Tarjei BOE

FOOTBALL
Talented footballer when he was younger, before deciding to focus on biathlon at age 15. Coached by former Eliteserie player Kjell Rune Flo (NOR), who believed he could have played in Norway's top division had he stayed in the sport. "I have been a biathlete since I was 11, but football was the most fun. Even when I was 15 and was about to start on the biathlon line at NTG, I thought football was the coolest. In the end, it was a cynical choice, because I realised that I did not want to be Norway's best football player. It is ridiculous to say that I realised I could become Norway's best biathlete because I had no results, but I felt I had the ability to be good at it. But I still think football is more fun than biathlon." (tv2.no, 3 Mar 2016)

SCHOOL
Attended Norges Toppidrettsgymnas (Norwegian School of Elite Sports) in Lillehammer in his youth.

CHARITY
Athlete ambassador for the humanitarian organisation Right to Play. (tarjeiboe.com)

SIBLING
He and his younger brother Johannes Thingnes Boe became the first siblings to be part of the same gold-winning team in the men's relay at the Olympic Winter Games at Beijing 2022. (Info 2022, 15 Feb 2022)

PARTNER
Dating Norwegian journalist Gita Simonsen.

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Four-time Olympian, winning relay gold on his debut at Vancouver 2010. After finishing fourth in the relay at Sochi 2014, he added a relay silver at PyeongChang 2018, finishing 55.5 seconds behind Sweden. Had his best individual performance in PyeongChang, finishing in the top-13 in all disciplines, including fourth in the pursuit (previous best was 21st in individual at Vancouver 2010). Won gold in the mixed relay and men's relay, silver in the pursuit and bronze in the sprint at Beijing 2022.

Won six of nine relay gold medals at the World Championships, finishing second twice (2015, 2020) and eighth in 2017. Won a medal every time he contested the mixed relay (three gold, two bronze). Has two individual victories in individual (2011) and mass start (2013).

Finished on the podium five out of six times twice at the World Championships. On his debut in 2011 (three gold, two bronze) he missed a medal in the mass start, finishing fourth, and in 2015 (one silver, four bronze) he finished 25th in the individual. Failed to win a gold medal twice in 2015 (won five medals) and 2017 (no medals).

Youngest biathlete to win the World Cup Overall Crystal Globe, edging out Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) by five points in 2011. Finished first overall in the sprint and pursuit, second in the individual and third in the mass start, with four victories and nine podium finishes including his first in Hochfilzen (Sprint). Finished first in the mass start in 2021.

Won two gold (sprint, pursuit) and a silver medal (individual) at the 2019 European Championships in Raubichi.

Six Youth/Junior World Championship medals, including gold in the individual in 2006 (Presque Isle), three silver and two bronze medals. Four gold medals at the 2009 Junior European Championships in Ufa, winning every race he contested (sprint, pursuit, individual, relay).