Alexander Os
Alexander Os 
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| birthday | January 21, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | Fauske | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| job | Professional athlete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Kjell Ove Oftedal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debut in the European Cup / IBU Cup | November 30, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Cup / IBU Cup victories | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debut in the World Cup | January 9, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup victories | 6 relay wins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| status | resigned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| End of career | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Cup balance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall World Cup | 13th ( 2008/09 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual World Cup | 10. ( 2009/10 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sprint World Cup | 6th (2008/09) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pursuit World Cup | 13th (2008/09) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mass start world cup | 16. (2009/10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| last change: end of career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alexander Os (born January 21, 1980 in Fauske , Norway ) is a former Norwegian biathlete .
Career
Os, who lives in Tromsø, started biathlon in 1997. So far, Os has won six medals at European Championships: In 2003, he finished second in the 12.5 km pursuit race at the European Championships in Forni Avoltri, Italy . A year later, two silver medals in the pursuit and in the 4 × 7.5 km relay followed in Minsk, Belarus . At the 2006 European Championships in Langdorf -Arbersee, he was European champion in the 20 km individual race and third with the Norwegian relay. In 2007 another relay silver medal followed in Bansko, Bulgaria .
In the 2004/2005 season , Os took part in World Cup races for the first time , with the best placing in the 10 km sprint race in San Sicario , Italy . This season he finished with 34th place in the overall World Cup ranking. His best individual results so far were three second places, twice in a sprint, once in an individual race. After Alexander Os in quadruple triumph just under running past a single medal of the Norwegians in the sprint race of the 2009 World Cup in fourth place, his first time succeeded in the subsequent pursuit competition in third the leap onto the podium at a World Cup. Alexander Os took part in the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result was 28th place in the individual. It was his only start in Vancouver.
Alexander Os caused a curiosity at the final of the World Cup 2008 at Holmenkollen . He completed his two penalties after the first shooting in the mass start race with just one ski.
Os is one of the few left-handed shooters in the biathlon field. Although Os is actually right-handed, he shoots with the left because he has poor eyesight in his right eye.
After the 2015/16 season , Os ended his career, his last race at the World Cup in Presque Isle .
statistics
World Cup placements
The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including the Olympic Games and World Championships).
- 1st - 3rd Place: Number of podium placements
- Top 10: Number of placements in the top ten (including podium)
- Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks (including podium and top 10)
- Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline
- Relay: including mixed relays
| placement | singles | sprint | persecution | Mass start | Season | total |
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| 1st place | 6th | 6th | ||||
| 2nd place | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3rd place | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6th | |
| Top 10 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4th | 20th | 47 |
| Scoring | 9 | 46 | 38 | 19th | 22nd | 134 |
| Starts | 21st | 71 | 49 | 19th | 22nd | 182 |
| Status: end of career | ||||||
World Cup victories
| No. | date | place | discipline |
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| 1. | Dec 9, 2007 |
 Hochfilzen
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Season 1 |
| 2. | Jan. 4, 2008 |
 Oberhof
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Season 1 |
| 3. | March 2, 2008 |
 Pyeongchang
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Mixed relay 2 |
| 4th | Jan 15, 2009 |
Ruhpolding
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Season 1 |
| 5. | Dec 12, 2010 |
Hochfilzen
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Season 3 |
| 6th | March 11, 2011 |
 Khanty-Mansiysk ( WM )
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Season 3 |
World championships
Results at Biathlon World Championships:
| World Championship | singles | sprint | persecution | Mass start | Season | Mixed relay | |
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| year | place | ||||||
| 2008 |
 Ostersund
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41. | - | - | - | - | 8th. |
| 2009 |
Pyeongchang
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28. | 4th | 3. | - | - | - |
| 2011 |
Khanty-Mansiysk
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43. | - | - | - | 1. | - |
winter Olympics
Results at Olympic Winter Games:
| winter Olympics | singles | sprint | persecution | Mass start | Season | Mixed relay | |
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| year | place | ||||||
| 2010 |
 Vancouver
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28. | - | - | - | - | |
Web links
- Alexander Os in the IBU database (English)
1958: Wiklund , Gunneriusson , Ohlin , Nilsson ( SWE ) | 1959: Melanin , Sokolow , Pschenizyn ( URS ) | 1961: Huuskonen , Repo , Tyrväinen ( FIN ) | 1962: Melanin , Pschenitsyn , Pusanow ( URS ) | 1963: melanin , Mescharjakow , Pschenizyn ( URS ) | 1965: Jordet , Wærhaug , Nordkild ( NOR ) | 1966: Istad , Tveiten , Nordkild , Jordet ( NOR ) | 1967: Istad , Tveiten , Wærhaug , Jordet ( NOR ) | 1969: Tichonow , Mamatow , Safin , Gundarzew ( URS ) | 1970: Tichonow , Mamatow , Safin , Ushakow ( URS ) | 1971: Tichonow , Mamatow , Safin , Muchitow ( URS ) | 1973: Tichonow , Safin , Kolmakow , Kowaljow ( URS ) | 1974: Tichonow , Ushakow , Kruglow , Kolmakow ( URS ) | 1975: Flöjt , Halonen , Suutarinen , Ikola ( FIN ) | 1977: Tichonow , Jelisarow , Uschakow , Kruglow ( URS ) | 1978: Beer , Ullrich , Siebert , Rösch ( GDR ) | 1979: Beer , Siebert , Ullrich , Rösch ( GDR ) | 1981: Jung , Jacob , Ullrich , Rösch ( GDR ) | 1982: Ullrich , Jung , Jacob , Hellmich ( GDR ) | 1983: Šalna , Kaschkarow , Miloradow , Bulygin ( URS ) | 1985: Kaschkarow , Šalna , Bulygin , Senkow ( URS ) | 1986: Kaschkarow , Wassiljew , Medvedzew , Bulygin ( URS ) | 1987: Roetsch , Jacob , Sehmisch , Wirth ( GDR ) | 1989: Luck , Sehmisch , Anders , Roetsch ( GDR ) | 1990: Carrara , Pallhuber , Passler , Zingerle ( ITA ) | 1991: Groß , Luck , Kirchner , F. Fischer ( DEU ) | 1993: Pallhuber , Passler , Carrara , Zingerle ( ITA ) | 1995: Groß , Kirchner , Luck , S. Fischer ( DEU ) | 1996: Maigurow , Dratschow , Tarasow , Kobelew ( RUS ) | 1997: Groß , Sendel , S. Fischer , Luck ( DEU ) | 1999: Ajdarow , Ivaschka , Saschurin , Ryschenkow ( BLR ) | 2000: Maigurow , Roschkow , Dratschow , Rostovzew ( RUS ) | 2001: Marguet , Defrasne , Robert , Poirée ( FRA ) | 2003: Sendel , S. Fischer , Groß , Luck ( DEU ) | 2004: Luck , Groß , S. Fischer , Greis ( DEU ) | 2005: Hanevold , Eckhoff , Gjelland , Bjørndalen ( NOR ) | 2007: Tscheresow , Tschudow , Jaroshenko , Kruglow jr. ( RUS ) | 2008: Tscheresow , Kruglow jr. , Yaroshenko , Chudov ( RUS ) | 2009: Svendsen , Berger , Hanevold , Bjørndalen ( NOR ) | 2011: Bjørndalen , Os , Svendsen , T. Bø ( NOR ) | 2012: Bjørndalen , Brattsveen , T. Bø , Svendsen ( NOR ) | 2013: Bjørndalen , L'Abée-Lund , T. Bø , Svendsen ( NOR ) | 2015: Lesser , Böhm , Peiffer , Schempp ( DEU ) | 2016: Bjørndalen , T. Bø , JT Bø , Svendsen ( NOR ) | 2017: Wolkow , Zwetkow , Babikow , Schipulin ( RUS ) | 2019: Birkeland , Christiansen , T. Bø , JT Bø ( NOR ) | 2020: Jacquelin , Fourcade , Desthieux , Fillon Maillet ( FRA )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Os, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian biathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fauske , Norway |