Tor Halvor Bjørnstad
Tor Halvor Bjørnstad ( born May 17, 1978) is a Norwegian biathlete, cross country skier, cyclist and triathlete winter.
Career
Tor Halvor Bjørnstad made his international debut at the 2000 European Championships in Zakopane. Best finish was a 13th place in the sprint. At the start of the following season 2000/ 01 Bjørnstad launched for the first time in Hochfilzen in the Biathlon World Cup. 82 he was in his first sprint race. In Haute Maurienne he started again at the European Championships and finished second in all three individual races spaces between eleven and 15 at the start of next season, he won in a sprint in Osrblie than 24 first World Cup points. At times, Bjørnstad was also used in the European Cup and frequently occupied top places. He won in Forni Avoltri a sprint and pursuit. At Holmenkollen in Oslo, he finished with a 15th place in the sprint and an eleventh place in the pursuit of his two best World Cup finishes. He ran his last international race in 2005.
After he had finished his biathlon career, he moved to the long- run, but where he could not achieve a great success in smaller national races down to the individual victories. In 2008 he retired from competitive sports to devote himself to his medical studies. However, in January 2009, he made a comeback in skiing when he was Norwegian champion in winter triathlon and a month later even world champion in this sport. Thus writes Bjørnstad history, to have been successful in modern times in three sports. In all disciplines, he became Norwegian champion and launched internationally for Norway.
In the summer of 2009, the good cyclists Bjørnstad won the Norwegian championship over the marathon route on a mountain bike and was therefore entitled to participate in the World Cup. He wound up a large field.