Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (born 25 December 1961) is a former

biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not ti ...

and

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing whereby skiers traverse snow-covered terrain without use of ski lifts or other assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreational activity; however, some still use it as a m ...

from

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

. She competed in both events from 1982 to 1992 and competed in biathlon at the

1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...

Personal life

Nykkelmo is married to cross-country skier

Vegard Ulvang Vegard Ulvang (born 10 October 1963) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals, two silver, and one bronze. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, he took the ceremonial Olympic Oath on p ...

, and they have two children, Nora and Runa. She grew up in

Selbu Selbu may refer to: Places *Selbu Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway *Selbu Church, a church in Selbu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway *Mebonden (sometimes ''Selbu''), a village within Selbu Municipality in Trøndela ...

, where skiing was a common method of transit in the winter. She studied civil engineering at the

Norwegian Institute of Technology The Norwegian Institute of Technology ( Norwegian: ''Norges tekniske høgskole'', NTH) was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 58 years, after which it was ...

. After her sports career, she worked in engineering and marketing, and since May 2017 has worked at the nonprofit .

Sports career

Nykkelmo watched the 1974 Norwegian Championships, which were held in Selbu, which influenced her to train in competitive skiing. She joined the junior national team in 1978. She became good friends with other athletes on the team and credited the friendly environment as a factor in the success of Norwegian cross-country skiers. She won four medals at the

1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985 took place January 16–27, 1985 in Seefeld, Austria (near Innsbruck). This was the fourth time the Innsbruck area hosted these championships, having done so in 1933, the 1964 Winter Olympics, and the 19 ...

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with a gold in the 20 km, a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay, and bronzes in the 5 km and 10 km. At the 1991

Biathlon World Championships The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The original team event, Team (time), was held for the last time in 1965, to be replaced in 1966 by the team event, Relay (4 × 7.5 km) ...

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, she won a gold medal in the 7.5 km sprint and silvers in the 15 km individual and the 3 × 7.5 km relay. In 1980, she became Norwegian champion in 10 km

cross-country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open cou ...

, representing

Selbu IL Selbu may refer to: Places *Selbu Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway *Selbu Church, a church in Selbu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway *Mebonden (sometimes ''Selbu''), a village within Selbu Municipality in Trøndela ...

. On the same distance she won one silver medal (1981) and three bronze medals (1979, 1982, 1985). Nykkelmo won the

Egebergs Ærespris The Egebergs Ærespris ("Honorary Prize of Egeberg") is a prize awarded to Norway, Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport. The prize was created by Ferdinand Julian Egeberg, and consists of a bronze statuette modelled by sculptor Magnu ...

in 1990 for her achievements. At the

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, she competed in the women's 7.5 km sprint, where she finished 31st, and the women's 15 km individual, where she finished 18th. After she finished her competitive career, Nykkelmo became a board member of the Norwegian Sports Confederation from 1999 to 2003.

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Championships

* 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*2 victories *9 podiums

Team podiums

* 3 victories * 5 podiums Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

External links

IBU Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nykkelmo, Grete Ingeborg 1961 births Living people Biathletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Norway Norwegian female biathletes Norwegian female cross-country skiers Norwegian female long-distance runners Biathlon World Championships medalists FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Skiers from Trondheim 20th-century Norwegian sportswomen