Knut Tore Apeland (born 11 December 1968 in
Vinje
Vinje is a municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional regions of Upper Telemark and Vest-Telemark. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Åmot.
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) is a former
Norwegian
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Nordic combined
Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic ...
skier who competed during the 1990s, winning at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship e ...
, and the
Winter Olympics
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in the team events.
Apeland won two medals at the Winter Olympics, both silvers in the 3 x 10 km team event (1992, 1994) and four medals at the Nordic skiing world championships (one individual and three in the team event).
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1968 births
Living people
Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers
Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Norway
Nordic combined skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Nordic combined skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Norway
FIS Nordic Combined World Cup winners
People from Vinje
Olympic medalists in Nordic combined
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined
Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Vestfold og Telemark
20th-century Norwegian people
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