Martin Uldal (born 23 May 2001) is a Norwegian biathlete. He made his debut in the Biathlon World Cup in 2022.[1] Uldal is a bronze medallist at the 2024 European Championships in the individual race.[2]
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| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 2001 Kristiansand, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editMartin Uldal's first international championship was the European Youth Olympic Festival in 2019, where he did not achieve top-10 placements. The following year, he participated in the Youth World Championships in Lenzerheide, winning gold in the relay event but missing individual medals due to shooting misses.[3] He made a strong comeback at the Junior World Championships in 2022, winning bronze medals in all disciplines, including the relay race, and becoming the most successful athlete of the championship.[4] He earned his first World Cup points at the season finale in Oslo in 2022/23. Uldal was then included in the B-team of the national team for the 2022/23 season and competed in the IBU Cup, winning races in Idre and Ridnaun. He finished sixth overall in the IBU Cup standings. In the 2023/24 season at the IBU Cup, he won two races and finished runner-up on seven other occasions. At the end of the season he finished fourth in the overall standings.
Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
World Cup
edit| Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | ||||||
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| Races | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
| 2021–22 | 2/22 | 35 | 75th | — | — | 21 | 68th | 14 | 65th | — | — |
Youth and Junior World Championships
edit5 medals (1 gold, 4 bronze)
| Year | Age | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
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 2020 Lenzerheide
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18 | 6th | 14th | 7rd | Gold |
 2022 Soldier Hollow
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20 | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze |
References
edit- ^ "Martin Uldal". www.realbiathlon.com.
- ^ "Après un podium en coupe du monde, il s'offre l'or au championnat d'Europe - Sports Infos - Ski - Biathlon". www.ski-nordique.net. January 24, 2024.
- ^ Håland, Eugen Hammer, Kirsten (January 28, 2020). "(+) Drømmen gikk i oppfyllelse. Martin er dobbelt junior-verdensmester i skiskyting, og fortsatt gjenstår to løp". Gjesdalbuen.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Vellykket Junior-VM i Soldier Hollow". Norges skiskytterforbund.
External links
edit- Martin Uldal at IBU
