Ove Robert Aunli (born 12 March 1956 in

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) is a

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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

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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

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, winning six medals. This included two golds (4 × 10 km:

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), one silver (30 km: 1985), and three bronzes (4 × 10 km:

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; 50 km: 1985). Aunli represented the clubs Kyrksæterøra IL and

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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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aunli, Ove 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