# Jens Arne Svartedal

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).

## Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

### Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 15 km | Pursuit | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 2006 | 30 | 44 | — | — | — | 5 | Silver |
| 2010 | 34 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — |

### World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 2003 | 27 | 19 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
| 2007 | 31 | — | — | — | 19 | Gold | — | — |
| 2009 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — |

### World Cup
#### Season standings

| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| Season | Age | Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski | World Cup Final |
| 1998 | 22 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 24 | 52 | — | NC | — | 16 | — | — |
| 2001 | 25 | 35 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — |
| 2002 | 26 | 9 | — | — | — | | — | — |
| 2003 | 27 | 15 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| 2004 | 28 | | 20 | — | — | | — | — |
| 2005 | 29 | 7 | 21 | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| 2006 | 30 | | 5 | — | — | 9 | — | — |
| 2007 | 31 | 8 | 55 | — | — | | 21 | — |
| 2008 | 32 | 9 | 15 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 41 |
| 2009 | 33 | 52 | 37 | — | — | 75 | — | — |
| 2010 | 34 | 73 | 45 | — | — | 87 | — | — |

#### Individual podiums

* 12 victories (12 WC)
* 24 podiums (22 WC, 2 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 1999–00 | 8 March 2000 | Oslo, Norway | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 2000–01 | 1 February 2001 | Asiago, Italy | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 2001–02 | 19 December 2001 | Asiago, Italy | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 4 | 2001–02 | 15 March 2002 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1.0 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 5 | 2001–02 | 13 March 2002 | Oslo, Norway | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 6 | 2002–03 | 15 December 2002 | Cogne, Italy | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 7 | 2002–03 | 11 March 2003 | Drammen, Norway | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 8 | 2003–04 | 28 November 2003 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 9 | 2003–04 | 16 December 2003 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 10 | 2003–04 | 18 February 2004 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1.1 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 11 | 2003–04 | 12 March 2004 | Pragelato, Italy | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 12 | 2004–05 | 14 December 2004 | Asiago, Italy | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 13 | 2005–06 | 19 November 2005 | Beitostølen, Norway | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 14 | 2005–06 | 26 November 2005 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 15 | 2005–06 | 5 February 2006 | Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
| 16 | 2005–06 | 9 March 2006 | Drammen, Norway | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 17 | 2006–07 | 25 November 2006 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 18 | 2006–07 | 28 January 2007 | Otepää, Estonia | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 19 | 2006–07 | 10 March 2007 | Lahti, Finland | 1.4 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 20 | 2007–08 | 2 January 2008 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 15 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 21 | 2007–08 | 5 January 2008 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 20 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 22 | 2007–08 | 27 February 2008 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1.0 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 23 | 2007–08 | 5 March 2008 | Drammen, Norway | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 24 | 2008–09 | 14 February 2009 | Valdidentro, Italy | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |

#### Team podiums

* 4 victories (3 RL, 1 TS)
* 12 podiums (8 RL, 4 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
| 1 | 2001–02 | 10 March 2002 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Jevne / Hofstad / Bjonviken |
| 2 | 2002–03 | 26 January 2003 | Oberhof, Germany | 10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Alsgaard |
| 3 | 2003–04 | 23 November 2003 | Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Hjelmeset / Berger / Hofstad |
| 4 | 2003–04 | 6 March 2004 | Lahti, Finland | 6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | Hjelmeset |
| 5 | 2004–05 | 5 December 2004 | Bern, Switzerland | 6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Hetland |
| 6 | 2004–05 | 12 December 2004 | Lago di Tesero, Italy | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Hjelmeset / Estil / Hofstad |
| 7 | 2004–05 | 20 March 2005 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Hjelmeset / Skjeldal / Hofstad |
| 8 | 2005–06 | 20 November 2005 | Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Rønning / Hetland / Hofstad |
| 9 | 2005–06 | 18 December 2005 | Canmore, Canada | 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | Rønning |
| 10 | 2005–06 | 15 January 2006 | Lago di Tesero, Italy | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Hjelmeset / Gjerdalen / Hofstad |
| 11 | 2007–08 | 25 November 2007 | Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Sundby / Hofstad / Hetland |
| 12 | 2007–08 | 24 February 2008 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Hjelmeset / Østensen / Gjerdalen |