| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ola Wærhaug | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1937-12-24) 24 December 1937 (age 87) Skedsmo, Akershus, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Heimevernsdistrikt 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 (1960, 1964, 1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 (1962, 1965, 1966, 1967) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ola Wærhaug (born 24 December 1937) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. He participated on the winning teams at the 1965 and at the 1967 Biathlon World Championships.
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
1 medal (1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Relay |
|---|---|---|
 1960 Squaw Valley
|
7th | — |
 1964 Innsbruck
|
22nd | — |
 1968 Grenoble
|
13th | Silver |
- *The relay was added as an event in 1968.
World Championships
2 medals (2 gold)
| Event | Individual | Team (time) | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
 1962 Hämeenlinna
|
23rd | — | — |
 1965 Elverum
|
4th | Gold | — |
 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
|
23rd | — | — |
 1967 Altenberg
|
5th | — | Gold |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The team (time) event was removed in 1965, whilst the relay was added in 1966.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ola Wærhaug". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
External links
- Ola Wærhaug at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1937 births
- Living people
- People from Skedsmo
- Sportspeople from Akershus
- Norwegian male biathletes
- Biathletes at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes for Norway
- Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in biathlon
- Olympic silver medalists for Norway
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
- Norwegian Winter Olympic medalist stubs
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