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Norwegian cross-country skier
Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
Country Norway
Full namePål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
Born (1961-04-29) 29 April 1961 (age 63)
Bromma, Norway
Spouse(s) Marit Wold ​(m. 1994)​
Ski clubBromma IL
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (1982–1989, 1991–1993, 1995–1996)
Indiv. starts71
Indiv. podiums20
Indiv. wins4
Team starts16
Team podiums11
Team wins3
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.

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 
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 
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
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

  • 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 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 2nd
20  1991–92  29 February 1992 Finland Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

  • 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 1st Eriksen / Aunli / Brå
2 1984–85 24 January 1985 Austria Seefeld, Austria 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships 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 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: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  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.

External links

World champions in men's 4 × 10 km cross-country relay
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