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Nils Erik Ulset (born July 16, 1983 in
Tingvoll Tingvoll is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Tingvollvågen. Other villages include Meisingset, Kvisvik, and Torjulvågen. The municipality cove ...
) is a Norwegian biathlete,
cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
, and three-time Paralympic champion.


Biography

He competed at the
2002 Winter Paralympics The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from March 7 to 16, 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated. They were the first Winter Paralympics in the Ameri ...
in Salt Lake, where he took two gold medals in cross-country skiing, one in 10 km, LW2-4 and one in 20 km, standing. In biathlon he placed 7th in the 7.5 km, standing. At the
2006 Winter Paralympics The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games ( it, Giochi paralimpici invernali del 2006), the ninth Paralympic Winter Games, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were ...
in Torino, he took two bronze medals in biathlon: The 12.5 km and 7.5 km, standing. In cross-country skiing he placed 9th in the men's 10 km, 14th in the
20 km The 20K run (20 kilometres, or approximately 12.4 miles) is a long distance foot race. It is a rarely held race that is not recognized as an Olympic event. The event held IAAF world championship status in 2006 only, when the existing IAAF World ...
and 9th in the 5 km, standing. He won silver at the
2010 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 44 , athletes = 506 , events = 64 in 5 sports , opening = 12 March , closing = 21 March , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Zach Beaumont , stadium = BC Place , winter_pr ...
in Vancouver, for 3km pursuit standing biathlon. He won gold at the 12.5 km standing biathlon. In
cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
he took the silver medal in the men's 20 km, standing and bronze in the men's relay.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulset, Nils Erik 1983 births Living people Paralympic biathletes for Norway Paralympic cross-country skiers for Norway Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Norway Paralympic silver medalists for Norway Paralympic bronze medalists for Norway Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Norwegian male biathletes Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing Paralympic medalists in biathlon