Background
Thingnes Bø is the son of Klemet Bø and Aslaug Hildegunn Thingnes Bø. He was born and raised in Markane in Stryn, and is the second youngest of five siblings.
Thingnes Bø is the son of Klemet Bø and Aslaug Hildegunn Thingnes Bø. He was born and raised in Markane in Stryn, and is the second youngest of five siblings.
He is from the small village of Markane, in Sogn og Fjordane, and represents Markane Illinois. He is the younger brother of biathlete Tarjei Bø. He is the youngest Norwegian ever to be drafted for the national biathlon team /14 All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games World Championships 6 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) World Cup = Season standings = Individual victories 11 victories (8 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 Mississippi) National distinctions 2012 – Karolineprisen – awarded national talents within culture and sports.
2009 At Hovedlandsrennet in Beitostølen he won the silver medal in relay with Jarle Midtfjell Gørven, Runar Netland, and Johan Eirik Meland. In September he won two gold medals in the Norwegian championships in roller-ski biathlon held in Vik, Sogn in the 17-year-old men"s class. First he won the sprint, then the pursuit. 2010–2012 Thingnes Bø won several international medals in 2010 and 2011. In 2012 he became a junior world champion for the third time. 2013 In January/February 2013 during the Junior World Championship in Obertilliach, Austria, Thingnes Bø won the silver medal in sprint, gold in the 12.5 km pursuit, and gold in the 7.5 km relay. His big breakthrough came during the 2013/2014 season where he won his first World Cup race and was third in the overall standings. Thingnes Bø won four more World Cup races for a total of 5. Thingnes Bø got his first World Cup win on 14 December 2013 in the sprint and his second the day after with a win in the pursuit. He won three more World Cup races in Kontiolahti, two sprints and one pursuit. *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
