Ove Aunli
Ove Robert Aunli (born 12 March 1956 in Hemne) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He took the Olympic bronze medal in 1980 Lake Placid when Thomas Wassberg beat Juha Mieto by one-hundredth of a second for the gold medal, and won a silver medal as part of Norway's 4 × 10 km relay team.[1]
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| Country |  Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1956 Hemne, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Kyrksæterøra IL Strindheim IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 1982–1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (3rd in 1985) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Aunli found his biggest success at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, winning six medals. This included two golds (4 × 10 km: 1982, 1985), one silver (30 km: 1985), and three bronzes (4 × 10 km: 1978, 1987; 50 km: 1985).
Aunli represented the clubs Kyrksæterøra IL and Strindheim IL.
He is married to Berit Aunli.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
- 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1980 | 24 | Bronze | 8 | — | Silver |
| 1984 | 28 | DSQ | — | DNF | 4 |
World Championships
- 6 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 22 | 10 | — | — | Bronze |
| 1982 | 26 | 11 | 4 | — | Gold |
| 1985 | 29 | 9 | Silver | Bronze | Gold |
| 1987 | 31 | — | 19 | — | Bronze |
Individual podiums
- 1 victory
- 5 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983–84 | 16 December 1983 |  Ramsau, Austria | 30 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 1984–85 | 15 December 1984 |  Davos, Switzerland | 30 km Individual | World Cup | 1st |
| 3 | 18 January 1985 | Seefeld, Austria | 30 km Individual | World Championships[1] | 2nd | |
| 4 | 27 January 1985 | Seefeld, Austria | 50 km Individual | World Championships[1] | 3rd | |
| 5 | 1985–86 | 14 December 1985 |  Biwabik, United States | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
- 2 victories
- 5 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981–82 | 25 February 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 1st | Eriksen / Mikkelsplass / Brå |
| 2 | 1984–85 | 24 February 1985 | Seefeld, Austria | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 1st | Monsen / Mikkelsplass / Holte |
| 3 | 17 March 1985 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Hole / Mikkelsplass / Ulvang | |
| 4 | 1986–87 | 17 February 1987 |  Oberstdorf, West Germany | 4 × 10 Relay F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Ulvang / Mikkelsplass / Langli |
| 5 | 8 March 1987 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Mikkelsplass / Ulvang / Langli | |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ove Aunli Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- "AUNLI Ove". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
