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Full name	Tora Berger
Born	(1981-03-18) 18 March 1981 (age 44) Ringerike, Norway
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
World Cup career
Seasons	2001–2014
Individual wins	28
Indiv. podiums	63
Discipline titles	2 (2012–13, 2013–14)
Medal record Women's biathlon Representing  Norway Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games (4 medals) 2 1 1 World Championships (18 medals) 8 5 5 Junior/Youth World Championships      (1 medal) 0 0 1 Total (23 medals) 10 6 7 Olympic Games Gold 2010 Vancouver 15 km individual Gold 2014 Sochi Mixed relay Silver 2014 Sochi 10 km pursuit Silver 2014 Sochi 4 × 6 km relay World Championships Gold 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay Gold 2012 Ruhpolding 15 km individual Gold 2012 Ruhpolding 12.5 km mass start Gold 2012 Ruhpolding Mixed relay Gold 2013 Nové Město 15 km individual Gold 2013 Nové Město 10 km pursuit Gold 2013 Nové Město 4 × 6 km relay Gold 2013 Nové Město Mixed relay Silver 2006 Pokljuka Mixed relay Silver 2008 Östersund 12.5 km mass start Silver 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay Silver 2013 Nové Město 7.5 km sprint Silver 2013 Nové Město 12.5 km mass start Bronze 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 6 km relay Bronze 2007 Antholz-Anterselva Mixed relay Bronze 2009 Pyeongchang 15 km individual Bronze 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 12.5 km mass start Bronze 2012 Ruhpolding 4 × 6 km relay Junior World Championships Bronze 2000 Hochfilzen 7.5 km sprint
Updated on 20 March 2014.

Tora Berger, born on March 18, 1981, is a famous retired biathlete from Norway. She is an Olympic champion and one of the most successful biathletes ever. Biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.

Tora Berger: Life Outside of Sports

Tora Berger got married in 2010. She met her husband when they were in high school. They have two dogs named Tussi and Tarzan. Tarzan often joins Tora when she goes for training runs. When Tora is away from home for biathlon competitions, she likes to knit and read. She especially enjoys reading mystery books. When she is not doing biathlon, she also enjoys hunting and fishing. Tora has an older brother, Lars Berger, who is also a biathlete and cross-country skier.

Tora Berger's Amazing Biathlon Career

Tora Berger joined the Norwegian women's biathlon team in 1999. She has won 28 individual races in the Biathlon World Cup.

Tora Berger, a Norwegian biathlon star.

Early World Championship Success

At the 2008 World Championship, Tora finished fourth three times. After that, she won a silver medal in the mass start event.

Olympic Gold and Historic Wins

On February 18, 2010, Tora Berger made history. She became the first Norwegian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in biathlon. She won the women's 15 km individual race at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. This was Norway's 100th gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games. It was also Norway's 10th biathlon gold medal. This made Norway the first country to reach 100 gold medals at the Winter Olympics.

At the Biathlon World Championships 2012 in Ruhpolding, Tora won two more gold medals. She won the 15 km individual race and the 12.5 km mass start race.

Dominating the World Championships

At the Biathlon World Championships 2013 in Nove Mesto, Tora won medals in every event she entered. She earned a gold medal in the mixed relay. She also won a silver in the sprint race. Then, she took gold again in the pursuit event. She was the first woman to win the 15 km individual title two times in a row.

After that, she had an amazing performance in the relay race. She started almost 40 seconds behind the leaders. But she caught up and won another gold medal for her team. She then won a silver medal in the mass start. Tora has 18 World Championship medals. This places her second in the total medal count, just one medal behind Uschi Disl. At the same championships, she also became the first biathlete, male or female, to win six medals at one World Championship. She won four gold and two silver medals.

Sochi 2014 Olympic Medals

Tora Berger competed in biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She won three more medals there. She won a gold medal in the mixed relay. She raced with Tiril Eckhoff, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, and Emil Hegle Svendsen. She also won a silver medal in the women's pursuit. And she took another silver in the women's relay race.

Tora Berger's World Cup Success

Tora Berger was part of the Norwegian women's biathlon team since 1999. Before the 2011–12 season, she had never won the overall World Cup title. Her best finish was third place in the 2008–09 and 2011–12 seasons.

Winning All Crystal Globes

Tora had a fantastic 2012–13 World Cup season. She won 11 races and was on the podium 19 times. This tied Magdalena Forsberg's record for the most podium finishes in one season. Tora won all three races at Oslo Holmenkollen. This helped her win the crystal globes for both the Overall women's World Cup and the Pursuit discipline. By the end of the season, she had won crystal globes for all five women's disciplines: Individual, Sprint, Pursuit, and Mass Start. This was a rare achievement, last done by Magdalena Forsberg in 2001–02. With Tora's help, Norway also won the Women's Nation Cup, Women's Relay Cup, and Mixed Relay Cup in 2012–13.

Individual World Cup Victories

Tora Berger has achieved 28 individual victories in the Biathlon World Cup, World Championships, and Winter Olympic Games.

• 2007/08 Season (2 victories)
  • December 2, 2007: 10 km Pursuit in Kontiolahti, Finland
  • January 5, 2008: 7.5 km Sprint in Oberhof, Germany

• 2008/09 Season (2 victories)
  • January 22, 2009: 7.5 km Sprint in Antholz, Italy
  • March 22, 2009: 12.5 km Mass Start in Trondheim, Norway

• 2009/10 Season (2 victories)
  • December 5, 2009: 7.5 km Sprint in Östersund, Sweden
  • February 18, 2010: 15 km Individual at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, Canada

• 2010/11 Season (6 victories)
  • December 16, 2010: 15 km Individual in Pokljuka, Slovenia
  • January 15, 2011: 7.5 km Sprint in Ruhpolding, Germany
  • January 16, 2011: 10 km Pursuit in Ruhpolding, Germany
  • January 21, 2011: 7.5 km Sprint in Antholz, Italy
  • January 22, 2011: 12.5 km Mass Start in Antholz, Italy
  • February 6, 2011: 10 km Pursuit in Presque Isle, Maine, USA

• 2011/12 Season (4 victories)
  • December 4, 2011: 10 km Pursuit in Östersund, Sweden
  • January 15, 2012: 10 km Pursuit in Nové Město, Czech Republic
  • March 7, 2012: 15 km Individual at the Biathlon World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany
  • March 11, 2012: 12.5 km Mass Start at the Biathlon World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany

• 2012/13 Season (11 victories)
  • November 29, 2012: 15 km Individual in Östersund, Sweden
  • December 1, 2012: 7.5 km Sprint in Östersund, Sweden
  • December 2, 2012: 10 km Pursuit in Östersund, Sweden
  • December 16, 2012: 12.5 km Mass Start in Pokljuka, Slovenia
  • January 13, 2013: 12.5 km Mass Start in Ruhpolding, Germany
  • January 19, 2013: 10 km Pursuit in Antholz, Italy
  • February 10, 2013: 10 km Pursuit at the Biathlon World Championships in Nové Město, Czech Republic
  • February 13, 2013: 15 km Individual at the Biathlon World Championships in Nové Město, Czech Republic
  • March 1, 2013: 7.5 km Sprint in Oslo, Norway
  • March 2, 2013: 10 km Pursuit in Oslo, Norway
  • March 3, 2013: 12.5 km Mass Start in Oslo, Norway

• 2013/14 Season (1 victory)
  • January 5, 2014: 12.5 km Mass Start in Oberhof, Germany

Tora Berger's Biathlon Results

Olympic Games Results

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2006 Turin	13th	23rd	18th	25th	5th	—
2010 Vancouver	Gold	33rd	5th	18th	4th	—
2014 Sochi	16th	10th	Silver	14th	Silver	Gold

World Championships Results

Tora Berger has won 18 medals at the Biathlon World Championships. These include 8 gold, 5 silver, and 5 bronze medals.

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2005 Hochfilzen	21st	11th	19th	13th	5th	—
2005 Khanty-Mansiysk	—	—	—	—	—	10th
2006 Pokljuka	—	—	—	—	—	Silver
2007 Antholz-Anterselva	4th	10th	19th	25th	Bronze	Bronze
2008 Östersund	4th	4th	4th	Silver	6th	—
2009 Pyeongchang	Bronze	19th	9th	15th	11th	4th
2010 Khanty-Mansiysk	—	—	—	—	—	Silver
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	10th	7th	5th	Bronze	5th	Gold
2012 Ruhpolding	Gold	6th	4th	Gold	Bronze	Gold
2013 Nové Město	Gold	Silver	Gold	Silver	Gold	Gold

Junior/Youth World Championships Results

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay
2000 Hochfilzen	13th	Bronze	9th	5th
2001 Khanty-Mansiysk	21st	24th	38th	5th

Awards and Recognitions

Tora Berger has received many awards for her amazing sports career:

• 2013: She was given the Holmenkollen medal, a very important award in Nordic skiing.
• 2013: She won the "Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year" award for 2012.
• 2013: She was named "Female athlete of the year" for 2012 at the Sports Gala 2013.
• 2013: She was nominated for "Name of the year" for 2012 at the Sports Gala 2013.
• 2012: She was nominated for "Female athlete of the year" for 2011 at the Sports Gala 2012.
• 2011: She was nominated for "Name of the year" for 2010 at the Sports Gala 2011.
• 2011: She was nominated for "Female athlete of the year" for 2010 at the Sports Gala 2011.
• 2010: She was nominated for "Female athlete of the year" for 2009 at the Sports Gala 2010.

See also

In Spanish: Tora Berger para niños