Tarjei Bø is a former Norwegian professional biathlete, born on 29 July 1988, who won Olympic gold, World Championship gold and World Cup races between 2010 and 2025. He made his World Cup debut in Khanty-Mansiysk on 26 March 2009. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver he was part of the Norwegian 4 x 7.5 km relay team that won gold, and on 10 December 2010 he won the World Cup sprint in Hochfilzen, his first World Cup victory, followed by the pursuit race. He won the overall World Cup in the 2010 to 2011 season, finishing five points ahead of his teammate Emil Hegle Svendsen. As a junior he won the individual gold medal at the 2006 Junior World Championships. He is the older brother of biathlete Johannes Thingnes Bø.
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Tarjei Bø (born 29 July 1988) is a former Norwegian professional biathlete.
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Born 29 July 1988 in Nordfjordeid
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Tarjei Bø (born 29 July 1988) is a former Norwegian professional biathlete.
Competed In: 2010 Winter Olympics, Lead, 2010 Winter Olympics
In the 2010 Winter Olympics, he earned his first gold medal
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