Frode Andresen
Andresen in Östersund, 2008
Personal information
Full nameFrode Andresen
Born (1973-09-09) 9 September 1973
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubRingkollen Skiklubb
SkisAtomic
World Cup debut6 March 1993
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams14 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Medals9 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons20 (1992/93–2011/12)
Individual victories15
All victories28
Individual podiums47
All podiums84
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano 10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 10 km sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Antholz-Anterselva Team event
Gold medal – first place 2000 Oslo 10 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2000 Lahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Kontiolahti 10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Oslo 15 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Antholz-Anterselva Mixed relay
Frode competing in the 20km Individual at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Frode Andresen (born 9 September 1973) is a former Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier.

Early life

Andresen was born in the Netherlands, and lived one year each in Cape Town, South Africa; Lagos, Nigeria; and Nairobi, Kenya, because of his parents' careers. They settled in Norway when Frode was four, and a year later he learnt to cross-country ski, taking up biathlon when he was twelve.

Biathlon career

Andresen started competing in 1985 and has 15 World cup victories. In all Andresen had 47 podium finishes, 15 1st (including three wins at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition with two sprint wins (2000, 2001) and one pursuit (2001)), 15 2nd and 17 3rd places.[1] On the January 22, 2006, Frode Andresen won the Golden Cup, which is a trophy awarded to the biathlete with the most points during the three world cup events after Christmas. Andresen is one of the fastest skiers in the field, but his shooting accuracy is questionable, his 03/04 season shooting statistics were 72% in the prone, and 67% standing, whilst the top biathletes are in the high 80% range.

On 14 February 2006 Andresen won the bronze medal in the 10 km sprint in the 2006 Winter Olympics in a time of 26:31.3, 19.7 seconds behind winner Sven Fischer of Germany, having missed one target out of ten. This gave him a complete set of medals in his olympic career.

Andresen's last competition at the World Cup level was the sprint in Hochfilzen 15 December 2011 in the 2011–12 season.[1] Andresen's last competition at the IBU Cup level was the sprint in Beitostølen 1 December 2012 in the 2012–13 season.[1]

Cross-country career

A skilled and versatile skier, Andresen also participates in FIS cross-country skiing competitions. One of his best achievements in this sport is the first place in 20 km Freestyle race on 1999 Norwegian national championship which took place in Lillehammer.

Personal life

Frode lives with fellow biathlete Gunn Margit Andreassen, and they had a son together, David, who was born around Christmas 2004, but died January 1, 2018. They also have two younger sons, Nicolai and Elias. He has a degree in economics and lists monitoring the stock market as a hobby of his. Frode is an avid cyclist, coming 26th at the 2002 Norwegian Championships in road cycling. As a child he cracked several teeth while skateboarding.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games

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

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
Japan 1998 Nagano 19th Silver — — —
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 7th 8th 14th — Gold
Italy 2006 Turin 15th Bronze 6th 19th 5th
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

9 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay
Italy 1995 Antholz-Anterselva — 10th — — Gold 5th —
Germany 1996 Ruhpolding — 5th — — — 4th —
Slovakia 1997 Brezno-Osrblie — 14th 19th — — — —
Slovenia 1998 Pokljuka — — 8th — — — —
Finland 1999 Kontiolahti 53rd Bronze 27th 6th — Bronze —
Norway 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 21st Gold 6th DSQ — Silver —
Slovenia 2001 Pokljuka — 8th 6th 16th — Bronze —
Norway 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen — — — Bronze — — —
Russia 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 26th 6th 13th 21st — 4th —
Germany 2004 Oberhof — 10th 15th 19th — — —
Austria 2005 Hochfilzen — 35th 35th — — — —
Slovenia 2006 Pokljuka — — — — — — 23rd
Italy 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 4th — — 6th — Silver Bronze
Sweden 2008 Östersund — 57th 42nd — — — —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

Individual victories

15 victories (11 Sp, 4 Pu)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1997–98
1 victory
(1 Sp)		10 January 1998Germany Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1998–99
1 victory
(1 Pu)		6 March 1999Canada Valcartier12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
1999–2000
6 victories
(4 Sp, 2 Pu)		8 December 1999Slovenia Pokljuka10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
10 December 1999Slovenia Pokljuka12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
17 December 1999Slovenia Pokljuka10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
11 February 2000Sweden Östersund10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
13 February 2000Sweden Östersund12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
19 February 2000Norway Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprintBiathlon World Championships
2000–01
3 victories
(2 Sp, 1 Pu)		7 March 2001United States Lake Placid10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
16 March 2001Norway Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
17 March 2001Norway Oslo Holmenkollen12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2002–03
1 victory
(1 Sp)		5 December 2002Sweden Östersund10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2005–06
3 victories
(3 Sp)		10 December 2005Austria Hochfilzen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
14 January 2006Germany Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
19 January 2006Italy Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
199925108—71———
20012783—————
20043011071————
20053113385————
2008349056————
20103613585————

Team podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2003–04 23 November 2003Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdEstil / Bjonviken / Bjørndalen

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Frode Andresen". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "ANDRESEN Frode". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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