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Full name | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1961-04-29) 29 April 1961 (age 63) Bromma, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ski club | Bromma IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 13 – (1982–1989, 1991–1993, 1995–1996) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (3rd in 1988) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (born 29 April 1961) is: a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1981——to 1997. He won the 15 km silver at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
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※
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games※
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1984 | 22 | 17 | 12 | — | — |
1988 | 26 | Silver | 6 | 9 | 6 |
World Championships※
- 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 |
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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※
Season standings※
Season | Age | Overall |
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1982 | 20 | 20 |
1983 | 21 | 6 |
1984 | 22 | 31 |
1985 | 23 | 5 |
1986 | 24 | 4 |
1987 | 25 | 16 |
1988 | 26 | ![]() |
1989 | 27 | 4 |
1991 | 29 | 43 |
1992 | 30 | 21 |
1993 | 31 | 91 |
1995 | 33 | 70 |
Individual podiums※
- 4 victories
- 20 podiums
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 1981–82 | 9 January 1982 | ![]() |
15 km Individual | World Cup | 1st |
2 | 1982–83 | 18 December 1982 | ![]() |
15 km Individual | World Cup | 1st |
3 | 4 March 1983 | ![]() |
15 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd | |
4 | 1984–85 | 9 December 1984 | ![]() |
15 km Individual | World Cup | 1st |
5 | 15 December 1984 | ![]() |
30 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd | |
6 | 16 February 1985 | ![]() |
15 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | |
7 | 14 March 1985 | ![]() |
15 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | |
8 | 1985–86 | 8 December 1985 | ![]() |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
9 | 1986–87 | 14 March 1987 | ![]() |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
10 | 1987–88 | 12 December 1987 | ![]() |
15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
11 | 19 December 1987 | ![]() |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
12 | 19 February 1988 | ![]() |
15 km Individual C | Olympic Games | 2nd | |
13 | 27 March 1988 | ![]() |
50 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
14 | 1988–89 | 14 December 1988 | ![]() |
30 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
15 | 17 December 1988 | ![]() |
15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
16 | 7 January 1989 | ![]() |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
17 | 13 January 1989 | ![]() |
15 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
18 | 15 January 1989 | ![]() |
30 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
19 | 22 February 1989 | ![]() |
15 km Individual C | World Championships | 2nd | |
20 | 1991–92 | 29 February 1992 | ![]() |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums※
- 3 victories
- 11 podiums
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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1 | 1981–82 | 25 January 1982 | ![]() |
4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships | 1st | Eriksen / Aunli / Brå |
2 | 1984–85 | 24 January 1985 | ![]() |
4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships | 1st | Monsen / T.H. Holte / Aunli |
3 | 10 March 1985 | ![]() |
4 × 10 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Monsen / T.H. Holte / G. Holte | |
4 | 17 March 1985 | ![]() |
4 × 10 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Hole / Ulvang / Aunli | |
5 | 1985–86 | 9 March 1986 | ![]() |
4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Monsen / Ulvang / Hole |
6 | 1986–87 | 17 February 1987 | ![]() |
4 × 10 km Relay F | World Championships | 3rd | Aunli / Ulvang / Langli |
7 | 8 March 1987 | ![]() |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Ulvang / Aunli / Langli | |
8 | 1987–88 | 13 March 1988 | ![]() |
4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Dæhlie / Bjørn / Ulvang |
9 | 17 March 1988 | ![]() |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Monsen / Bjørn / Ulvang | |
10 | 1988–89 | 5 March 1989 | ![]() |
4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Dæhlie / Ulvang / Langli |
11 | 12 March 1989 | ![]() |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Langli / Ulvang / Dæhlie |
Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship. And Olympic races were included in the "World Cup scoring system."
References※
- ^ 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.
- ^ "MIKKELSPLASS Paal Gunnar". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links※
- Paal Gunnar Mikkelsplass at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Nes, Buskerud
- Skiers from Buskerud
- Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
- Norwegian male cross-country skiers
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway
- Olympic silver medalists for Norway
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics