Tiril Eckhoff
| Tiril Eckhoff | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | Tiril Kampenhaug Eckhoff |
| Born |
21 May 1990 Bærum, Norway |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 2011/12– |
| Individual wins | 2 |
| Indiv. podiums | 8 |
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Tiril Kampenhaug Eckhoff (born 21 May 1990) is a Norwegian biathlete who represents Fossum IF. Her best solo results internationally have been a win in the 7.5km sprint in the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup in Östersund in December 2014, and the gold medal in the 7.5km sprint at the 2016 Biathlon World Championships in Oslo.[1]
Career
Eckhoff has been part of the Norwegian biathlon team since 2008.[2]
Eckhoff competed in Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi where she won 2 bronze medals and 1 gold.[1] Bronze in the Mass Start [3] and in the Women's relay[4] and a gold in the Mixed relay together with Tora Berger, Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Emil Hegle Svendsen.[5]
She is the sister of former biathlete Stian Eckhoff.[2] She studies engineering at the Norwegian Institute of Technology.[6]
In 2016 she became world champion on 7.5 km sprint on her home arena, Holmenkollen, in Norway. She was also part of the Norwegian team who took the bronze medal in the mixed relay, and played an instrumental part in the Norwegian women's relay gold medal, shooting 10/10 as the third skier.
Results
Olympic Games
3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2014 Sochi |
18th | 18th | 24th | Bronze | Bronze | Gold |
World Championships
4 medals (2 gold, 2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2015 Kontiolahti |
52nd | 19th | 18th | 16th | 5th | Bronze |
 2016 Oslo |
43rd | Gold | 17th | 24th | Gold | Bronze |
World Cup
| Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
| 2011–12 | 74 | 54th | — | — | 17 | 63rd | 21 | 56th | 36 | 34th |
| 2012–13 | 299 | 29th | — | — | 127 | 28th | 98 | 28th | 74 | 25th |
| 2013–14 | 566 | 7th | 56 | 10th | 187 | 9th | 236 | 5th | 87 | 8th |
| 2014–15 | 598 | 8th | 41 | 24th | 307 | 6th | 123 | 20th | 127 | 14th |
World cup Individual Victories
- 2 victories – both of them in sprint
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014/15 | 6 December 2014 |  Östersund, Sweden | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
| 2 | 2015/16 | 5 March 2016 | Oslo Holmenkollen, | 7.5 km Sprint | Biathlon World Championships |
References
- 1 2 Tiril Eckhoff IBU. Retrieved 12 December 2014
- 1 2 Tiril Eckhoff Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 27 January 2014
- ↑ IBU - Women Mass Start Sochi 2014 IBU. Retrieved 6 March 2014
- ↑ IBU - Women Relay Sochi 2014 IBU. Retrieved 6 March 2014
- ↑ IBU - Mixed Relay Sochi 2014 IBU. Retrieved 6 March 2014
- ↑ Eckhoff droppet studiene for å bli bedre Aftenposten. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (Norwegian)