Anders Aukland (born 12 September 1972 in

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) is a professional

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cross-country skier who has won both

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and World Championship gold medals. He lives in

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. Aukland also used to compete in

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, and is a former national champion in

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(1995) and

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(1996 and 1997) as well as cross-country running. He has represented

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and

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. In his only international athletics competition he finished seventh in 5000 m at the 1991 European Junior Championships. Aukland received the

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in 2001. On 7 March 2004, Aukland won the

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in Sweden, becoming the second Norwegian to accomplish this feat after 1971 winner

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. Aukland's brother Jørgen finished 3rd in that event. In 2010 Anders won the 54 km

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. In 2008 he won

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. He has his education from the

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Championships

* 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 6 victories (6 ) * 13 podiums (13 )

Team podiums

* 4 victories – (4 ) * 5 podiums – (5 )

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aukland, Anders 1972 births Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Living people Norwegian male middle-distance runners Norwegian male cross-country skiers Norwegian School of Sport Sciences alumni Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Sportspeople from Tønsberg

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Vasaloppet winners Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics