Emil Hegle Svendsen

Norwegian biathlete

Emil Hegle Svendsen (born 1985) is a Norwegian biathlete, cross-country skier and biathlon coach. Svendsen was born in Trondheim on 12 July 1985.

Svendsen competed in biathlon.

Svendsen received Holmenkollen Medal (2012) and Olavstatuetten (2008). He appeared at the 2006 Winter Olympics, biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – men's individual, biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – men's sprint and biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics – men's mass start.

The 2006 Winter Olympics were held in Turin, Italy.

Emil Hegle Svendsen is covered in 39 language editions of Wikipedia, a rough measure of how far the name has carried beyond Norway.

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