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Bjarne Solbakken

Bjarne Solbakken

Norwegian alpine skier

Bjarne Solbakken (born 18 May 1977) is a retired Norwegian alpine skier from Stranda who has competed at the Olympics, World Championships and the World Cup.

Olympics

Solbakken participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he finished fifth in super-G, sixth in giant slalom and twelfth in downhill.[1] At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin he competed in downhill, super-G and giant slalom, with a twentieth place in giant slalom as best result.[1]

World championships

At the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 he competed in super-G, downhill and giant slalom.

World Cup

He participated in the Alpine skiing World Cup in 2003/2004, 2004/2005 and 2005/2006. His best result was at the 2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup, when he finished fourth overall in super-G, with one victory, in Beaver Creek, and one second place at Kvitfjell. He left in the summer of 2008 to pursue studies.

References

  1. [1]
    "Bjarne Solbakken – Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2008-12-01.


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