Berit Aunli


Berit Kristine Aunli, née Kvello, is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. She won her first international championship medal as a member of the Norwegian team that won the bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Her real international breakthrough came at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships when she won gold medals at the 5 km, 10 km and 4 × 5 km relay races, and a silver medal at the 20 km classical. She became the first winner of an official Cross-Country World Cup after her overall victory in the 1981–82 FIS Cross-Country World Cup. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, she won two medals with a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay and a silver in 5 km. Aunli also won a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. At the 1981 Holmenkollen ski festival, she won the 20 km event.
In 1983, she was awarded the Holmenkollen medal.
She has 15 Norwegian Championships in total, representing Strindheim IL. In 1985 she won Morgenbladet's gold medal. She is the daughter of Kristen Kvello.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Year Age 5 km 10 km 20 km 4 × 5 km
relay
1978217665
1980237
198225GoldGoldSilverGold
198528464Silver

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1981–82 15 January 1982 La Bresse, France5 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
2 1981–82 19 February1982 Oslo, Norway10 km IndividualWorld Championships1st
3 1981–82 22 February1982 Oslo, Norway5 km IndividualWorld Championships1st
4 1981–82 26 February1982 Oslo, Norway5 km IndividualWorld Championships2nd
5 1981–82 6 March 1982 Lahti, Finland10 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
6 1981–82 28 March 1982 Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia10 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
7 1981–82 13 April 1982 Kiruna, Sweden5 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
8 1983–84 12 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia5 km IndividualOlympic Games2nd
9 1983–84 3 March 1984 Lahti, Finland5 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
101984–8518 December 1984 Davos, Switzerland10 km IndividualWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
11981–8224 February 1982 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships1stBøe / Nybråten / Pettersen
21983–8415 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 5 km RelayOlympic Games1stNybråten / Jahren / Pettersen
3 1984–85 22 February 1985 Seefeld, Austria4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships2ndBøe / Jahren / Nykkelmo
4 1984–85 17 March 1985 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup1stNykkelmo / Jahren / Bøe
51985–861 March 1986 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stPettersen / Pedersen / Jahren
61985–8613 March 1986 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndDahlmo / Skeime / Jahren

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Personal life

In 1979 she married the cross-country skier Ove Aunli.