Sanna Grønlid

Sanna Grønlid
Association	Norway
birthday	2nd May 1959 (age 61)
place of birth	Norway
Career
society	Tingelstad Skiskytterlag Høydalsmo IL
status	resigned
Medal table
World Cup medals 2 × 4 × 3 × Norwegian championships 5 × 3 × 3 ×
Biathlon world championships silver Antholz 1984 3 × 5 km silver Antholz 1984 5 km sprint gold Egg am Etzel 1985 7.5 km sprint silver Egg am Etzel 1985 10 km individual silver Egg am Etzel 1985 3 × 5 km bronze Falun 1986 10 km individual bronze Falun 1986 3 × 5 km gold Lahti 1987 10 km individual bronze Lahti 1987 3 × 5 km
World Cup balance
Overall World Cup	1. ( 1984/1985 ) 2. ( 1983/1984 , 1985/1986 ) 3. ( 1986/1987 )

Sanna Grønlid (born May 2, 1959 ) is a former Norwegian biathlete.

In the 1980s, Grønlid was one of the most successful representatives of women's biathlon. In contrast to many other athletes, she was successful in both the biathlon world cup and world championships .

After the victory of her two teammates Gry Østvik and Mette Mestad , Sanna Grønlid was the third Norwegian in the 1984/85 season in the third season to win the overall World Cup. In the previous season 1983/84 and the following season 1985/86 Grønlid was second, in the season 1986/87 third of the overall World Cup. This made Grønlid the first athlete to place in the top three athletes in the overall standings for four consecutive seasons.

Grønlid was world champion twice: in 1985 she won the sprint race in Egg am Etzel , and in 1987 the individual race in Lahti . In addition, the Norwegian achieved two silver medals in the sprint ( 1984 ) and individual (1985) and a bronze medal in the individual ( 1986 ). With the Norwegian relay she won two silver and two bronze medals from 1984 to 1987. Grønlid achieved at least two medals in each of the first four women's world championships, her most successful world championships in 1985 with one gold and two silver medals.

With a total of two gold, four silver and three bronze medals, Grønlid is one of the most successful Norwegian biathletes.

Grønlid has won several national championships. She won the 7.5 km sprint in 1983 and 1986, from 1985 to 1987 she was relay champion with Anita Håkenstad and Siv Bråten (1986 Inger Strand instead of Anita Håkenstad).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NM Senior ( Norwegian ) Norges Skiskytterforbund - skiskyting.no. 2007. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 10, 2010. 
2. ↑ Skiskyting NM de 6 best ( Norwegian ) Hans Christian Lysaker results service - www.hanslysaker.net. 2010. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 10, 2010.