Sylfest Glimsdal

Sylfest Glimsdal (born 9 October 1966) is a former Norwegian biathlete. In the 1991–92 season, Glimsdal came third in the overall World Cup standings, behind Jon Åge Tyldum and Mikael Löfgren. During his career he won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal at World Championships. In 2000, he ended his career as a biathlete.[1]

Sylfest Glimsdal
Personal information
Full nameSylfest Glimsdal
Born (1966-10-09) 9 October 1966
Fagernes, Oppland, Norway
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubNord-Aurdal SSL
World Cup debut23 January 1988
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1988, 1992, 1994)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams8 (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 (1987/88–1999/2000)
Individual victories3
Individual podiums7
Discipline titles1:
1 Sprint (1991–92)

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games
Event Individual Sprint Relay
1988 Calgary 39th — —
1992 Albertville — 24th —
1994 Lillehammer 9th 53rd —

World Championships

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

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay
1989 Feistritz — 6th N/A N/A 11th Bronze
1992 Novosibirsk N/A N/A N/A N/A Silver N/A
1993 Borovets 56th 13th N/A N/A 12th 9th
1994 Canmore N/A N/A N/A N/A 4th N/A
1995 Antholz-Anterselva 9th 68th N/A N/A — —
1997 Brezno-Osrblie — 69th — N/A — —
1998 Pokljuka N/A N/A — N/A Gold N/A
1999 Kontiolahti 17th 17th 30th 13th 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.

Individual victories

3 victories (1 In, 2 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1993–94
1 victory
(1 Sp)		19 March 1994 Canmore10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1994–95
1 victory
(1 Sp)		16 December 1994 Bad Gastein10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1997–98
1 victory
(1 In)		11 December 1997 Östersund20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
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References
  1. "Sylfest har gitt seg" [Sylfest has retired]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 26 April 2000. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  2. "Sylfest Glimsdal". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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