Ole Einar Bjørndalen (born January 27, 1974) is a biathlete in Norway, the birthplace of biathlon. He has won six Olympic medals (2 in Nagano and 4 in Salt Lake City), seven World Championships medals (2 gold medals in 2003) and an overall World Cup title.
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