Sivert Guttorm Bakken (18 July 1998 – 23 December 2025) was a Norwegian biathlete. He won the overall mass start title at the 2021–22 Biathlon World Cup.
Career Bakken won his first world cup race the same year, in the 15-kilometre mass start in Oslo Holmenkollen, on 20 March 2022.
After a successful 2021–2022 season, Bakken was unable to return to competition the following season due to a heart problem, pericarditis. He announced his intent to hopefully return during the 2023–2024 season, having resumed training, and he competed in several World Cup races in late 2025.
Personal life and death Bakken was found dead in his hotel room in Lavaze, Trentino, Italy, on 23 December 2025, by his teammate Johan-Olav Botn. He was 27, and had been in Italy to prepare for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
, no cause of death has been reported publicly. Results of an autopsy are expected in March.
When Botn won gold at the men's 20km individual biathlon at the Winter Olympics in February, he turned to cameras at the finish line and said "Sivert, we've done it".
At the 2026 Winter Olympics, his former teammate Johan-Olav Botn dedicated his gold medal in the men's 20 km individual biathlon to Bakken. Botn had shouted Bakken's name as he crossed the finish line in Cortina.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
World Cup SeasonOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass startPointsPositionPositionPositionPositionPosition2020–212570th – 66th 70th –2021–225539th 12th 18th 15th 1st2025–2622426th 15th 25th 35th 33rd
Individual podiums 1 victory (1 mass start) 2 podiums Season Date Location Discipline Place2021–22 12 March 2022 Otepää 15 km Mass Start 3rd 20 March 2022 Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km Mass Start 1st
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