Gudmund Skjeldal (born 4 September 1970) is a Norwegian cross-country skier and writer. He competed in the

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between 1991 and 1995. In March 1991 he finished eighth in the 50 kilometres in

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. He finished second in the same race two years later, and fourth over 15 kilometres in

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later in March 1993. He is the brother of

Kristen Skjeldal Kristen Skjeldal (born 27 May 1967) is an Olympic champion and cross-country skier from Norway. He has won three olympic medals: two gold and one bronze. He won his first gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics in A ...

, and was born in

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. He holds the cand.philol. degree with a major in the

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. He has worked as a school teacher, and wrote the books ''På villspor'' (1995) and ''Den siste langrennaren'' (2005), the latter a portrait of his brother. He fronts the environmental campaign ''Hvit Vinter'' ('White Winter').

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*1 podium

References

1970 births Living people Norwegian male cross-country skiers People from Voss Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian environmentalists {{Norway-XC-skiing-bio-stub