Sivert Guttorm Bakken
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| Full name | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 1998 Lillehammer, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 December 2025 (aged 27) Varena, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vingrom Il | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 8 January 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual races | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All races | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| 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
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
Bakken was found dead at 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]
When Botn won gold at the 20km men's individual biathlon at the Winter Olympics in February, he turned to cameras at the finish line and said "Sivert, we've done it".[7]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
World Cup
| Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |
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| Points | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | |
| 2020–21 | 25 | 70th | – | 66th | 70th | – |
| 2021–22 | 553 | 9th | 12th | 18th | 15th | 1st |
Individual victories
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
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| 2021–22 | 20 March 2022 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Mass Start |
References
- ^ "Men's Mass Start Points". biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Bakken Sprints to First-ever Win in Oslo Mass Start". biathlonworld.com. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sivert Bakken reprend l'entrainement" [Sivert Bakken returns to training]. ski-nordique.net (in French). 9 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Alsalman, Ibraheem; Segerström, Erik (23 December 2025). "Skidskytte: Norske skidskytten Sivert Guttorm Bakken är död". SVT Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c ""Sivert, wir haben es geschafft" – Olympiasieger Botn grüßt toten Freund". Sportschau (in German). 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Sivert Guttorm Bakken at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Sivert Guttorm Bakken at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Sivert Guttorm Bakken at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
- Sivert Bakken at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Sivert Bakken at Olympedia
- Sivert Bakken on Instagram