Biathlon athletes of biography
The most age -related winners of the World Cup, the World Cup and the Olympic Games in Biathlon: Bjorndalen, Kuzmin, Ishmuratov, Medvedtsev are the age -related winners of the races in the history of biathlon. The fact close to the leaders! The Slovenian won the race at 37 years old, but there were more age -related champions. Yakov Faks surprised everyone at the World Cup in Podluk, Slovenia.
In an individual race, a summer Slovenian unexpectedly won! He easily figured out the young rivals, furnishing Sturla Legreid and Martin Ponsiluom. More surprisingly, the age of Fak is not record for the winners of the World Cup! More experienced athletes took gold medals at the highest level. The miracle of Fak in Slovenia: That's the Fact! The Slovenian biathlete issued the flight race at the World Cup Cup: the Scandinavian long -livers of the fact in his 37 years 7 months and 13 days - only the second is the second largest winner of the race at the World Cup.
The record holds Ule-Einar Bjornalen. In the year, he won an individual in Estersund at the age of 41 years 10 months 5 days. In women, the record is much more modest. He has been holding the Swede by Anna-Karin Olofson-Zidek since the year. At the stage in Estersund, she took the gold of an individual race at 37 years old 8 months. World Championship: Scandinavian ligament is another list where at the top of Bjorndal.
Norwegian is the oldest world's age champion. On the World Cup, along with the Norway national team won gold in the relay. Then the legend of Biathlon was 42 years 1 month and 14 days. If only personal races are taken into account, then the record belongs to Adolf Viklund.
You hardly remember who it is, and by the way, the Swede is the first world champion in the history of Biathlon. In the year, Adolf won an individual race of 36 years 2 months and 6 days. Now in the world arena begins to light a new generation of biathletes: women have the oldest world champion - Anastasia Kuzmina. She won a sprint at the World Cup of 34 years 6 months and 8 days.
Olympic Games: Legends from Russia and Norway is amazing, but the oldest winner of the Olympics is not Bjorndal! The record holds Halvar Hanvold. Together with the Norway national team, he won gold in the relay. Then Halvar was 40 years old 2 months and 23 days. If we consider only personal races, then the record still leaves Bjorndalen. On Oi Ule, he won a sprint of 40 years and 12 days.
The female top of the age Olympic champions will definitely surprise you, because at the top of the list there are two Russians at once! The general record is held by Olga Medvedtseva. At 34, 7 months and 16 days, along with the Russian team, she won the female baton. And in personal races, Svetlana Ishmuratova is considered the best. At 33 years old 9 months and 24 days on the OI, she took gold in an individual race.