Tora Berger (born 18 March 1981) is a World Cup level biathlete and Olympic Champion. She has been a member of the Norwegian women's biathlon team since 1999. She has 5 individual victories in the World Cup. She is the sister of biathlete and cross-country skier Lars Berger. At the 2008 World Championship, she received three 4th places, before earning the silver medal in the mass start.
On February 18, 2010, she became the first Norwegian woman t...
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Tora Berger (born 18 March 1981) is a World Cup level biathlete and Olympic Champion. She has been a member of the Norwegian women's biathlon team since 1999. She has 5 individual victories in the World Cup. She is the sister of biathlete and cross-country skier Lars Berger. At the 2008 World Championship, she received three 4th places, before earning the silver medal in the mass start.
On February 18, 2010, she became the first Norwegian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in biathlon by winning the women's 15 km individual at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. By doing this, she won Norway's 100th Olympic gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games, as well as winning the 10th Norwegian biathlon gold medal. This historic medal makes Norway the first ever nation to win 100 gold medals at the Winter Olympic Games.
Tora Berger was born in Ringerike but grew up in the mountainous municipality of Lesja, in Oppland county, and lives in Meråker, Nord-Trøndelag. Her sports club is Dombås IL...
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