Magnar Solberg

Magnar Solberg
Solberg on a podium at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Full nameMagnar Solberg
Born (1937-02-04) 4 February 1937 (age 87)
Soknedal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubHeimevernsdistrikt 12, Trondheim
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1968, 1972)
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 (1969, 1970, 1971)
Medals5 (0 gold)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble 20 km individual
Gold medal – first place 1972 Sapporo 20 km individual
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1969 Zakopane 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Zakopane 20 km individual
Silver medal – second place 1970 Östersund 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1971 Hämeenlinna 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Hämeenlinna 20 km individual

Magnar Solberg (born 4 February 1937) is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics; his 4 × 7.5 km relay teams placed second in 1968 and fourth in 1972. In 1968 he was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje, and in 1972 served as the Olympic flag bearer for Norway at the opening ceremony. He was one of the 16 former Norwegian athletes selected to bring in the Olympic Flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics.[1][2]

After retiring from competitions Solberg became a police officer. He was one of the officers responsible for the miscarriage of justice against Fritz Moen, by adjusting a murder victim's time of death in order to dismiss Moen's alibi.[3] He later admitted to wrongdoing, retired from the police force, and worked in the insurance industry.[1]

  1. ^ a b Magnar Solberg. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Magnar Solberg". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  3. ^ Adresseavisen – Walks free after miscarriage of justice (norwegian).