Inger Aufles (née ''Døving'' on 29 May 1941) is a retired
Norwegian
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cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. She won three
Winter Olympic
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medals with a gold (3 × 5 km relay: 1968) and two bronzes (10 km: 1968, 3 × 5 km relay: 1972). Aufles also earned a silver in the 3 × 5 km relay at the
1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in
Oslo
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. She won the national championships in 1968 and 1969, in the 10 km and 5 km respectively.
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She was born in ]Valldal
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, and in 1961 moved to Mosjøen
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, where she married, changed her last name from Døving to Aufles, and started training in a cross-country skiing club. She became a member of the national team in 1966 and retired after the 1972 season.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 bronze)
World Championships
* 1 medal – (1 silver)
References
External links
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1941 births
Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Norwegian female cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway
Olympic gold medalists for Norway
Olympic bronze medalists for Norway
Living people
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Skiers from Møre og Romsdal
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