Linda Grubben
Linda Grubben
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Personal information |
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Birth name |
Linda Tjørhom |
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Full name |
Linda Grubben |
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Born |
(1979-09-13) 13 September 1979 Stavanger, Norway |
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Professional information |
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Sport |
Biathlon |
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World Cup debut |
12 February 2000 |
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Retired |
11 February 2007 |
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Olympic Games |
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Teams |
2 (2002, 2006) |
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Medals |
1 (0 gold) |
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World Championships |
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Teams |
7 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
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Medals |
6 (2 gold) |
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World Cup |
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Seasons |
8 (1999/00–2006/07) |
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Individual victories |
8 |
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All victories |
14 |
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Individual podiums |
22 |
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All podiums |
40 |
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Discipline titles |
1: 1 Individual (2002–03) |
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Linda Grubben (née Linda Tjørhom, 13 September 1979 in Stavanger) is a retired Norwegian biathlete.
She won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 4 × 7.5 km relay, while winning the gold medal at the Biathlon World Championships 2004 in Oberhof, 2004. Individually, she won the bronze medal at the 15 km of the Biathlon World Championship 2005 in Hochfilzen. Grubben won the last race of the 2005-06 Biathlon World Cup in Oslo, capturing the third position in the overall rankings. She accumulated eight World Cup victories in her career. At the World Championships taking place in Antholz-Anterselva, she collected bronze, silver and gold medals. The gold medal was secured by hitting 20 out of 20 possible targets.
On 5 August 2006, she married Norwegian national biathlon coach Roger Grubben, adopting his last name, Grubben. In December 2007 she gave birth to their first child - a daughter.
After winning her third medal which was a bronze at the 2007 World Championships, she announced her retirement from the sport.
References
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3 × 5 km |
- 1984: Soviet Union (Venera Chernyshova, Liudmila Zabolotnaya, Kaija Parve)
- 1985: Soviet Union (Venera Chernyshova, Elena Golovina, Kaija Parve)
- 1986: Soviet Union (Kaija Parve, Nadejda Belova, Venera Chernyshova)
- 1987: Soviet Union (Elena Golovina, Venera Chernyshova, Kaija Parve)
- 1988: Soviet Union (Venera Chernyshova, Elena Golovina, Kaija Parve)
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3 × 7.5 km | |
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4 × 7.5 km |
- 1993: Czech Republic (Jana Kulhavá, Jiřina Adamičková, Iveta Knížková, Eva Háková)
- 1995: Germany (Uschi Disl, Antje Harvey, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Petra Behle)
- 1996: Germany (Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Petra Behle)
- 1997: Germany (Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Petra Behle)
- 1999: Germany (Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Martina Zellner)
- 2000: Russia (Olga Pyleva, Svetlana Chernousova, Galina Koukleva, Albina Akhatova)
- 2001: Russia (Olga Pyleva, Anna Bogaliy, Galina Koukleva, Svetlana Ishmouratova)
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4 × 6 km |
- 2003: Russia (Albina Akhatova, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Galina Koukleva, Svetlana Chernousova)
- 2004: Norway (Linda Tjørhom, Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen, Gunn Margit Andreassen, Liv Grete Poirée)
- 2005: Russia (Olga Pyleva, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, Olga Zaitseva)
- 2007: Germany (Martina Glagow, Andrea Henkel, Magdalena Neuner, Kati Wilhelm)
- 2008: Germany (Martina Glagow, Andrea Henkel, Magdalena Neuner, Kati Wilhelm)
- 2009: Russia (Svetlana Sleptsova, Anna Boulygina, Olga Medvedtseva, Olga Zaitseva)
- 2011: Germany (Andrea Henkel, Miriam Gössner, Tina Bachmann, Magdalena Neuner)
- 2012: Germany (Tina Bachmann, Magdalena Neuner, Miriam Gössner, Andrea Henkel)
- 2013: Norway (Hilde Fenne, Ann Kristin Flatland, Synnøve Solemdal, Tora Berger)
- 2015: Germany (Franziska Hildebrand, Franziska Preuß, Vanessa Hinz, Laura Dahlmeier)
- 2016: Norway (Synnøve Solemdal, Fanny Horn Birkeland, Tiril Eckhoff, Marte Olsbu)
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