Ove Robert Aunli (born 12 March 1956 in
Hemne
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) is a
Norwegian
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* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
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former
cross-country skier. He took the Olympic bronze medal in
1980 Lake Placid when
Thomas Wassberg
Thomas Lars Wassberg (born 27 March 1956) is a Swedish former cross-country skier. A fast skating style – push for every leg – is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries. Wassberg's skiing idols when growing up were Sixten Je ...
beat
Juha Mieto
Juha Iisakki Mieto (born 20 November 1949) is a Finnish former cross-country skier, who was born in Kurikka. He competed in the 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won five medals, including a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1976 ...
by one-hundredth of a second for the gold medal, and won a silver medal as part of Norway's 4 × 10 km relay team.
Aunli found his biggest success at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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, winning six medals. This included two golds (4 × 10 km:
1982
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,
1985
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), one silver (30 km: 1985), and three bronzes (4 × 10 km:
1978
Events January
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,
1987
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; 50 km: 1985).
Aunli represented the clubs Kyrksæterøra IL and
Strindheim IL
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.
He is married to
Berit Aunli
Berit Kristine Aunli, née Kvello, (born 9 June 1956) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. She won her first international championship medal as a member of the Norwegian team that won the bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay at the 198 ...
.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
World Championships
* 6 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
* 1 victory
* 5 podiums
Team podiums
* 2 victories
* 5 podiums
Note: Until the
1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
External links
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1956 births
Living people
Norwegian male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway
Olympic silver medalists for Norway
Olympic bronze medalists for Norway
Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
People from Hemne
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Trøndelag