Sture Sivertsen (born 16 April 1966) is a retired

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cross-country skier who competed during the 1990s. He represented Leirådal IL. He made his world cup debut in

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in 1990, finishing eight. His first World Cup podium came at

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in 1991 where he came third in the 50 km while his final world cup podium came at

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in 1997, where he finished third in the 10 km. He became world champion in 10 km and in the 4 × 10 km relay at the

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. At the

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, he finished third in the 50 km. He also has one gold and one silver medal from the olympics in relay, silver from 1994 and gold from 1998. He has two additional world championship relay gold medals from 1995 and 1997

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

World Championships

* 4 medals – (4 gold)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*1 victory *9 podiums

Team podiums

* 7 victories * 14 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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sivertsen, Sture Norwegian male cross-country skiers 1966 births Living people Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics People from Levanger Sportspeople from Trøndelag