Jørgen Aukland (born 6 August 1975) is a

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long-distance cross-country skier. He is the brother of

Anders Aukland Anders Aukland (born 12 September 1972 in Tønsberg) is a professional Norwegian cross-country skier who has won both Olympic and World Championship gold medals. He lives in Oslo. Aukland also used to compete in athletics, and is a former nation ...

and Fredrik Aukland. Aukland went to college at the

Norwegian School of Sport Sciences The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences ( no, Norges idrettshøgskole, NIH) is a public university located at Sognsvann in Oslo, Norway. It has the national responsibility for education and research related within sport sciences. It provides educa ...

. In 2008, he won

Vasaloppet (Swedish for 'the Vasa-race') is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The course starts in the village of Berga, just south of Sälen in western Dalarna, Sweden, and ends in the town of Mora in the c ...

. On 9 April 2016, it was announced that he was going to retire following Nordenskiöldsloppet in

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the next day.

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 1 podium (1 )

Sports merits

* 2002

- 2nd * 2003 Vasaloppet - 2nd * 2003 FIS Marathon Cup - Winner * 2003

Marcialonga Marcialonga is a cross-country ski race which is arranged for the last Sunday in January in Trentino in Italy. It was first held in 1971 and has been a part of Worldloppet as long as Worldloppet has been around. The run begins in Moena, where the ...

- Winner * 2004 Vasaloppet - 3rd * 2005 Vasaloppet - 3rd * 2006 Marcialonga - Winner * 2007 Vasaloppet - 3rd * 2008 Vasaloppet - Winner * 2012 Marcialonga - Winner * 2013 Marcialonga - Winner * 2013 Vasaloppet - Winner

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aukland, Joergen 1975 births Living people Norwegian male cross-country skiers Joergen Vasaloppet winners Norwegian School of Sport Sciences alumni Sportspeople from Tønsberg