Tiril Eckhoff

Tiril Eckhoff
Full name Tiril Kampenhaug Eckhoff
Born (1990-05-21) 21 May 1990
Bærum, Norway
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
World Cup career
Seasons 2011/12–
Individual wins 2
Indiv. podiums 8

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
Russia 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
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 52nd 19th 18th 16th 5th Bronze
Norway 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

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level
1 2014/15 6 December 2014 Sweden Östersund, Sweden7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
2 2015/16 5 March 2016 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen, 7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Championships

References

  1. 1 2 Tiril Eckhoff IBU. Retrieved 12 December 2014
  2. 1 2 Tiril Eckhoff Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 27 January 2014
  3. IBU - Women Mass Start Sochi 2014 IBU. Retrieved 6 March 2014
  4. IBU - Women Relay Sochi 2014 IBU. Retrieved 6 March 2014
  5. IBU - Mixed Relay Sochi 2014 IBU. Retrieved 6 March 2014
  6. Eckhoff droppet studiene for å bli bedre Aftenposten. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (Norwegian)
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