Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (born April 29, 1961) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1981 to 1997. He won the 15 km silver at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.[1]
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Full name | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bromma, Norway | April 29, 1961||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ski club | Bromma IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 1982–1989, 1991–1993, 1995–1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual wins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team wins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. podiums | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team podiums | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. starts | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team starts | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (3rd in 1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mikkelsplass also won the 15 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1981. His best-known successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where he won two golds (4 × 10 km relay: 1982, 1985), one silver (15 km: 1989), and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay: 1987).
He married fellow skier Marit Wold in 1994.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1984 | 22 | 17 | 12 | — | — |
1988 | 26 | Silver | 6 | 9 | 6 |
World Championships
- 4 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km classical |
15 km freestyle |
30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1982 | 20 | N/A | 10 | N/A | — | — | Gold |
1985 | 23 | N/A | 11 | N/A | 21 | 14 | Gold |
1987 | 25 | N/A | 4 | N/A | 8 | 23 | Bronze |
1989 | 27 | N/A | Silver | — | 10 | 20 | 4 |
1991 | 29 | 12 | N/A | — | — | — | — |
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall |
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1982 | 20 | 20 |
1983 | 21 | 6 |
1984 | 22 | 31 |
1985 | 23 | 5 |
1986 | 24 | 4 |
1987 | 25 | 16 |
1988 | 26 | ![]() |
1989 | 27 | 4 |
1991 | 29 | 43 |
1992 | 30 | 21 |
1993 | 31 | 91 |
1995 | 33 | 70 |
Individual podiums
- 4 victories
- 19 podiums
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 1981–82 | 9 January 1982 | ![]() | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 1st |
2 | 1982–83 | 18 December 1982 | ![]() | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 1st |
3 | 4 March 1983 | ![]() | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd | |
4 | 1984–85 | 9 December 1984 | ![]() | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 1st |
5 | 15 December 1984 | ![]() | 30 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd | |
6 | 16 February 1985 | ![]() | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | |
7 | 14 March 1985 | ![]() | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | |
8 | 1985–86 | 8 December 1985 | ![]() | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
9 | 1986–87 | 14 March 1987 | ![]() | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
10 | 1987–88 | 12 December 1987 | ![]() | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
11 | 19 December 1987 | ![]() | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
12 | 19 February 1988 | ![]() | 15 km Individual C | Olympic Games[1] | 2nd | |
13 | 27 March 1988 | ![]() | 50 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
14 | 1988–89 | 14 December 1988 | ![]() | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
15 | 17 December 1988 | ![]() | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
16 | 7 January 1989 | ![]() | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
17 | 13 January 1989 | ![]() | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
18 | 15 January 1989 | ![]() | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
18 | 22 February 1989 | ![]() | 15 km Individual C | World Championships[1] | 2nd | |
19 | 1991–92 | 29 February 1992 | ![]() | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
- 3 victories
- 11 podiums
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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1 | 1981–82 | 25 January 1982 | ![]() | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 1st | Eriksen / Aunli / Brå |
2 | 1984–85 | 24 January 1985 | ![]() | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 1st | Monsen / T.H. Holte / Aunli |
3 | 10 March 1985 | ![]() | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Monsen / T.H. Holte / G. Holte | |
4 | 17 March 1985 | ![]() | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Hole / Ulvang / Aunli | |
5 | 1985–86 | 9 March 1986 | ![]() | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Monsen / Ulvang / Hole |
6 | 1986–87 | 17 February 1987 | ![]() | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Aunli / Ulvang / Langli |
7 | 8 March 1987 | ![]() | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Ulvang / Aunli / Langli | |
8 | 1987–88 | 13 March 1988 | ![]() | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Dæhlie / Bjørn / Ulvang |
9 | 17 March 1988 | ![]() | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Monsen / Bjørn / Ulvang | |
10 | 1988–89 | 5 March 1989 | ![]() | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Dæhlie / Ulvang / Langli |
11 | 12 March 1989 | ![]() | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Langli / Ulvang / Dæhlie |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- "MIKKELSPLASS Paal Gunnar". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
- Paal Gunnar Mikkelsplass at the International Ski Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
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