Ove Aunli


Ove Robert Aunli is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He took the Olympic bronze medal in 1980 Lake Placid when Thomas Wassberg beat Juha Mieto by one-hundredth of a second for the gold medal, and won a silver medal as part of Norway's 4 × 10 km relay team.
Aunli found his biggest success at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, winning six medals. This included two golds, one silver, and three bronzes.
Aunli represented the clubs Kyrksæterøra IL and Strindheim IL.
He is married to Berit Aunli.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km
relay
19782210——Bronze
198226114—Gold
1985299SilverBronzeGold
198731—19—Bronze

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1983–84 16 December 1983 Ramsau, Austria30 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
21984–8515 December 1984 Davos, Switzerland30 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
31984–8518 January 1985 Seefeld, Austria30 km IndividualWorld Championships2nd
41984–8527 January 1985 Seefeld, Austria50 km IndividualWorld Championships3rd
5 1985–86 14 December 1985 Biwabik, United States30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
11981–8225 February 1982 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships1stEriksen / Mikkelsplass / Brå
21984–8524 February 1985 Seefeld, Austria4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships1stMonsen / Mikkelsplass / Holte
31984–8517 March 1985 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km RelayWorld Cup3rdHole / Mikkelsplass / Ulvang
4 1986–87 17 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany4 × 10 Relay FWorld Championships3rdUlvang / Mikkelsplass / Langli
5 1986–87 8 March 1987 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdMikkelsplass / Ulvang / Langli

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