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]

Ove Aunli
Country Norway
Born (1956-03-12) 12 March 1956
Hemne, Norway
Ski clubKyrksæterøra IL
Strindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons19821987
Individual wins1
Team wins2
Indiv. podiums5
Team podiums5
Indiv. starts26
Team starts6
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 1985)

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 
198024Bronze8Silver
198428DSQDNF4

World Championships

  • 6 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
19782210Bronze
198226114Gold
1985299SilverBronzeGold
19873119Bronze

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19822614
19832748
19842812
198529
19863024
19873127

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1983–84 16 December 1983 Ramsau, Austria30 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
21984–8515 December 1984 Davos, Switzerland30 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
318 January 1985 Seefeld, Austria30 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]2nd
427 January 1985 Seefeld, Austria50 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]3rd
5 1985–86 14 December 1985 Biwabik, United States30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 2 victories
  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
11981–8225 February 1982 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships[1]1stEriksen / Mikkelsplass / Brå
21984–8524 February 1985 Seefeld, Austria4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships[1]1stMonsen / Mikkelsplass / Holte
317 March 1985 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km RelayWorld Cup3rdHole / Mikkelsplass / Ulvang
4 1986–87 17 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany4 × 10 Relay FWorld Championships[1]3rdUlvang / Mikkelsplass / Langli
58 March 1987 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdMikkelsplass / Ulvang / Langli

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. 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.
  2. "AUNLI Ove". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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