Sven Agge ( Swede. Sven Agge ; June 16, 1925 - February 5, 2004) - Swedish biathlete , participant in the 1960 Winter Olympics.
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| Full name | Sven ingvar agge | |||||||||
| Original name | Swede. Sven agge | |||||||||
| Citizenship |  Sweden | |||||||||
| Date of Birth | June 16, 1925 | |||||||||
| Place of Birth | Sillansnes , Flax Kopparberg | |||||||||
| Date of death | February 5, 2004 (78 years old) | |||||||||
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Biography
The first major international start for Sven was the 1959 World Cup in Italian Courmayeur . In the individual race, having shown the best shooting among the participants - 6 misses, he won a bronze medal. In addition, together with Adolf Wiklund and Sture Ulin, he became the silver medalist in the unofficial team standings, the result of which consisted of the results of the three best biathletes of the same country in the individual race.
He entered the Swedish Olympic team at the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in the American Squaw Valley , in which biathlon in its modern form was first introduced as a discipline. In the only race held - individual - he became 16th among 30 participants, showing the 12th time of the race and making 9 misses, for which 18 penalty minutes were added to his time [1] .
Participation in Biathlon World Championships
| Year | Location | Indus |
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| 1959 | World Cup Courmayeur | 3 |
Participation in the olympic games
| Year | Location | Indus |
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| 1960 | Squaw Valley | sixteen |
Notes
- β Until 1967, at the World Championships and Olympic Games, 2 penalty minutes were awarded for each miss.