Marte Olsbu Røiseland

Early Life and Career

Marte Olsbu Røiseland was born on 7 December 1990. She became a talented Norwegian biathlete.

Olympic Success

She competed in three Winter Olympics. She won three gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals.

World Championships

Marte did very well at world championships. She earned two gold medals and helped her team win eleven relay races.

Biathlon World Cup

In 2022, she won a big award by winning the overall Biathlon World Cup.

Legacy

Her achievements made her one of Norway’s most celebrated winter sports athletes.

Personal life

Marte Olsbu Røiseland was born on 7 December 1990. She is married to Sverre Olsbu Røiseland, and they have a son named Tobias, who was born on 19 November 2023. She lives in Froland, Norway.

Career

Marte Olsbu Røiseland has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since the 2012–13 season. She has represented Norway at several Biathlon World Championships.

During the Biathlon World Championships 2016 in Oslo, she won a bronze medal in the mixed relay and helped Norway win gold in the relay. At the Biathlon World Championships 2020 in Antholz, she became the first biathlete to win seven medals at a World Championship.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, she won two silver medals in the 7.5 kilometres sprint and the mixed relay. At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, she won three gold and two bronze medals, matching a record held by another great Norwegian biathlete, Ole Einar Bjørndalen. In the 2021–22 season, she won the World Cup overall title and also won titles in sprint and pursuit. She announced her retirement from biathlon after the 2022–23 season.

Awards

Marte Olsbu Røiseland won the L'Équipe Champion of Champions award in 2020. She was the first biathlete and the first Norwegian athlete to get this award.

She also won the Holmenkollen Medal and the Fearnley award in 2022. That year, she was named Biathlete of the Year by Forum Nordicum, a group of journalists who cover winter sports.

Biathlon results

All results are from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

She has won 7 medals: 3 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze.

World Championships

She has won 17 medals: 13 gold and 4 bronze.

*During Olympic seasons, only events not in the Olympic program are held.

**The single mixed relay event was added in 2019.

World Cup

Individual victories

She has 19 victories in different events.