Didrik Tønseth (also spelled Toenseth, born 10 May 1991) is a Norwegian

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

and runner.

Biography

Tønset has competed in the World Cup since the 2011–12 season. He represented Norway at the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 took place between 18 February and 1 March 2015 in Falun, Sweden. This was the fourth time the event is held there, having previously been held there in 1954, 1974 and 1993. In 1980, one World Ski Cha ...

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. Known for his classic technique, Tønseth proved to be equally adept at freestyle, proving this in the 30 km where he was the sole Norwegian with a shot at a medal. He narrowly lost the final sprint to Canadian Alex Harvey, and came fourth. He skied the second leg of the relay, earning him a gold medal after Northug's strong finish. In

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, he represented his country at the

2019 European Cross Country Championships The 2019 European Cross Country Championships is the 26th edition of the European Cross Country Championships. It was held 8 December 2019, hosted by Lisbon, Portugal. It was the third occasion that Portugal has hosted the championships. Medal s ...

, finishing 24th in the senior race.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Championships

*2 medals – (2 gold)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*4 victories – (3 , 1 ) *17 podiums – (10 , 7 )

Team podiums

* 2 victories – (2 ) * 8 podiums – (8 )

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tonseth, Didrik 1991 births Living people Skiers from Trondheim Norwegian male cross-country skiers Norwegian male cross country runners Norwegian male long-distance runners Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Tour de Ski skiers 21st-century Norwegian people