Linda Grubben

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Medal record
Center
Grubben in Antholz (2006)
Olympic medal record
Women's Biathlon
Silver 2002 Salt Lake City 4 x 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 15 km individual
Gold 2004 Oberhof 4×6 km relay
Silver 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km pursuit
Silver 2006 Pokljuka 4x6 km relay, mixed
Bronze 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 4x6 km relay
Bronze 2005 Hochfilzen 15 km individual

Linda Grubben (born as Linda Tjørhom, 13 September 1979 in Stavanger) is a retired Norwegian biathlete.

She won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 4x 7.5 km relay, while winning the gold medal at the Biathlon World Championship 2004 in Oberhof, 2004. As an individual she won the bronze medal at the 15 km of the Biathlon World Championship 2005 in Hochfilzen. Grubben was able to win the last race of the 2005-06 Biathlon World Cup in Oslo, capturing the third position in the overall rankings. She has currently won six World Cup meetings. Her last World Cup victory was part of the 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup, when she won the 10 km pursuit in Oberhof on January 7, 2007. In the World Championships taking place in february 2007, she has so far collected both silver and gold medals. The gold medal was secured by hitting 20 shots of 20 possible and an impressing run in the slopes.

Linda Tjørhom at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Linda Tjørhom at the 2006 Winter Olympics

During the summer of 2006 she married Norwegian national biathlon coach Roger Grubben, which changed her name from Linda Tjørhom to Linda Grubben. In December 2007 she gave the birth to their first child - a daughter.

After winning her third medal (bronze) in the World Championship in February 2007, she announced her retirement from the sport February 11.

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