Marit Øygard

Marit Øygard
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 25)
Tromsø, Norway
Sport
CountryNorway
SportBiathlon
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Norway
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lillehammer Mixed Relay

Marit Øygard (born 10 June 1999) is a Norwegian biathlete. She is expected to make her debut at the Biathlon World Cup in 2024.[1]

Career

She competed in her first international races at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, where she secured a gold medal in the mixed relay alongside Marthe Kråkstad Johansen, Fredrik Qvist Buchner-Johannessen, and Sivert Guttorm Bakken.[2] Between 2016 and 2021, she participated in approximately a dozen international youth and junior events. At the Norwegian Biathlon Championships in 2022, Øygard, together with her brother Harald and teammate Vebjørn Sørum, won the mixed relay, marking the first victory in this event for the province of Oppland.[3]

Øygard made her IBU Cup debut during the 2024/25 season. She earned a fifth-place finish in the sprint event at Geilo, shooting cleanly, though she fell short of the podium by one minute, finishing behind Paula Botet, Marlene Fichtner, Johanna Skottheim and Chloé Chevalier.[4] After her successes in the second stage of the IBU Cup, Øygard was called up to the main national team for the World Cup stage in Hochfilzen, Austria, as a replacement for Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, who is missing the event due to heart problems.[5]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Youth and Junior World Championships

Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
Estonia 2018 Otepää 18 63rd 31st 37th
Austria 2021 Obertilliach 21 11th 24th 18th 5th

References

  1. ^ "Marit Øygard frå Øystre Slidre går verdscup". NRK. December 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Pedersen, Tord Olander (January 12, 2016). "Marthe er tatt ut til OL: - Jeg ble veldig glad da jeg fikk beskjeden". Rana Blad.
  3. ^ Løvland, Ivar (February 14, 2022). "(+) Lørdag vant de NM-gull med Oppland på sin tidligere hjemmebane". Nye Troms.
  4. ^ Scheve, Ingeborg (December 6, 2024). "Stjerneskuddet fra Skrautvål med nytt sterkt løp på Geilo". Langrenn.com.
  5. ^ Strande, Kåre (December 9, 2024). "(+) Marit Øygard erstatter Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold i verdenscupen". Avisa Valdres.