Lars Erik Eriksen


Lars Erik Eriksen is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in multiple events at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics and 1978 and 1982 World Championships. He had his best achievements in the 4 × 10 km relay, winning a bronze in 1978, a silver in 1980 and a gold in 1982, and finishing in fourth place at the 1984 Olympic Games. Individually, he performed better in longer distances, winning two medals in the 30 and 50 km at the 1982 World Championships and finishing fourth in the 50 km at the 1980 Olympic Games, though he also won the 1984 World Cup in the 15 km event. Eriksen retired in 1988, and later worked as a skiing coach, with Bjørn Dæhlie among others.
Eriksen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1984.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1981–82 20 February 1982 Oslo, Norway30 km IndividualWorld Championships2nd
2 1981–82 25 February 1982 Oslo, Norway50 km IndividualWorld Championships3rd
3 1982–83 12 February 1983 Igman, Yugoslavia30 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
41983–842 March 1984 Lahti, Finland15 km IndividualWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
11981–8225 February 1982 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships1stAunli / Mikkelsplass / Brå

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.