Sivert Guttorm Bakken (18 July 1998 â 23 December 2025) was a Norwegian biathlete. He won the overall mass start title at the 2021âÂÂ22 Biathlon World Cup.
Bakken won his first world cup race the same year, in the 15 kilometre mass start in Oslo Holmenkollen, on 20 March 2022.
After a successful 2021âÂÂ2022 season, Bakken was unable to return to competition the following season due to a heart problem, pericarditis. He announced his intent to hopefully return during the 2023âÂÂ2024 season, having resumed training, and he competed in several World Cup races in late 2025.
Bakken was found dead at his hotel room in Lavaze, Trentino, Italy, on 23 December 2025, by his teammate Johan-Olav Botn. He was 27, and had been in Italy to prepare for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
, no cause of death has been reported publicly. Results of an autopsy are expected in March.
When Botn won gold at the 20km men's individual biathlon at the Winter Olympics in February, he turned to cameras at the finish line and said "Sivert, we've done it".
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.