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 (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

  • 1 medal –

World Cup

Individual podiums

  • 12 victories
  • 24 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1999–00 8 March 2000

Team podiums

  • 4 victories
  • 12 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 2001–02 10 March 2002