Jens Arne Svartedal
| Jens Arne Svartedal | |
|---|---|
Svartedal in 2007 | |
| Country | Norway |
| Born | February 14, 1976 Sarpsborg, Norway |
| Ski club | Trøsken IL |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 12 – (1998, 2000–2010) |
| Indiv. starts | 132 |
| Indiv. podiums | 24 |
| Indiv. wins | 12 |
| Team starts | 26 |
| Team podiums | 12 |
| Team wins | 4 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (2nd in 2006) |
| Discipline titles | 1 – (1 SP) |
Medal record | |
Jens Arne Svartedal (born February 14, 1976) 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 (2002, 2003).