Halvard Hanevold

Halvard Hanevold was a Norwegian biathlete, born on 3 December 1969, who died on 3 September 2019 at the age of 49 at his home in Asker, Akershus. He won medals at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, taking his first Olympic gold and then another gold four years later, and at the 2006 Winter Olympics he won bronze in the men's 20 km individual and silver in the men's 10 km sprint. The last medal of his Olympic career was in the 4 x 7.5 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, giving him six Olympic medals in all, three gold, two silver and one bronze. He took part in 16 World Championships from 1994 to 2009, winning 16 medals, and recorded 40 World Cup podiums, the last in the final race of his final season. He retired after the 2009-10 season and was a close friend of the Swedish biathlete Björn Ferry.