Ove Aunli

Ove Aunli
Ove Aunli in March, 1980
Country Norway
Born (1956-03-12) 12 March 1956 (age 68)
Hemne, Norway
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1979)​
Ski clubKyrksæterøra IL
Strindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (1982–1987)
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

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

Olympic Games

  • 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

  • 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

Season standings

 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

  • 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

  • 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

  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.