Norwegian Biathlon Championships 1991

The 33rd Norwegian Biathlon Championships were held in Steinkjer, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway from 10 January to 13 January 1991 at the stadium Steinkjer skistadion, arranged by Steinkjer SK.^[1] There were 6 scheduled competitions: individual, sprint, and relay races for men and women. The team races for men and women were held on 24 March, concurrently with the final races of the Norwegian Biathlon Cup (Norgescupen),^[2] in Orkdal, at the stadium Knyken Skisenter, arranged by Orkdal IL.

In the men's relay, Rolf Storsveen came out of retirement to race for the team from Hedmark, winning bronze.^[3]

Schedule

All times are local (UTC+1).^[4]

Date	Time	Event
10 January		Women's 15 km individual
		Men's 20 km individual
12 January	11:00	Women's 7.5 km sprint
	12:15	Men's 10 km sprint
13 January	10:30	Women's 3 × 7.5 km relay
	12:30	Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
...
24 March		Women's 10 km team event
		Men's 15 km team event

Medal winners

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
20 km individual[5]	Gisle Fenne Voss SSL		Sverre Istad Voss SSL		Frode Løberg Elverum IL
10 km sprint[6]	Jon Åge Tyldum Snåsa SSL	29:12 (0+1)	Eirik Kvalfoss Voss SSL	29:20 (1+0)	Geir Einang Vestre Slidre IL	29:28 (0+1)
15 km team event[7]	Troms Tor Espen Kristiansen Bjørn Tore Berntsen Stig-Are Eriksen	45:57 (0) (2) (0)	Hedmark Tommy Olsen Frode Løberg Kjetil Sæter	46:46 (1) (2) (0)	Buskerud Asle Slettesven Ole Einar Bjørndalen Nils Anders Lien	47:17 (0) (2) (0)
4 × 7.5 km relay[8]	Hordaland Terje Breivik Sverre Istad Eirik Kvalfoss Gisle Fenne	1:33:35.2 23:56 (0) 22:46 (0) 23:50 (2) 23:02 (0)	Oppland Tor Skattebo Ivar Michal Ulekleiv Sylfest Glimsdal Geir Einang	1:33:35.7 23:44 (2) 22:31 (0) 24:19 (2) 23:01 (0)	Hedmark Kjetil Sæter Tommy Olsen Rolf Storsveen Frode Løberg	1:35:50.5 23:40 (1) 23:41 (0) 23:57 (0) 24:31 (0)

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
15 km individual[5]	Anne Elvebakk Voss SSL		Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Voss SSL		Synnøve Thoresen Simostranda IL
7.5 km sprint[6]	Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Voss SSL	26:29.6 (1+1)	Anne Elvebakk Voss SSL	27:06.7 (1+1)	Unni Kristiansen Vestre Trysil IL	27:33.9 (0+0)
10 km team event[7]	Hedmark Lene Teksum Elin Kristiansen Ann-Elen Skjelbreid	40:52 (1) (1) (1)	Buskerud Synnøve Thoresen Mona Bollerud Hildegunn Fossen	44:11 (2) (3) (0)	Hordaland Liv Grete Skjelbreid Anne Elvebakk Helga Øvsthus Fenne	44:49 (4) (2) (1)
3 × 7.5 km relay[8]	Buskerud Synnøve Thoresen Mona Bollerud Hildegunn Fossen	1:21:34.5 27:12 (0) 28:11 (0) 26:10 (0)	Hedmark Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Unni Kristiansen Elin Kristiansen	1:23:03.8 27:54 (1) 28:27 (0) 26:41 (0)	Hordaland Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Helga Øvsthus Fenne Anne Elvebakk	1:23:40.5 26:40 (2) 29:11 (2) 27:48 (3)

References

1. "NM flyttet" [NC (Norwegian Championships) moved]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 23 February 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015. (subscription required)
2. "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 24 March 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015. (subscription required)
3. Thoresen, Thore-Erik (14 January 1991). "Bingo-lignende skiskytter-stafett" [Bingo-like biathlon relay]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 November 2015. (Norwegian) (subscription required)
4. "Sport" [Sport]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 12 January 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015. (subscription required)
5. "NM senior" [NC (Norwegian Championships) senior]. Norges Skiskytterforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 November 2015. (Norwegian)
6. "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 13 January 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015. (subscription required)
7. "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 March 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015. (subscription required)
8. "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 14 January 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015. (subscription required)