Svein Lilleberg
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Svein Lilleberg is a Norwegian cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...

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He contracted polio early, when he was only six months old. To begin with, he was totally paralysed, later regaining most movement, but he has never had use of one foot. He competes in the LW2.

Svein has 3 sisters, and is married with 4 children. They live in Heimdal
Heimdal
Heimdal is the southernmost borough in Trondheim, Norway named after the god Heimdall in Norse mythology. The area has been continuously inhabited since at least the Iron Age, and is rich in archaeological sites....

, Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

. This is close to his training base in Granåsen
Granåsen
Granåsen is a ski jumping hill, located in Granåsen skicenter in Trondheim, Norway. The hill frequently hosts World Cup and Continental Cup competitions arranged by FIS. The hill sports one K-90 hill and one K-124 hill....

. He was born in Gåslanddalen, Hølonda
Hølonda
Hølonda is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Hølonda encompasses the southwestern part of the present-day municipality of Melhus, west of the Gaula River. The main church for the area is Hølonda Church.-History:...

 and is a member of Leik IL.

Results

  • 2006 Winter Paralympics
    2006 Winter Paralympics
    The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games, the ninth Winter Paralympics, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were also the first Paralympics to use the new paralympics logo....

    • 19th - 5 km
    • 6th - 20 km
    • 5th - 10 km

  • 1998 Winter Paralympics
    1998 Winter Paralympics
    The 1998 Winter Paralympics, the seventh Winter Paralympics, were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan from March 5 to March 14, 1998. They were the first Paralympic Winter Games to be held outside Europe.- Sports :...

    • 8th - 15 km
    • 13th - 20 km
    • 12th - 10 km

  • 1994 Winter Paralympics
    1994 Winter Paralympics
    The 1994 Winter Paralympics, the sixth Winter Paralympics, were held in Lillehammer, Norway, from 10–19 March 1994. These Games marked the first time the Paralympic Winter Games were held in the same location as the Winter Olympics, a tradition that has continued through an agreement of cooperation...

    • Silver - 10 km
    • Silver - 20 km
    • Silver - 5 km
    • Gold - relay
    • Bronze - biathlon

  • 1992 Winter Paralympics
    1992 Winter Paralympics
    The 1992 Winter Paralympics were the fifth Winter Paralympics. They were the first winter Paralympics to be celebrated concurrently with the Olympic Games. They were held in Tignes and Albertville, France, from March 25 to April 1, 1992...

    • Gull - relay
    • Silver - 5 km
    • 6th - 20 km

  • 1988 Winter Paralympics
    1988 Winter Paralympics
    The 1988 Winter Paralympic Games, were the fourth Winter Paralympics, held again in Innsbruck, Austria. These were the last Winter Paralympics to be held in a separate location from the Winter Olympics. Beginning in 1992, the Olympics and the Paralympics were held in the same city or in an adjacent...

  • Gold- relay
    • Gold - 7.5 km
    • Silver - 15 km
    • Silver - 5 km

  • 1984 Winter Paralympics
    1984 Winter Paralympics
    The 1984 Winter Paralympic Games, were the third Winter Paralympics. They were held from 14 to 20 January 1984 in Innsbruck, Austria. They were the first Winter Games organized by the International Co-ordinating Committee , which was formed on March 15, 1982 in Leysin, Switzerland. These Games were...

    • Gold - 10 km
    • Silver - 5 km

  • 1982 World Championships (Switzerland
    Switzerland
    Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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    • Gold - 5 km and 10 km
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