PÃ¥l Gunnar Mikkelsplass (born 29 April 1961) is a former
Norwegian
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cross-country skier who competed from 1981 to 1997. He won the 15 km silver at the
1988 Winter Olympics
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in
Calgary
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.
Mikkelsplass also won the 15 km event at the
Holmenkollen ski festival
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History
It takes place in March ...
in 1981. His best-known successes were at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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where he won two golds (4 × 10 km relay: 1982, 1985), one silver (15 km: 1989), and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay: 1987).
He married fellow skier
Marit Wold in 1994.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 1 medal – (1 silver)
World Championships
* 4 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
* 4 victories
* 20 podiums
Team podiums
* 3 victories
* 11 podiums
Note: Until the
1999 World Championships and the
1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
External links
*
Holmenkollen winners since 1892- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
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1961 births
Living people
People from Nes, Buskerud
Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Norwegian male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway
Olympic silver medalists for Norway
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Viken (county)