Johan-Olav Smørdal Botn (born 18 June 1999) is a Norwegian biathlete.[1] He made his Biathlon World Cup debut in 2024.[2]

Johan-Olav Botn
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 25)
Stårheim, Norway
Sport
CountryNorway
SportBiathlon
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Norway
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Osrblie Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2024 Osrblie 20 km individual
Silver medal – second place 2024 Osrblie 10 km sprint

Career

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Botn made his international debut relatively late in November 2021, securing the 32nd position in the IBU Cup sprint in Idre. Following another appearance in January, he was subsequently excluded from the squad. During the winter of 2022/23, the Norwegian participated in the initial races in early December, achieving his first top-10 result with an 8th place in the individual competition. Due to Erlend Bjøntegaard's decision to waive his starting rights, Botn received the reserve starting position for the season finale in Canmore and secured podium finishes in both sprint races. His standout performance, however, occurred in the final race of the season, the pursuit competition, where he claimed his first IBU Cup victory with a lead of over a minute over Vebjørn Sørum. At the Norwegian Championships, Botn, alongside Håvard Bogetveit, Simon Kirkeeide, and Johannes Thingnes Bø, won the bronze medal in the relay event for Sogn og Fjordane. For the 2023/2024 season, he was selected for the B-national team for the first time.[3][4] At the 2024 European Biathlon Championship, he won one gold and two silver medals.[5]

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Cup

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Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2023–24 231 29th 120 21st 84 25th 27 31st

Individual podiums

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No. Season Date Location Level Race Place
1 2023–24 9 March 2024   Soldier Hollow World Cup Sprint 3rd

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete Statistics – real biathlon". www.realbiathlon.com.
  2. ^ AS, TV 2 (2023-12-20). "Sjokkerer Bjørndalen: - Detaljene er hemmelige". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Le phénomène Johan Olav Botn - Sports Infos - Ski - Biathlon". www.ski-nordique.net (in French). 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  4. ^ https://biathlonlive.com/coupe-du-monde/johan-olav-botn-monter-sur-le-podium/
  5. ^ NRK (2024-01-26). "EM-sølv til Botn tross to bomskudd på sprinten". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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