Jens Arne Svartedal


Jens Arne Svartedal is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed in the World Cup between 1999 and 2010. He represented Trøsken IL from Sarpsborg in Norway. His greatest achievement is winning the individual sprint gold medal at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo. He also has a silver medal in the Team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Svartedal has seventeen cross-country victories since 2001, mostly in the sprint races. Two of those wins were in the sprint events at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1999–00 8 March 2000 Oslo, Norway1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
2 2000–01 1 February 2001 Asiago, Italy1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
32001–0219 December 2001 Asiago, Italy1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
42001–0215 March 2002 Stockholm, Sweden1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
52001–0213 March 2002 Oslo, Norway1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
6 2002–03 15 December 2002 Cogne, Italy1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
7 2002–03 11 March 2003 Drammen, Norway1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
8 2003–04 28 November 2003 Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
9 2003–04 16 December 2003 Val di Fiemme, Italy1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
10 2003–04 18 February 2004 Stockholm, Sweden1.1 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
11 2003–04 12 March 2004 Pragelato, Italy1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
122004–0514 December 2004 Asiago, Italy1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
13 2005–06 19 November 2005 Beitostølen, Norway15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
14 2005–06 26 November 2005 Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
15 2005–06 5 February 2006 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
16 2005–06 9 March 2006 Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
172006–0725 November 2006 Rukatunturi, Finland1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
182006–0728 January 2007 Otepää, Estonia1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
192006–0710 March 2007 Lahti, Finland1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
20 2007–08 2 January 2008 Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd
21 2007–08 5 January 2008 Val di Fiemme, Italy20 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
22 2007–08 27 February 2008 Stockholm, Sweden1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
23 2007–08 5 March 2008 Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
24 2008–09 14 February 2009 Valdidentro, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 2001–02 10 March 2002 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdJevne / Hofstad / Bjonviken
2 2002–03 26 January 2003 Oberhof, Germany10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdAlsgaard
3 2003–04 23 November 2003 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHjelmeset / Berger / Hofstad
4 2003–04 6 March 2004 Lahti, Finland6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup3rdHjelmeset
5 2004–05 5 December 2004 Bern, Switzerland6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndHetland
6 2004–05 12 December 2004 Lago di Tesero, Italy4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stHjelmeset / Estil / Hofstad
7 2004–05 20 March 2005 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stHjelmeset / Skjeldal / Hofstad
8 2005–06 20 November 2005 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdRønning / Hetland / Hofstad
9 2005–06 18 December 2005 Canmore, Canada6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stRønning
10 2005–06 15 January 2006 Lago di Tesero, Italy4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdHjelmeset / Gjerdalen / Hofstad
112007–0825 November 2007 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSundby / Hofstad / Hetland
122007–0824 February 2008 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHjelmeset / Østensen / Gjerdalen