Odd Lirhus


Odd Lirhus is a former Norwegian biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo he won a silver medal in the relay. 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
EventIndividualSprintRelay
1980 Lake Placid23rd7th4th
1984 Sarajevo24th—Silver

World Championships

5 medals
EventIndividualSprintRelay
1978 HochfilzenGold6thSilver
1979 Ruhpolding21stSilver4th
1981 Lahti—18th4th
1982 Minsk11th4thSilver
1983 Antholz-Anterselva5th10thBronze

Individual victories

2 victories
SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1977–78
1 victory
2 March 1978 Hochfilzen20 km individualBiathlon World Championships
1983–84
1 victory
6 January 1984 Falun20 km individualBiathlon World Cup