte Olsbu Røiseland ) 2023: (Samuela Comola ,Dorothea Wierer ,Hannah Auchentaller ,Lisa Vittozzi ) 2024: (Lou Jeanmonnot ,Sophie Chauveau ,Justine Braisaz-Bouchet ,Julia Simon ) 2025: (Lou Jeanmonnot ,Océane Michelon ,Justine Braisaz-Bouchet ,Julia Simon )
4 × 7.5 km 2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km 2007: (Helena Jonsson ,Anna Carin Olofsson ,Björn Ferry ,Carl Johan Bergman ) 2008: (Sabrina Buchholz ,Magdalena Neuner ,Andreas Birnbacher ,Michael Greis ) 2009: (Marie-Laure Brunet ,Sylvie Becaert ,Vincent Defrasne ,Simon Fourcade ) 2010: (Simone Hauswald ,Magdalena Neuner ,Simon Schempp ,Arnd Peiffer ) 2011: (Tora Berger ,Ann Kristin Aafedt Flatland ,Ole Einar Bjørndalen ,Tarjei Bø ) 2012: (Tora Berger ,Synnøve Solemdal ,Ole Einar Bjørndalen ,Emil Hegle Svendsen ) 2013: (Tora Berger ,Synnøve Solemdal ,Tarjei Bø ,Emil Hegle Svendsen ) 2015: (Veronika Vítková ,Gabriela Soukalová ,Michal Šlesingr ,Ondřej Moravec ) 2016: (Anaïs Bescond ,Marie Dorin Habert ,Quentin Fillon Maillet ,Martin Fourcade ) 2017: (Vanessa Hinz ,Laura Dahlmeier ,Arnd Peiffer ,Simon Schempp ) 2019: (Marte Olsbu Røiseland ,Tiril Eckhoff ,Johannes Thingnes Bø ,Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen ) 4 × 6 km 2020: (Marte Olsbu Røiseland ,Tiril Eckhoff ,Tarjei Bø ,Johannes Thingnes Bø ) 2023: (Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold ,Marte Olsbu Røiseland ,Sturla Holm Lægreid ,Johannes Thingnes Bø ) 2024: (Éric Perrot ,Quentin Fillon Maillet ,Justine Braisaz-Bouchet ,Julia Simon ) 2025: (Julia Simon ,Lou Jeanmonnot ,Éric Perrot ,Émilien Jacquelin )
Until 1900 1900–1950 1901:Aksel Refstad (NOR) 1903:Karl Hovelsen (NOR) 1904:Harald Smith (NOR) 1905:Jonas Holmen (NOR) 1907:Per Bakken (NOR) 1908:Einar Kristiansen (NOR) 1909:Thorvald Hansen 1910:Lauritz Bergendahl 1911:Otto Tangen (NOR),Knut Holst (NOR) 1912:Olav Bjaaland (NOR) 1914:Johan Kristoffersen (NOR) 1915:Sverre Østbye (NOR) 1916:Lars Høgvold (NOR) 1918:Hassa Horn (NOR),Jørgen Hansen (NOR) 1919:Thorleif Haug (NOR),Otto Aasen (NOR) 1923:Thoralf Strømstad (NOR) 1924:Harald Økern (NOR),Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) 1925:Einar Landvik (NOR) 1926:Jacob Tullin Thams 1927:Hagbart Haakonsen (NOR),Einar Lindboe (NOR) 1928:Torjus Hemmestveit (NOR),Mikkjel Hemmestveit (NOR) 1931:Hans Vinjarengen (NOR),Ole Stenen (NOR) 1934:Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR) 1935:Arne Rustadstuen (NOR) 1937:Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR),Birger Ruud (NOR),Martin P. Vangsli (NOR) 1938:Reidar Andersen (NOR),Johan R. Henriksen (NOR) 1939:Sven Selånger (SWE),Lars Bergendahl (NOR),Trygve Brodahl (NOR) 1940:Oscar Gjøslien (NOR),Annar Ryen (NOR) 1947:Elling Rønes (NOR) 1948:Asbjørn Ruud (NOR) 1949:Sigmund Ruud (NOR) 1950:Olav Økern (NOR) 1951–2000 1951:Simon Slåttvik (NOR) 1952:Stein Eriksen (NOR),Torbjørn Falkanger (NOR),Heikki Hasu (FIN),Nils Karlsson (SWE) 1953:Magnar Estenstad (NOR) 1954:Martin Stokken (NOR) 1955:Haakon VII (NOR),Hallgeir Brenden (NOR),Veikko Hakulinen (FIN),Sverre Stenersen (NOR) 1956:Borghild Niskin (NOR),Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR),Arne Hoel (NOR) 1957:Eero Kolehmainen (FIN) 1958:Inger Bjørnbakken (NOR),Håkon Brusveen (NOR) 1959:Gunder Gundersen (NOR) 1960:Helmut Recknagel (GDR),Sixten Jernberg (SWE),Sverre Stensheim (NOR),Tormod Knutsen (NOR) 1961:Harald Grønningen (NOR) 1962:Toralf Engan (NOR) 1963:Alevtina Kolchina (URS),Pavel Kolchin (URS),Astrid Sandvik (NOR),Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR) 1964:Veikko Kankkonen (FIN),Eero Mäntyranta (FIN),Georg Thoma (FRG),Halvor Næs (NOR) 1965:Arto Tiainen (FIN),Bengt Eriksson (SWE),Arne Larsen (NOR) 1967:Toini Gustafsson (SWE),Ole Ellefsæter (NOR) 1968:Olav V (NOR),Assar Rönnlund (SWE),Gjermund Eggen (NOR),Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) 1969:Odd Martinsen (NOR) 1970:Pål Tyldum (NOR) 1971:Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN),Berit Mørdre (NOR),Reidar Hjermstad (NOR) 1972:Rauno Miettinen (FIN),Magne Myrmo (NOR) 1973:Einar Bergsland (NOR),Ingolf Mork (NOR),Franz Keller (FRG) 1974:Juha Mieto (FIN) 1975:Gerhard Grimmer (GDR),Oddvar Brå (NOR),Ivar Formo (NOR) 1976:Ulrich Wehling (GDR) 1977:Helena Takalo (FIN),Hilkka Kuntola (FIN),Walter Steiner (SUI) 1979:Ingemar Stenmark (SWE),Erik Håker (NOR),Raisa Smetanina (URS) 1980:Thomas Wassberg (SWE) 1981:Johan Sætre (NOR) 1983:Berit Aunli (NOR),Tom Sandberg (NOR) 1984:Lars Erik Eriksen (NOR),Jakob Vaage (NOR),Armin Kogler (AUT) 1985:Anette Bøe (NOR),Per Bergerud (NOR),Gunde Svan (SWE) 1986:Brit Pettersen (NOR) 1987:Matti Nykänen (FIN),Hermann Weinbuch (FRG) 1989:Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) 1991:Vegard Ulvang (NOR),Trond Einar Elden (NOR),Ernst Vettori (AUT),Jens Weißflog (GER) 1992:Yelena Välbe (RUS) 1993:Emil Kvanlid (NOR) 1994:Lyubov Yegorova (RUS),Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ),Espen Bredesen (NOR) 1995:Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) 1996:Manuela Di Centa (ITA) 1997:Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR),Stefania Belmondo (ITA),Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) 1998:Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR),Larisa Lazutina (RUS),Alexey Prokurorov (RUS),Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN) 1999:Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN) Since 2001 2001:Adam Małysz (POL),Bente Skari (NOR),Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) 2003:Felix Gottwald (AUT),Ronny Ackermann (GER) 2004:Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) 2005:Andrus Veerpalu (EST) 2007:Frode Estil (NOR),Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR),Harald V (NOR),Sonja (NOR),Simon Ammann (SUI) 2010:Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2011:Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR),Michael Greis (GER),Andrea Henkel (GER),Janne Ahonen (FIN) 2012:Magdalena Neuner (GER),Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 2013:Tora Berger (NOR),Martin Fourcade (FRA),Therese Johaug (NOR),Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 2014:Magnus Moan (NOR),Eric Frenzel (GER),Thomas Morgenstern (AUT),Darya Domracheva (BLR) 2015:Eldar Rønning (NOR),Anders Bardal (NOR),Anette Sagen (NOR),Kamil Stoch (POL) 2016:Noriaki Kasai (JPN),Tarjei Bø (NOR) 2017:Marie Dorin Habert (FRA),Sara Takanashi (JPN) 2018:Charlotte Kalla (SWE),Princess Astrid (NOR),Hannu Manninen (FIN),Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 2021:Maren Lundby (NOR),Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR),Dario Cologna (SUI),Johannes Rydzek (GER) 2022:Tiril Eckhoff (NOR),Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR),Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR),Jørgen Graabak (NOR) 2023:Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR),Stefan Kraft (AUT) 2024:Jessie Diggins (USA),Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR),Jarl Magnus Riiber (NOR) 2025:Iivo Niskanen (FIN),Peter Prevc (SLO),Akito Watabe (JPN),Dorothea Wierer (ITA),Quentin Fillon Maillet (FRA)
Original award Male and female awards separated