Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (born 25 December 1961) is a former

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and cross-country skier from

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. She competed in both events from 1982 to 1992. She won four medals at the

1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985 took place January 16–27, 1985 in Seefeld, Austria (near Innsbruck). This was the fourth time the Innsbruck area hosted these championships, having done so in 1933, the 1964 Winter Olympics, and the 19 ...

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with a gold in the 20 km, a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay, and bronzes in the 5 km and 10 km. At the 1991

Biathlon World Championships The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and fina ...

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, she won a gold medal in the 7.5 km sprint and silvers in the 15 km individual and the 3 × 7.5 km relay. In 1980 she became Norwegian champion in 10 km

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, representing Selbu IL. On the same distance she won one silver medal (1981) and three bronze medals (1979, 1982, 1985). Nykkelmo won the

Egebergs Ærespris The Egebergs Ærespris ("Honorary Prize of Egeberg") is a prize awarded to Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport. The prize was created by Ferdinand Julian Egeberg, and consists of a bronze statuette modelled by sculptor Magnus Vigr ...

in 1990 for her top achievements and also won one additional cross-country skiing event in 20 km in 1986.

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Championships

* 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*2 victories *9 podiums

Team podiums

* 3 victories * 5 podiums Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

External links

IBU Profile
* 1961 births Living people Biathletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes of Norway Norwegian female biathletes Norwegian female cross-country skiers Norwegian female long-distance runners Biathlon World Championships medalists FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Sportspeople from Trondheim 20th-century Norwegian women {{Norway-biathlon-bio-stub