Sara Svendsen

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Sara Svendsen Cross-country skiing
nation NorwayNorway Norway
birthday 15th April 1980 (age 40)
Career
society Tromsø Ski Club
status resigned
End of career 2012
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
 Debut in the World Cup November 22, 2003
 Overall World Cup 59th ( 2007/08 )
 Distance World Cup 34th ( 2007/08 )
Placements in the marathon or Worldloppet Cup
 Debut in the Cup January 30, 2011
 Worldloppet Cup victories 1 ( details )
 Overall rating 8. ( 2011/12 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Single race 1 0 1
 

Sara Svendsen (born April 15, 1980 ) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier .

Career

Svendsen made her World Cup debut in November 2003 in Beitostølen , where she finished 66th over 10 km freestyle. She reached her first World Cup points in February 2008 at the skiathlon in Falun with 28th place. With the second Norwegian relay she also finished fifth. Two weeks later she achieved the best result in an individual World Cup race of her career with a 15th place in the 30 km freestyle at Holmenkollen in Oslo . In the Scandinavian Cup , she won two races in 2008 and 2009. Svendsen took part in the Tour de Ski 2010/11 , but did not take part in the fifth stage. Towards the end of her career, Svendsen started in the Marathon Cup . There she won the Jizera Mountains run over 50 km classic in January 2012 . In 2011 Svendsen was also third in the Birkebeinerrennet . In the overall ranking of the Marathon Cup, she took eighth place in the 2011/12 season . After the Wasalauf 2012, in which she was sixth, the subsequent Birkebeinerrennet, which she finished in 14th place, and the victory in the Flyktningerennet over 28 km classic, Svendsen no longer took part in professional cross-country races.

successes

Victories in Worldloppet Cup races

Note: Before the 2015/16 season, the Worldloppet Cup was still called the Marathon Cup .

No. date place run discipline
1. January 8, 2012 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Bedřichov Jizera Mountains Run 50 km classic mass start 1
1At the same time part of the Ski Classics .

Victories in Continental Cup races

No. date place discipline series
1. February 17, 2008 SwedenSweden Sundsvall 15 km freestyle Scandinavian Cup
2. February 7, 2009 EstoniaEstonia Mammasts 5 km freestyle Scandinavian Cup

Other victories in ski marathon races

Medals at national championships

  • 2007 : Bronze with the relay
  • 2008 : Silver over 56 km classic, bronze with the relay
  • 2009 : bronze over 30 km, bronze with the relay

Personal

Svendsen is the sister of Anna Svendsen , who is also a cross-country skier.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Result of Flyktningerennet 2012
  2. ^ Profile of Anna Svendsen at Utah Skiing , accessed January 12, 2016.