Berit Aunli

Berit Kristine Aunli, née Kvello, (born 9 June 1956) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. She won her first international championship medal as a member of the Norwegian team that won the bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Berit Aunli
Country Norway
Born (1956-06-09) 9 June 1956
Stjørdal, Norway
Spouse(s)Ove Aunli
Ski clubStrindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons1982, 1984–1987
Individual wins4
Team wins4
Indiv. podiums10
Team podiums6
Indiv. starts26
Team starts6
Overall titles1 – (1982)
Updated on 5 January, 2019.

Her real international breakthrough came at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships when she won gold medals at the 5 km, 10 km and 4 × 5 km relay races, and a silver medal at the 20 km classical. She became the first winner of an official Cross-Country World Cup after her overall victory in the 1981–82 FIS Cross-Country World Cup. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, she won two medals with a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay and a silver in 5 km. Aunli also won a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. At the 1981 Holmenkollen ski festival, she won the 20 km event.

In 1983, she was awarded the Holmenkollen medal (Shared with Tom Sandberg.).

She has 15 Norwegian Championships in total, representing Strindheim IL. In 1985 she won Morgenbladet's gold medal. She is the daughter of Kristen Kvello.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games
  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1976191718N/A5
1980231413N/ABronze
198427Silver4—Gold

World Championships
  • 5 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1978217665
198023N/AN/A7N/A
198225GoldGoldSilverGold
198528464Silver

Season standings
 Season   Age  Overall
198226
1984287
19852914
19863015
19873141

Individual podiums
  • 4 victories
  • 10 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1981–82 15 January 1982 La Bresse, France5 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
219 February1982 Oslo, Norway10 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]1st
322 February1982 Oslo, Norway5 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]1st
426 February1982 Oslo, Norway5 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]2nd
56 March 1982 Lahti, Finland10 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
628 March 1982 Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia10 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
713 April 1982 Kiruna, Sweden5 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
8 1983–84 12 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia5 km IndividualOlympic Games[1]2nd
93 March 1984 Lahti, Finland5 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
101984–8518 December 1984 Davos, Switzerland10 km IndividualWorld Cup1st

Team podiums
  • 4 victories
  • 6 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
11981–8224 February 1982 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships[1]1stBøe / Nybråten / Pettersen
21983–8415 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 5 km RelayOlympic Games[1]1stNybråten / Jahren / Pettersen
3 1984–85 22 February 1985 Seefeld, Austria4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships[1]2ndBøe / Jahren / Nykkelmo
417 March 1985 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup1stNykkelmo / Jahren / Bøe
51985–861 March 1986 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stPettersen / Pedersen / Jahren
613 March 1986 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndDahlmo / Skeime / Jahren

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Personal life

In 1979 she married the cross-country skier Ove Aunli.[2]

References
  1. "AUNLI KVELLO Berit". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. Andersen, Espen (September 28, 2014). "Berit Aunli" – via Store norske leksikon.
Preceded by
Tom Lund		 Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year
1982		 Succeeded by
Grete Waitz
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