Lars Berger

Lars Berger
nation	Norway
birthday	1st May 1979 (age 41)
place of birth	Levanger ,  Norway
size	189 cm
Weight	76 kg
Career
discipline	Biathlon cross-country skiing
society	Dombås / Byaasen IL
Trainer	Raphaël Poirée , Egil Gjelland
status	resigned
Medal table
Olympic medals 0 × 1 × 0 × World Cup medals 4 × 4 × 0 × EM medals 0 × 1 × 0 ×
Participants in cross-country skiing  winter Olympics silver 2010 Vancouver Season  Nordic World Ski Championships gold 2005 Oberstdorf Season gold 2007 Sapporo 15 km freestyle gold 2007 Sapporo Season Participant in biathlon  Biathlon world championships silver 2004 Oberhof Mass start silver 2004 Oberhof Season silver 2007 Antholz Season silver 2009 Pyeongchang sprint gold 2009 Pyeongchang Season  European biathlon championships silver 2008 Nové Město Season
Placements in the biathlon world cup Debut in the World Cup 2001 World Cup victories 11 Overall World Cup 5th (2003/04)
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  sprint 7th 2 3  persecution 0 2 1  Mass start 0 1 0  Season 4th 5 2
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup Debut in the World Cup November 22, 2003 Overall World Cup 78th (2006/07) Distance World Cup 46th (2006/07)
last change: December 17, 2013

Lars Berger (born May 1, 1979 in Levanger ) is a former Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier .

Due to his success in both biathlon and cross-country skiing , he was awarded the Egebergs respris by the Norwegian king in 2007 during the races on Holmenkollen . This award is the highest sports award in Norway.

biathlon

Lars Berger started biathlon in 1990 and has been part of the Norwegian national team since 2002. Already in the 2003/04 season he achieved three World Cup victories and 5th place in the overall World Cup.

At the 2009 World Championships in Pyeongchang , South Korea , Berger won the silver medal behind Ole Einar Bjørndalen and ahead of Halvard Hanevold in the Norwegian quadruple sprint triumph . In the final season he won the gold medal together with Emil Hegle Svendsen , Hanevold and Bjørndalen. At the 2010 Winter Olympics , Berger finished 46th in the sprint and 23rd in the pursuit.

Since the end of the 2007/08 season he has been trained by former biathletes Raphaël Poirée and Egil Gjelland .

Berger's sister Tora was also active in biathlon.

Cross-country skiing

In addition to the biathlon, Berger has also competed in cross-country competitions. At the military world championship in 2004 he was able to prevail against the entire world elite of cross-country skiing. A first highlight in Berger's career was winning the relay gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2005 in Oberstdorf , Germany , making him the first biathlete to win a cross-country skiing title. He was also fourth in the 15 km freestyle in Oberstdorf. Despite these successes, Berger did not participate in cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin .

At the Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo , Japan , Berger was back in cross-country skiing. He was first world champion in the 15 km freestyle and together with Eldar Rønning , Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset and Petter Northug also won the gold medal in the 4x10 km relay.

Together with Hjelmeset, Northug and Martin Johnsrud Sundby , Berger won the silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

successes

Cross-country skiing

World Championships and Olympic Games

• World Champion 2007 (relay)
• World Champion 2007 (15 km freestyle)
• World Champion 2005 (relay)
• Silver medalist at the Vancouver Winter Olympics with the relay

World Cup victories

team

No.	date	place	discipline
1.	November 20, 2011	Sjusjøen	4 × 10 km relay 1

¹With Eldar Rønning , Finn Hågen Krogh and Petter Northug .

biathlon

World Championships and Olympic Games

• World Champion 2009 (relay)
• Vice World Champion 2009 (Sprint)
• Vice World Champion 2007 (relay)
• Vice World Champion 2004 (relay)
• Vice World Champion 2004 (mass start)
• Participation in biathlon competitions at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games

World Cup victories

singles

No.	date	place	discipline
1.	December 11, 2003	Hochfilzen	Sprint (10 km)
2.	February 27, 2004	Lake Placid	Sprint (10 km)
3.	March 11, 2004	Oslo	Sprint (10 km)
4th	December 20, 2008	Hochfilzen	Sprint (10 km)
5.	March 13, 2009	Vancouver Whistler	Sprint (10 km)
6th	January 14, 2011	Ruhpolding	Sprint (10 km)
7th	0December 6, 2013	Hochfilzen	Sprint (10 km)

team

No.	date	place	discipline
1.	December 13, 2003	Hochfilzen	Season 1
2.	December 17, 2006	Hochfilzen	Season 2
3.	February 22, 2009	Pyeongchang (World Cup)	Season 3
4th	December 11, 2011	Hochfilzen	Season 4

¹With Stian Eckhoff , Halvard Hanevold and Ole Einar Bjørndalen .

²With Emil Hegle Svendsen , Frode Andresen and Halvard Hanevold.

³ With Emil Hegle Svendsen, Halvard Hanevold and Ole Einar Bjørndalen.

^4thWith Rune Brattsveen , Emil Hegle Svendsen and Tarjei Bø .

Results in the biathlon world cup

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
1st place		7th			3	10
2nd place		2	2	1	5	10
3rd place		3	1		2	6th
Top 10	2	23	11	2	14th	52
Scoring	9	46	37	20th	16	128
Starts	21st	72	47	20th	17th	177
Status: after the 2010/2011 season

Web links

Commons : Lars Berger  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Lars Berger in the IBU database (English)
• Lars Berger in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)