Odd Lirhus[1][2] (born 18 September 1956) is a former Norwegian biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo he won a silver medal in the relay.[3] He also won a gold medal in the 20 km individual at the 1978 Biathlon World Championship.[4] In addition, he won the 20 km individual in Falun in the 1983–84 season.[5]
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| Full name | Odd Lirhus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Pekka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 September 1956 Voss, Hordaland, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 13 January 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 8 March 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 (1980, 1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 (1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 5 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 7 (1977/78–1983/84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After that season, Lirhus took a gap year as an active biathlete to be a coach for the Canadian biathlon team, intending to return to biathlon and compete at the World Championships in Holmenkollen. He did not, however, return.[6]
From 2002 to 2005, Lirhus was the head coach for Norwegian women's biathlon team. Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée has attributed much of her success at the 2004 World Championships to him.[7]
Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[8]
Olympic Games
edit1 medal (1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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 1980 Lake Placid
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23rd | 7th | 4th |
 1984 Sarajevo
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24th | — | Silver |
World Championships
edit5 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
 1978 Hochfilzen
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Gold | 6th | Silver |
 1979 Ruhpolding
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21st | Silver | 4th |
 1981 Lahti
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— | 18th | 4th |
 1982 Minsk
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11th | 4th | Silver |
 1983 Antholz-Anterselva
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5th | 10th | Bronze |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
Individual victories
edit2 victories (2 In)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–78 1 victory (1 In) |
2 March 1978 | Hochfilzen |
20 km individual | Biathlon World Championships |
| 1983–84 1 victory (1 In) |
6 January 1984 |  Falun |
20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
References
edit- ^ "Olympedia – Odd Lirhus". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "Odd LIRHUS - Olympic Biathlon | Norway". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ Olympic results from Sports-Reference.com
- ^ "World Championship Biathlon 1978 – Hochfilzen/Hochfilzen (AUT) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 7 January 1984. Retrieved 1 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ^ "Tar et hvileår" [Takes a gap year]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 10 January 1985. Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ^ "Lirhus trakk seg" [Lirhus retired]. VG (in Norwegian). 19 November 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
External links
edit- Odd Lirhus at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
