Trond Einar Elden (born 21 February 1970) is a

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former

Nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic ...

skier who represented Namdalseid I.L. in

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. He competed at three

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. At the

1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1989 took place 17–26 February 1989 in Lahti, Finland, for a record fifth time (1926, 1938, 1958, 1978). The women's 5 km was not held after being reintroduced in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987 ...

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, he became the youngest world champion ever, fifteen days after his nineteenth birthday. At

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in 1993, he won a bronze medal in the 15 km individual event. Additionally, Elden won two medals in the 3 × 10 km team event at the Nordic skiing world championships with a gold in 1989 and a silver in 1993. Elden also won the Nordic combined event twice at the

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(1989, 1991). In 1991, Elden received the Holmenkollen medal (which he shared with

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, and

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). He would also win silver in the 3 × 10 km team event at the

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

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. Elden was relatively strong in

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as well, spending his final years of competition as a ski sprinter. He later coached the American national skiing team. Elden received the

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in 2004. He is the brother of the Nordic combined skier

Bård Jørgen Elden Bård Jørgen Elden (born 17 June 1968) is a former Norwegian Nordic combined skier who competed from 1987 to 1997. At the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, he won a gold medal in the 3 x 10 km team event. He is now the nati ...

Nordic combined wins in World Cup

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 2 podiums

References

External links

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Holmenkollen medalists
- click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
Holmenkollen winners since 1892
- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{DEFAULTSORT:Elden, Trond Einar 1970 births Living people Nordic combined skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers Norwegian male cross-country skiers Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Norway Olympic medalists in Nordic combined FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics