Odd Lirhus
Personal information
Full nameOdd Lirhus
NicknamePekka
Born (1956-09-18) 18 September 1956 (age 67)
Voss, Hordaland, Norway
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut13 January 1978
Retired8 March 1984
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1980, 1984)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 (1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Medals5 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 (1977/78–1983/84)
Individual victories2
Individual podiums8
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Hochfilzen 20 km individual
Silver medal – second place 1978 Hochfilzen 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1979 Ruhpolding 10 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 1982 Minsk 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay

Odd Lirhus[1][2] (born 18 September 1956) is a former Norwegian biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo he won a silver medal in the relay.[3] He also won a gold medal in the 20 km individual at the 1978 Biathlon World Championship.[4] In addition, he won the 20 km individual in Falun in the 1983–84 season.[5]

After that season, Lirhus took a gap year as an active biathlete to be a coach for the Canadian biathlon team, intending to return to biathlon and compete at the World Championships in Holmenkollen. He did not, however, return.[6]

From 2002 to 2005, Lirhus was the head coach for Norwegian women's biathlon team. Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée has attributed much of her success at the 2004 World Championships to him.[7]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[8]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
United States 1980 Lake Placid 23rd 7th 4th
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 24th — Silver

World Championships

5 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Austria 1978 Hochfilzen Gold 6th Silver
West Germany 1979 Ruhpolding 21st Silver 4th
Finland 1981 Lahti — 18th 4th
Soviet Union 1982 Minsk 11th 4th Silver
Italy 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 5th 10th Bronze
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Individual victories

2 victories (2 In)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1977–78
1 victory
(1 In)		 2 March 1978 Austria Hochfilzen 20 km individual Biathlon World Championships
1983–84
1 victory
(1 In)		 6 January 1984 Sweden Falun 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Odd Lirhus". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  2. ^ "Odd LIRHUS - Olympic Biathlon | Norway". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  3. ^ Olympic results from Sports-Reference.com
  4. ^ "World Championship Biathlon 1978 – Hochfilzen/Hochfilzen (AUT) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 7 January 1984. Retrieved 1 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  6. ^ "Tar et hvileår" [Takes a gap year]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 10 January 1985. Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  7. ^ "Lirhus trakk seg" [Lirhus retired]. VG (in Norwegian). 19 November 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian)
  8. ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

External links

World champions in men's biathlon – 20 km individual
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