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Sivert Guttorm Bakken

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Sivert Guttorm Bakken
Bakken in 2016
Personal information
Full nameSivert Guttorm Bakken
NationalityNorwegian
Born(1998-07-18)18 July 1998
Lillehammer, Norway
Died23 December 2025(2025-12-23) (aged 27)
Varena, Italy
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubVingrom Il
World Cup debut8 January 2021
World Cup
Seasons2
Individual races22
All races25
Individual victories1
All victories4
Individual podiums2
All podiums5
Discipline titles1 (Mass Start 2021/22)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Norway
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Duszniki-ZdrójMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2025 Val Martello10 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2025 Val Martello4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2020 Raubichi12.5 km pursuit
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Otepää4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 Osrblie10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place2019 Osrblie12.5 km pursuit
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 LillehammerPursuit
Gold medal – first place2016 LillehammerMixed relay
Silver medal – second place2016 LillehammerSprint
Updated on 31 January 2025

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.[1]

Career

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Bakken won his first world cup race the same year, in the 15-kilometre mass start in Oslo Holmenkollen, on 20 March 2022.[2]

After a successful 2021–2022 season, Bakken was unable to return to competition the following season due to a heart problem, pericarditis.[3] He announced his intent to hopefully return during the 2023–2024 season, having resumed training,[4] and he competed in several World Cup races in late 2025.

Personal life and death

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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.[5][6][7]

As of February 2026, no cause of death has been reported publicly.[7] Results of an autopsy are expected in March.[8][needs update]

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".[7]

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.[9]

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Cup

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Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Position Position Position Position
2020–21 25 70th – 66th 70th –
2021–22 553 9th 12th 18th 15th 1st
2025–26 224 26th 15th 25th 35th 33rd

Individual podiums

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  • 1 victory (1 mass start)
  • 2 podiums
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2021–22 12 March 2022 Estonia Otepää 15 km Mass Start 3rd
20 March 2022 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km Mass Start 1st

References

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  1. ↑ "Men's Mass Start Points". biathlonworld.com.
  2. ↑ "Bakken Sprints to First-ever Win in Oslo Mass Start". biathlonworld.com. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Burgaud, Florian (27 October 2022). "Biathlon : Sivert Guttorm Bakken absent du début de la saison de coupe du monde" [Biathlon: Sivert Guttorm Bakken absent from the start of the World Cup season]. nordicmag.info (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sivert Bakken reprend l'entrainement" [Sivert Bakken returns to training]. ski-nordique.net (in French). 9 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Alsalman, Ibraheem; Segerström, Erik (23 December 2025). "Skidskytte: Norske skidskytten Sivert Guttorm Bakken är död". SVT Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Tod in Hotelzimmer: Norwegischer Biathlet Bakken starb mit Höhentrainingsmaske" [Death in hotel room: Norwegian biathlete Bakken died with altitude training mask]. n-tv.de (in German). 24 December 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 ""Sivert, wir haben es geschafft" – Olympiasieger Botn grüßt toten Freund". Sportschau (in German). 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Klemm, Stephen (13 January 2026). "Ein Todesfall und noch viele offene Fragen". ZDF Heute (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2026. In Oberhof standen allerdings auch Fragen im Raum. Die norwegischen Biathleten hielten sich vor Weihnachten in der Höhe von Lavazé in Italien auf, um zu trainieren. Besonders bizarr erscheint die Tatsache, dass die Ergebnisse der abgeschlossenen Obduktion erst Anfang März vorliegen sollen, neun Wochen nach dem Todestag.
  9. ↑ "Winter Olympics: Sturla Holm Laegreid apologises after confession". BBC Sport. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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