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Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass

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Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
Country Norway
Full namePål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
Born (1961-04-29) 29 April 1961 (age 63)
Bromma, Norway
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1994)​
Ski clubBromma IL
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (1982–1989, 1991–1993, 1995–1996)
Starts71
Podiums20
Wins4
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 1988)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Calgary 15 km classical
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 1989 Lahti 15 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Schonach 3 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Mont-Sainte-Anne 3 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Örnsköldsvik 3 × 5 km relay

Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (born 29 April 1961) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed from 1981 to 1997. He won the 15 km silver at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.[1]

Mikkelsplass also won the 15 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1981. His best-known successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where he won two golds (4 × 10 km relay: 1982, 1985), one silver (15 km: 1989), and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay: 1987).

He married fellow skier Marit Wold in 1994.

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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  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1984 22 17 12 — —
1988 26 Silver 6 9 6

World Championships

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  • 4 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km 
 classical  		 15 km 
 freestyle  		 30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1982 20 — 10 — — — Gold
1985 23 — 11 — 21 14 Gold
1987 25 — 4 — 8 23 Bronze
1989 27 — Silver — 10 20 4
1991 29 12 — — — — —

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall
1982 20 20
1983 21 6
1984 22 31
1985 23 5
1986 24 4
1987 25 16
1988 26 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1989 27 4
1991 29 43
1992 30 21
1993 31 91
1995 33 70

Individual podiums

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  • 4 victories
  • 20 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1981–82 9 January 1982 West Germany Reit im Winkl, West Germany 15 km Individual World Cup 1st
2 1982–83 18 December 1982 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual World Cup 1st
3 4 March 1983 Finland Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual World Cup 2nd
4 1984–85 9 December 1984 Italy Cogne, Italy 15 km Individual World Cup 1st
5 15 December 1984 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual World Cup 2nd
6 16 February 1985 Bulgaria Aleko, Bulgaria 15 km Individual World Cup 3rd
7 14 March 1985 Norway Oslo, Norway 15 km Individual World Cup 3rd
8  1985–86  8 December 1985 Canada Labrador City, Canada 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
9  1986–87  14 March 1987 Soviet Union Kavgolovo, Soviet Union 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
10  1987–88  12 December 1987 France La Clusaz, France 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
11 19 December 1987 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
12 19 February 1988 Canada Calgary, Canada 15 km Individual C Olympic Games[1] 2nd
13 27 March 1988 Finland Rovaniemi, Finland 50 km Individual C World Cup 1st
14  1988–89  14 December 1988 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bohinj, Yugoslavia 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
15 17 December 1988 Italy Val di Sole, Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
16 7 January 1989 Soviet Union Kavgolovo, Soviet Union 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
17 13 January 1989 Czechoslovakia Nové Město, Czechoslovakia 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
18 15 January 1989 Czechoslovakia Nové Město, Czechoslovakia 30 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
19 22 February 1989 Finland Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual C World Championships[1] 2nd
20  1991–92  29 February 1992 Finland Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 3 victories
  • 11 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1981–82 25 January 1982 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships[1] 1st Eriksen / Aunli / Brå
2 1984–85 24 January 1985 Austria Seefeld, Austria 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships[1] 1st Monsen / T.H. Holte / Aunli
3 10 March 1985 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay World Cup 3rd Monsen / T.H. Holte / G. Holte
4 17 March 1985 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay World Cup 3rd Hole / Ulvang / Aunli
5  1985–86  9 March 1986 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Monsen / Ulvang / Hole
6  1986–87  17 February 1987 West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany 4 × 10 km Relay F World Championships[1] 3rd Aunli / Ulvang / Langli
7 8 March 1987 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Ulvang / Aunli / Langli
8  1987–88  13 March 1988 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Dæhlie / Bjørn / Ulvang
9 17 March 1988 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 1st Monsen / Bjørn / Ulvang
10  1988–89  5 March 1989 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Dæhlie / Ulvang / Langli
11 12 March 1989 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Langli / Ulvang / Dæhlie

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic 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. "Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. ^ "MIKKELSPLASS Paal Gunnar". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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