Jens Arne Svartedal (born February 14, 1976) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed in the World Cup between 1999 and 2010.[1] He represented Trøsken IL from Sarpsborg in Norway. His greatest achievement is winning the individual sprint gold medal at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo. He also has a silver medal in the Team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Jens Arne Svartedal
Svartedal in 2007
Country Norway
Born (1976-02-14) February 14, 1976 (age 48)
Sarpsborg, Norway
Ski clubTrøsken IL
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (1998, 20002010)
Starts132
Podiums24
Wins12
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2006)
Discipline titles1 – (1 SP)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin Team sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sapporo Individual sprint

Svartedal has seventeen cross-country victories since 2001, mostly in the sprint races. Two of those wins were in the sprint events at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival (2002, 2003).

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

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  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2006 30 44 5 Silver
2010 34 23

World Championships

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  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2003 27 19 11
2007 31 19 Gold
2009 33 20

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
1998 22 NC NC
2000 24 52 NC 16
2001 25 35 15
2002 26 9  
2003 27 15 8
2004 28   20  
2005 29 7 21 8
2006 30   5 9
2007 31 8 55   21
2008 32 9 15 11 10 41
2009 33 52 37 75
2010 34 73 45 87

Individual podiums

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  • 12 victories (12 WC)
  • 24 podiums (22 WC, 2 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1999–00  8 March 2000   Oslo, Norway 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
2  2000–01  1 February 2001   Asiago, Italy 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
3 2001–02 19 December 2001   Asiago, Italy 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
4 15 March 2002   Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
5 13 March 2002   Oslo, Norway 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
6  2002–03  15 December 2002   Cogne, Italy 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
7 11 March 2003   Drammen, Norway 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
8  2003–04  28 November 2003   Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
9 16 December 2003   Val di Fiemme, Italy 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
10 18 February 2004   Stockholm, Sweden 1.1 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
11 12 March 2004   Pragelato, Italy 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
12 2004–05 14 December 2004   Asiago, Italy 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
13  2005–06  19 November 2005   Beitostølen, Norway 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
14 26 November 2005   Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
15 5 February 2006   Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
16 9 March 2006   Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
17 2006–07 25 November 2006   Rukatunturi, Finland 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
18 28 January 2007   Otepää, Estonia 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
19 10 March 2007   Lahti, Finland 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
20  2007–08  2 January 2008   Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd
21 5 January 2008   Val di Fiemme, Italy 20 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
22 27 February 2008   Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
23 5 March 2008   Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
24  2008–09  14 February 2009   Valdidentro, Italy 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

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  • 4 victories (3 RL, 1 TS)
  • 12 podiums (8 RL, 4 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1  2001–02  10 March 2002   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Jevne / Hofstad / Bjonviken
2  2002–03  26 January 2003   Oberhof, Germany 10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Alsgaard
3  2003–04  23 November 2003   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Hjelmeset / Berger / Hofstad
4 6 March 2004   Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Hjelmeset
5  2004–05  5 December 2004   Bern, Switzerland 6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Hetland
6 12 December 2004   Lago di Tesero, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Hjelmeset / Estil / Hofstad
7 20 March 2005   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Hjelmeset / Skjeldal / Hofstad
8  2005–06  20 November 2005   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Rønning / Hetland / Hofstad
9 18 December 2005   Canmore, Canada 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Rønning
10 15 January 2006   Lago di Tesero, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Hjelmeset / Gjerdalen / Hofstad
11 2007–08 25 November 2007   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Sundby / Hofstad / Hetland
12 24 February 2008   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Hjelmeset / Østensen / Gjerdalen

References

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  1. ^ a b "SVARTEDAL Jens Arne". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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