Frode Andresen

Frode Andresen (born 9 September 1973) is a former Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier.

Frode Andresen
Andresen in Östersund, 2008
Personal information
Full nameFrode Andresen
Born (1973-09-09) 9 September 1973
Rotterdam, Netherlands
ResidenceHønefoss, Norway
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubRingkollen Skiklubb
SkisAtomic
World Cup debut6 March 1993
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams14 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Medals9 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons20 (1992/93–2011/12)
Individual victories15
All victories28
Individual podiums47
All podiums84
Frode competing in the 20km Individual at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Early life

Andresen was born in the Netherlands, and lived one year each in Cape Town, South Africa; Lagos, Nigeria; and Nairobi, Kenya, because of his parents' careers. They settled in Norway when Frode was four, and a year later he learnt to cross-country ski, taking up biathlon when he was twelve.

Biathlon career

Andresen started competing in 1985 and has 15 World cup victories. In all Andresen had 47 podium finishes, 15 1st (including three wins at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition with two sprint wins (2000, 2001) and one pursuit (2001)), 15 2nd and 17 3rd places.[1] On the January 22, 2006, Frode Andresen won the Golden Cup, which is a trophy awarded to the biathlete with the most points during the three world cup events after Christmas. Andresen is one of the fastest skiers in the field, but his shooting accuracy is questionable, his 03/04 season shooting statistics were 72% in the prone, and 67% standing, whilst the top biathletes are in the high 80% range.

On 14 February 2006 Andresen won the bronze medal in the 10 km sprint in the 2006 Winter Olympics in a time of 26:31.3, 19.7 seconds behind winner Sven Fischer of Germany, having missed one target out of ten. This gave him a complete set of medals in his olympic career.

Andresen's last competition at the World Cup level was the sprint in Hochfilzen 15 December 2011 in the 2011–12 season.[1] Andresen's last competition at the IBU Cup level was the sprint in Beitostølen 1 December 2012 in the 2012–13 season.[1]

Cross-country career

A skilled and versatile skier, Andresen also participates in FIS cross-country skiing competitions. One of his best achievements in this sport is the first place in 20 km Freestyle race on 1999 Norwegian national championship which took place in Lillehammer.

Personal life

Frode lives with fellow biathlete Gunn Margit Andreassen, and they had a son together, David, who was born around Christmas 2004, but died January 1, 2018. They also have two younger sons, Nicolai and Elias. He has a degree in economics and lists monitoring the stock market as a hobby of his. Frode is an avid cyclist, coming 26th at the 2002 Norwegian Championships in road cycling. As a child he cracked several teeth while skateboarding.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games

3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
1998 Nagano 19th Silver N/A N/A —
2002 Salt Lake City 7th 8th 14th N/A Gold
2006 Turin 15th Bronze 6th 19th 5th
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

9 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay
1995 Antholz-Anterselva — 10th N/A N/A Gold 5th N/A
1996 Ruhpolding — 5th N/A N/A — 4th N/A
1997 Brezno-Osrblie — 14th 19th N/A — — N/A
1998 Pokljuka N/A N/A 8th N/A — N/A N/A
1999 Kontiolahti 53rd Bronze 27th 6th N/A Bronze N/A
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 21st Gold 6th DSQ N/A Silver N/A
2001 Pokljuka — 8th 6th 16th N/A Bronze N/A
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen N/A N/A N/A Bronze N/A N/A N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 26th 6th 13th 21st N/A 4th N/A
2004 Oberhof — 10th 15th 19th N/A — N/A
2005 Hochfilzen — 35th 35th — N/A — —
2006 Pokljuka N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 23rd
2007 Antholz-Anterselva 4th — — 6th N/A Silver Bronze
2008 Östersund — 57th 42nd — N/A — —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

Individual victories

15 victories (11 Sp, 4 Pu)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1997–98
1 victory
(1 Sp)		10 January 1998 Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1998–99
1 victory
(1 Pu)		6 March 1999 Valcartier12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
1999–2000
6 victories
(4 Sp, 2 Pu)		8 December 1999 Pokljuka10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
10 December 1999 Pokljuka12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
17 December 1999 Pokljuka10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
11 February 2000 Östersund10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
13 February 2000 Östersund12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
19 February 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprintBiathlon World Championships
2000–01
3 victories
(2 Sp, 1 Pu)		7 March 2001 Lake Placid10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
16 March 2001 Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
17 March 2001 Oslo Holmenkollen12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2002–03
1 victory
(1 Sp)		5 December 2002 Östersund10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2005–06
3 victories
(3 Sp)		10 December 2005 Hochfilzen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
14 January 2006 Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
19 January 2006 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

World Cup

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
199925108N/A71—N/AN/A
20012783N/AN/A—N/AN/A
20043011071N/A—N/AN/A
20053113385N/A—N/AN/A
2008349056N/A———
20103613585N/A———

Team podiums
  • 1 podium – (1 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2003–04 23 November 2003 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdEstil / Bjonviken / Bjørndalen
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References
  1. "Frode Andresen". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. "ANDRESEN Frode". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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