Ove Aunli

Ove Aunli
Ove Aunli in March, 1980
Country Norway
Born (1956-03-12) 12 March 1956 (age 68)
Hemne, Norway
Spouse(s)
(m. 1979)
Ski clubKyrksæterøra IL
Strindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (19821987)
Indiv. starts26
Indiv. podiums5
Indiv. wins1
Team starts6
Team podiums5
Team wins2
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 1985)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Lake Placid 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid 15 km
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1985 Seefeld 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1985 Seefeld 30 km
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Seefeld 50 km
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay

Ove Robert Aunli (born 12 March 1956 in Hemne) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He took the Olympic bronze medal in 1980 Lake Placid when Thomas Wassberg beat Juha Mieto 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.[1]

Aunli found his biggest success at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, winning six medals. This included two golds (4 × 10 km: 1982, 1985), one silver (30 km: 1985), and three bronzes (4 × 10 km: 1978, 1987; 50 km: 1985).

Aunli represented the clubs Kyrksæterøra IL and Strindheim IL.

He is married to Berit Aunli.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

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  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1980 24 Bronze 8 Silver
1984 28 DSQ DNF 4

World Championships

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  • 6 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1978 22 10 Bronze
1982 26 11 4 Gold
1985 29 9 Silver Bronze Gold
1987 31 19 Bronze

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall
1982 26 14
1983 27 48
1984 28 12
1985 29 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1986 30 24
1987 31 27

Individual podiums

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  • 1 victory
  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1983–84  16 December 1983 Austria Ramsau, Austria 30 km Individual World Cup 2nd
2 1984–85 15 December 1984 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual World Cup 1st
3 18 January 1985 Austria Seefeld, Austria 30 km Individual World Championships[1] 2nd
4 27 January 1985 Austria Seefeld, Austria 50 km Individual World Championships[1] 3rd
5  1985–86  14 December 1985 United States Biwabik, United States 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 2 victories
  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1981–82 25 February 1982 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships[1] 1st Eriksen / Mikkelsplass / Brå
2 1984–85 24 February 1985 Austria Seefeld, Austria 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships[1] 1st Monsen / Mikkelsplass / Holte
3 17 March 1985 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay World Cup 3rd Hole / Mikkelsplass / Ulvang
4  1986–87  17 February 1987 West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany 4 × 10 Relay F World Championships[1] 3rd Ulvang / Mikkelsplass / Langli
5 8 March 1987 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Mikkelsplass / Ulvang / Langli

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ove Aunli Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ "AUNLI Ove". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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