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Tarjei Bø

Bø in 2024
Personal information
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	(1988-07-29) 29 July 1988 (age 37) Stryn, Norway
Height	1.85 m
Weight	76 kg
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	Markane IL
World Cup debut	26 March 2009
Olympic Games
Teams	4 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals	6 (3 gold)
World Championships
Teams	12 (2011–2025)
Medals	28 (12 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	17 (2009–2025)
Individual races	326
All races	408
Individual victories	15
All victories	59
Individual podiums	72
All podiums	147
Overall titles	1 (2010–11)
Discipline titles	5: 2 Sprint (2010–11, 2023–24) 1 Pursuit (2010–11) 1 Mass Start (2020–21) 1 Individual (2021–22)
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Norway Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 2 1 World Championships 12 7 9 Olympic Games Gold 2010 Vancouver 4 × 7.5 km relay Gold 2022 Beijing 4 × 7.5 km relay Gold 2022 Beijing Mixed relay Silver 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 7.5 km relay Silver 2022 Beijing 12.5 km pursuit Bronze 2022 Beijing 10 km sprint World Championships Gold 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 20 km individual Gold 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 7.5 km relay Gold 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay Gold 2012 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay Gold 2013 Nové Město 15 km mass start Gold 2013 Nové Město 4 × 7.5 km relay Gold 2013 Nové Město Mixed relay Gold 2016 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay Gold 2019 Östersund 4 × 7.5 km relay Gold 2020 Antholz Mixed relay Gold 2021 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay Gold 2025 Lenzerheide 4 × 7.5 km relay Silver 2015 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay Silver 2020 Antholz 4 × 7.5 km relay Silver 2023 Oberhof 10 km sprint Silver 2023 Oberhof 4 × 7.5 km relay Silver 2024 Nové Město 20 km individual Silver 2024 Nové Město 4 × 7.5 km relay Silver 2024 Nové Město Mixed relay Bronze 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 10 km sprint Bronze 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 12.5 km pursuit Bronze 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 15 km mass start Bronze 2015 Kontiolahti 10 km sprint Bronze 2015 Kontiolahti 12.5 km pursuit Bronze 2015 Kontiolahti 15 km mass start Bronze 2015 Kontiolahti Mixed relay Bronze 2016 Oslo Mixed relay Bronze 2019 Östersund 20 km individual Junior World Championships Bronze 2009 Canmore 10 km sprint Bronze 2009 Canmore 12.5 km pursuit Youth World Championships Gold 2006 Presque Isle 12.5 km individual Silver 2006 Presque Isle 10 km pursuit Silver 2007 Martell 10 km pursuit Silver 2007 Martell 3 × 7.5 km relay European Championships Gold 2019 Raubichi Sprint Gold 2019 Raubichi Pursuit Silver 2019 Raubichi Individual
Updated on 23 March 2025.

Tarjei Bø (born July 29, 1988) is a famous Norwegian biathlete. Biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Tarjei has won many gold medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships. He also has many victories in the Biathlon World Cup.

Tarjei Bø started his World Cup career on March 26, 2009. He won his first Olympic gold medal in 2010 in a relay race. In December 2010, he got his first individual World Cup victory. He is the older brother of Johannes Thingnes Bø, who is also a very successful biathlete. Tarjei won the overall World Cup title in the 2010-2011 season. This means he earned the most points that season.

Tarjei Bø's Biathlon Journey

Starting Out: Junior Years

Tarjei Bø began his biathlon journey at a young age. At his first Junior World Championships in 2006, he won a gold medal. He also earned a silver medal in another race. The next year, in 2007, he won another silver medal. He was also part of the Norwegian relay team that won silver.

In 2009, at the Junior World Championships in Canada, Tarjei won two bronze medals. He then competed in the European Championships in Russia. There, he was very successful, winning gold medals in all four races he entered. Later that year, he made his debut in the Biathlon World Cup.

Becoming an Olympic Champion (2009–2010)

Tarjei Bø (bib 22) in 2010, after the Olympics.

In the 2009–2010 season, Tarjei continued to improve. He performed well in smaller competitions, which helped him join the main World Cup races. He finished fourth in one race and was part of the winning Norwegian relay team in another.

In January 2010, Tarjei was chosen to go to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. He finished 21st in his first Olympic event. However, he was part of the Norwegian relay team that won the gold medal! This was a huge achievement. Later, he helped Norway win a mixed relay race at a World Cup event.

Winning the Overall World Cup (2010–2011)

The 2010–2011 season was amazing for Tarjei Bø. He became a regular member of the Norwegian team. He started the season strong with several top finishes. On December 5, 2010, he won his first individual World Cup race in Austria. He won again the next day in a pursuit race. He also helped the Norwegian relay team win.

After these wins, Tarjei took the lead in the overall World Cup standings. He continued to perform well throughout the season. He won more races in Germany and had several podium finishes in the United States.

At the 2011 World Championships, Tarjei won his first World Championship title. He was part of the Norwegian mixed relay team that won gold. He also won two bronze medals in individual races. Then, he won his first individual gold medal at the World Championships. He finished the championships with five medals, making him the most successful biathlete there.

At the end of the season, Tarjei had a close race for the overall World Cup title. He managed to win the title by just five points, making it his first time winning the overall World Cup.

Continued Success (2011–Present)

Tarjei Bø continued to be a top biathlete in the following years. He consistently placed on the podium in World Cup races. He also won more gold medals at the World Championships. For example, he won gold in the relay race in 2012 and three gold medals in 2013.

He has continued to win medals at the Olympic Games. In the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, he won two more gold medals in relay events. He also earned a silver and a bronze medal in individual races. Tarjei has shown incredible consistency and skill throughout his long career. He is still competing and winning medals as of 2025.

Tarjei Bø's Biathlon Achievements

Tarjei Bø has won many medals and titles throughout his career. Here are some of his most important achievements:

Olympic Games Medals

Tarjei has won 6 medals at the Winter Olympics:

• 3 Gold Medals
• 2 Silver Medals
• 1 Bronze Medal

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2010 Vancouver	21st	—	—	—	Gold	N/A
2014 Sochi	26th	39th	27th	—	4th	—
2018 Pyeongchang	13th	13th	4th	8th	Silver	—
2022 Beijing	8th	Bronze	Silver	12th	Gold	Gold

*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships Medals

Tarjei has won a total of 28 medals at the World Championships:

• 12 Gold Medals
• 7 Silver Medals
• 9 Bronze Medals

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	Gold	Bronze	Bronze	Bronze	Gold	Gold	N/A
2012 Ruhpolding	18th	17th	7th	17th	Gold	—
2013 Nové Město	12th	18th	17th	Gold	Gold	Gold
2015 Kontiolahti	25th	Bronze	Bronze	Bronze	Silver	Bronze
2016 Oslo	22nd	54th	31st	6th	Gold	Bronze
2017 Hochfilzen	—	14th	9th	14th	8th	—
2019 Östersund	Bronze	13th	4th	9th	Gold	—	—
2020 Antholz-Anterselva	6th	4th	6th	4th	Silver	Gold	—
2021 Pokljuka	69th	9th	13th	6th	Gold	—	—
2023 Oberhof	7th	Silver	4th	9th	Silver	—	—
2024 Nové Město	Silver	6th	5th	4th	Silver	Silver	—
2025 Lenzerheide	10th	10th	10th	18th	Gold	—	—

*During Olympic seasons, competitions are only held for events not included in the Olympic program.

**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

Junior and Youth World Championships

Tarjei also won 6 medals in his junior career:

• 1 Gold Medal
• 3 Silver Medals
• 2 Bronze Medals

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay
2006 Presque Isle	Gold	4th	Silver	4th
2007 Martell-Val Martello	4th	5th	Silver	Silver
2009 Canmore	23rd	Bronze	Bronze	6th

World Cup Titles

Tarjei Bø has won 6 World Cup titles in different categories:

• 1 Overall World Cup title (2010–11)
• 1 Individual title (2021–22)
• 2 Sprint titles (2010–11, 2023–24)
• 1 Pursuit title (2010–11)
• 1 Mass Start title (2020–21)

Individual Race Wins

Tarjei has won 15 individual World Cup races:

No.	Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1	2010/11	10 December 2010	Hochfilzen, Austria	10 km Sprint	World Cup
2		11 December 2010	Hochfilzen, Austria	12.5 km Pursuit	World Cup
3		7 January 2011	Oberhof, Germany	10 km Sprint	World Cup
4		9 January 2011	Oberhof, Germany	15 km Mass Start	World Cup
5		8 March 2011	Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	20 km Individual	World Championships
6	2011/12	15 December 2011	Hochfilzen, Austria	10 km Sprint	World Cup
7	2012/13	17 February 2013	Nové Město, Czech Republic	15 km Mass Start	World Championships
8		28 February 2013	Holmenkollen, Norway	10 km Sprint	World Cup
9	2017/18	2 December 2017	Östersund, Sweden	10 km Sprint	World Cup
10	2020/21	3 December 2020	Kontiolahti, Finland	10 km Sprint	World Cup
11		17 January 2021	Oberhof, Germany	15 km Mass Start	World Cup
12		7 March 2021	Nové Město, Czech Republic	12.5 km Pursuit	World Cup
13	2023/24	8 December 2023	Hochfilzen, Austria	10 km Sprint	World Cup
14	2024/25	22 December 2024	Le Grand Bornand, France	15 km Mass Start	World Cup
15		24 January 2025	Antholz-Anterselva, Italy	10 km Sprint	World Cup

Relay Race Wins

Tarjei has won 44 relay races with his teams:

No.	Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level	Squad
1	2009/10	7 January 2010	Oberhof, Germany	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Hanevold / Svendsen / Bjørndalen)
2		26 February 2010	Vancouver, Canada	4x7.5 km Relay	Winter Olympic Games	(with Hanevold / Svendsen / Bjørndalen)
3		12 March 2010	Kontiolahti, Finland	Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Flatland / Berger / Hanevold)
4	2010/11	12 December 2010	Hochfilzen, Austria	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Os / Svendsen / Bjørndalen)
5		3 March 2011	Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km Relay	World Championships	(with Berger / Flatland / Bjørndalen)
6		11 March 2011	Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	4x7.5 km Relay	World Championships	(with Bjørndalen / Os / Svendsen)
7	2011/12	11 December 2011	Hochfilzen, Austria	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Brattsveen / Berger / Svendsen)
8		9 March 2012	Ruhpolding, Germany	4x7.5 km Relay	World Championships	(with Bjørndalen / Brattsveen / Svendsen)
9	2012/13	7 February 2013	Nové Město, Czech Republic	Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km Relay	World Championships	(with Berger / Solemdal / Svendsen)
10		16 February 2013	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4x7.5 km Relay	World Championships	(with Bjørndalen / L'Abée-Lund / Svendsen)
11	2013/14	7 December 2013	Hochfilzen, Austria	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Christiansen / Bjørndalen / Svendsen)
12	2014/15	22 January 2015	Antholz-Anterselva, Italy	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Bjørndalen / Bø / Svendsen)
13		6 February 2015	Nové Město, Czech Republic	Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Horn / Eckhoff / Bø)
14	2015/16	29 November 2015	Östersund, Sweden	Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Horn / Eckhoff / Bø)
15		15 January 2016	Ruhpolding, Germany	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Bjørndalen / Bø / Svendsen)
16		13 February 2016	Presque Isle, USA	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Birkeland / Bjøntegaard / Bø)
17		12 March 2016	Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway	4x7.5 km Relay	World Championships	(with Bjørndalen / Bø / Svendsen)
18	2017/18	12 January 2018	Ruhpolding, Germany	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Birkeland / Svendsen / Bø)
19		18 March 2018	Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Birkeland / L'Abée-Lund / Bø)
20	2018/19	18 January 2019	Ruhpolding, Germany	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Birkeland / Christiansen / Bø)
21		16 March 2019	Östersund, Sweden	4x7.5 km Relay	World Championships	(with Birkeland / Christiansen / Bø)
22	2019/20	7 December 2019	Östersund, Sweden	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Dale / Bjøntegaard / Bø)
23		15 December 2019	Hochfilzen, Austria	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Dale / Bjøntegaard / Bø)
24		13 February 2020	Antholz-Anterselva, Italy	Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km Relay	World Championships	(with Røiseland / Eckhoff / Bø)
25		7 March 2020	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Christiansen / Dale / Bø)
26	2020/21	6 December 2020	Kontiolahti, Finland	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Lægreid / Christiansen / Bø)
27		20 February 2021	Pokljuka, Slovenia	4x7.5 km Relay	World Championships	(with Lægreid / Bø / Christiansen)
28		14 March 2021	Nové Město, Czech Republic	Mixed 4x6 km Relay	World Cup	(with Eckhoff / Røiseland / Bø)
29	2021/22	4 December 2021	Östersund, Sweden	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Bakken / Bø / Christiansen)
30		12 December 2021	Hochfilzen, Austria	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Lægreid / Bø / Christiansen)
31		8 January 2022	Oberhof, Germany	Mixed 4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Bø / Tandrevold / Røiseland)
32		23 January 2022	Antholz-Anterselva, Italy	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Lægreid / Bø / Christiansen)
33		5 February 2022	Beijing, China	Mixed 4x6 km Relay	Winter Olympic Games	(with Røiseland / Eckhoff / Bø)
34		15 February 2022	Beijing, China	4x7.5 km Relay	Winter Olympic Games	(with Lægreid / Bø / Christiansen)
35	2022/23	1 December 2022	Kontiolahti, Finland	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Christiansen / Lægreid / Bø)
36		13 January 2023	Ruhpolding, Germany	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Lægreid / Christiansen / Bø)
37		22 January 2023	Antholz-Anterselva, Italy	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Lægreid / Bø / Christiansen)
38	2023/24	30 November 2023	Östersund, Sweden	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Strømsheim / Bø / Christiansen)
39		10 December 2023	Hochfilzen, Austria	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Lægreid / Bø / Christiansen)
40		7 January 2024	Oberhof, Germany	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Strømsheim / Lægreid / Bø
41		11 January 2024	Ruhpolding, Germany	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Lægreid / Dale-Skjevdal / Christiansen)
42		20 January 2024	Antholz-Anterselva, Italy	Mixed 4x6 km Relay	World Cup	(with Arnekleiv / Knotten) / Bø
43		8 March 2024	Utah, USA	4x7.5 km Relay	World Cup	(with Lægreid / Bø / Christiansen)
44	2024/25	22 February 2025	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	4x7.5 km Relay	World Championships	(with Strømsheim / Lægreid / Bø)

Overall Career Record

This table shows Tarjei Bø's total results in all World Cup races, Olympics, and World Championships.

Images for kids

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  Tarjei Bø in 2015

See also

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