Nathalie Santer-Bjørndalen

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Nathalie Santer-Bjørndalen
Country Flag of Belgium Belgium
Club
Date of birth March 28, 1972 (1972-03-28) (age 36)
Place of birth San Candido, Italy
Titles
Highest World Ranking: 2nd, Biathlon World Cup (1993/94)

Nathalie Santer-Bjørndalen (born March 28, 1972 in San Candido). Is an Italian biathlete. Performed for Belgium in 2006/2007 season. She had her best period as a biathlete in the early 1990s. In 1993 she became second in the overall World Cup. She has had a total of three victories during her career.

In 2006 she married fellow biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen.

Nathalie's sisters Saskia (biathlon) and Stephanie (cross-country skiing), are both excellent athletes. If Stephanie had not been injured, the 2006 Olympics in Turin would have been the first time the three sisters had participated in the same Olympics.

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