Emil Hegle Svendsen
Emil Hegle Svendsen in 2009 |
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| Nickname | Super-Svendsen |
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| Born | (1985-07-12) 12 July 1985 Trondheim, Norway |
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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| Sport | Biathlon |
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| Club | Trondhjems Skiskyttere |
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| World Cup debut | 15 December 2005 |
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| Teams | 4 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) |
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| Medals | 8 (4 gold) |
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| Teams | 9 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) |
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| Medals | 21 (12 gold) |
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| Seasons | 11 (2005/06–2017/18) |
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| Individual victories | 37 |
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| All victories | 58 |
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| Individual podiums | 79 |
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| All podiums | 115 |
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| Overall titles | 1 (2009–10) |
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| Discipline titles | 4: 2 Individual (2010–11, 2013–14); 1 Sprint (2009–10); 1 Mass start (2010–11) |
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| Updated on 23 February 2018 |
Emil Hegle Svendsen (born 12 July 1985) is a retired Norwegian biathlete. He has won eight medals at Winter Olympics (four gold) and five individual gold medals and seven relay gold medals at World Championships.
He skis with Trondhjems Skiskyttere, based in his hometown Trondheim.