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Tarjei Bø

Bø in 2024
Personal information
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	(1988-07-29) 29 July 1988 (age 36) Stryn, Norway
Height	1.86 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	11 (2011–2024)
Medals	27 (11 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	17 (2008/09–present)
Individual races	316
All races	396
Individual victories	15
All victories	58
Individual podiums	71
All podiums	144
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 11 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 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 25 January 2025.

Tarjei Bø, born on July 29, 1988, is a famous Norwegian biathlete. He has won many gold medals at the Olympics and World Championships. He also has many victories in the Biathlon World Cup.

Tarjei first competed in the Biathlon World Cup on March 26, 2009, in Russia. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he won his first Olympic gold medal. This was in the 4 × 7.5 km biathlon relay race. In December 2010, he won his first individual World Cup race. He won a sprint race in Austria. He then won the next pursuit race and helped his team win a relay.

Tarjei is the older brother of another well-known biathlete, Johannes Thingnes Bø. In the 2010-2011 season, Tarjei won the overall Biathlon World Cup title. This means he earned the most points that season. He finished just five points ahead of his teammate Emil Hegle Svendsen.

Tarjei's Biathlon Journey

Starting Out: Junior Years

Tarjei Bø in 2010, after the Olympics.

Tarjei Bø started his biathlon career strong. At his first Junior World Championships in 2006, he won a gold medal. This was in the individual race. He also earned a silver medal in the pursuit race.

A year later, in Italy, he won another silver medal in the pursuit. He was also part of the Norwegian relay team that won silver. In 2009, at the Junior World Championships in Canada, he had a tough start. He finished 23rd in the individual race. But he bounced back to win bronze medals in both the pursuit and sprint races.

During the 2009 European Championships in Russia, Tarjei was the top biathlete. He won gold medals in all four races he entered. These included individual, sprint, pursuit, and relay events. He made his first World Cup appearance on March 26, 2009. He finished 61st in that race.

Becoming an Olympic Champion (2009–2010)

In the 2009–2010 season, Tarjei kept improving. He did well in the IBU Cup, which helped him join more World Cup races. He performed very well in Pokljuka, finishing fourth. In Oberhof, he was part of the winning Norwegian relay team. In Ruhpolding, his relay team finished second.

On January 29, Tarjei was chosen for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada. He finished 21st in his first Olympic event. Later, he was chosen for the Norwegian relay team. They won the gold medal, beating Austria and Russia. At a World Cup event in Finland, Tarjei helped his mixed team win. He skied the final part of the race.

Winning the Overall World Cup (2010–2011)

Tarjei became a regular member of the Norwegian team in the 2010–2011 season. He started strong with a fourth-place finish in Sweden. On December 5, 2010, he won his first World Cup event. This was a sprint race in Austria. He beat the second-place finisher by a lot. The next day, he won his second World Cup race, a pursuit event. On December 12, he was part of the winning Norwegian relay team.

After these wins, Tarjei took the yellow bib. This meant he was leading the Overall World Cup standings. He continued to do well in other races. In Oberhof, he won two more World Cup victories. These were in the mass start and sprint events. He kept his good form in the United States, with his worst result being sixth place.

On March 3, Tarjei won his first World Championship title. He was part of the Norwegian mixed team. He helped Norway win this event for the first time. Two days later, he finished third in the sprint race. This win also meant he won the Overall Sprint Cup. In the pursuit race, he won another bronze medal.

On March 8, Tarjei won his first individual gold medal. This was in the individual race. He beat the second-place finisher by 40 seconds. Two days later, he won his second gold medal with his relay team. He became the most successful biathlete at those championships. He won five medals in total.

At the end of the season in Norway, Tarjei had a tough sprint race. But in the pursuit race, he made an amazing comeback. He started far behind but finished second. He won the Overall Pursuit Cup. Tarjei had a small lead over Emil Hegle Svendsen for the Overall World Cup. Even though Svendsen won the final race, Tarjei finished eighth. This was enough for him to win the Overall Cup by five points. It was his first time winning this big title.

Continuing Success (2011–2012)

Tarjei had a slow start to the 2011–2012 season. He finished 25th in the individual race. However, he quickly got back on the podium. He finished second in a sprint race. He also came in second in a pursuit race. He was also part of the winning Norwegian relay team.

Olympic Medals

Tarjei Bø in 2015.

Tarjei Bø 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 Championship Medals

Tarjei has won a total of 27 medals at the Biathlon World Championships:

• 11 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	—

*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.

Junior and Youth World Championships

Tarjei also earned 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 has won 6 World Cup titles in different biathlon events:

• 1 Overall Title
• 1 Individual Title
• 2 Sprint Titles
• 1 Pursuit Title
• 1 Mass Start Title

Individual Race Wins

Tarjei Bø has won 15 individual World Cup races:

• 8 Sprint wins
• 2 Pursuit wins
• 4 Mass Start wins
• 1 Individual win

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

* These results are from major biathlon competitions.

Relay Race Wins

Tarjei Bø has been part of 43 winning relay teams:

• 33 Relay wins
• 10 Mixed Relay wins

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)

* These results are from major biathlon competitions.

See also

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