Odd Lirhus (born 18 September 1956) is a former Norwegian biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo he won a silver medal in the relay.Olympic results from Sports-Reference.com He also won a gold medal in the 20 km individual at the 1978 Biathlon World Championship. In addition, he won the 20 km individual in Falun in the 1983–84 season.
After that season, Lirhus took a gap year as an active biathlete to be a coach for the Canadian biathlon team, intending to return to biathlon and compete at the World Championships in Holmenkollen. He did not, however, return.
From 2002 to 2005, Lirhus was the head coach for Norwegian women's biathlon team. Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée has attributed much of her success at the 2004 World Championships to him.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games 1 medal (1 silver) EventIndividualSprintRelay 1980 Lake Placid 23rd 7th 4th 1984 Sarajevo 24th — Silver
World Championships 5 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze) EventIndividualSprintRelay 1978 Hochfilzen Gold 6th Silver 1979 Ruhpolding 21st Silver 4th 1981 Lahti — 18th 4th 1982 Minsk 11th 4th Silver 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 5th 10th Bronze *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
Individual victories 2 victories (2 In) Season Date Location Discipline Level 1977–78 1 victory (1 In) 2 March 1978 Hochfilzen20 km individualBiathlon World Championships 1983–84 1 victory (1 In) 6 January 1984 Falun20 km individualBiathlon World Cup *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
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