Anders Aukland
Template:Short description Template:Infobox skier Anders Aukland (born 12 September 1972 in Tønsberg) is a retired professional Norwegian cross-country skier who won both Olympic and World Championship gold medals. He lives in Oslo. He competed in the last race of his career on April 2, 2023.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Aukland also used to compete in athletics, and is a former national champion in 5000 meters (1995) and 10,000 metres (1996 and 1997) as well as cross-country running. He has represented Tønsberg FIK and IK Tjalve.<ref> www.friidrett.no Template:Webarchive 5000m stat</ref><ref> www.friidrett.no Template:Webarchive 10000m stat</ref> In his only international athletics competition he finished seventh in 5000 m at the 1991 European Junior Championships.<ref> www.friidrett.no/ Template:Webarchive</ref>
Aukland received the Egebergs Ærespris in 2001.
On 7 March 2004, Aukland won the Vasaloppet in Sweden,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> becoming the second Norwegian to accomplish this feat after 1971 winner Ole Ellefsæter. Aukland's brother Jørgen finished 3rd in that event. In 2010 Anders won the 54 km Birkebeinerrennet. In 2008 he won Marcialonga.
He has his education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).<ref name="FISprofile">Template:Cite web</ref>
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29 | 4 | 7 | — | 7 | — | Gold | Template:N/a |
| 2006 | 33 | 20 | 28 | Template:N/a | — | — | — | — |
World Championships
- 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver)
| Year | Age | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | Template:N/a |
| 2003 | 30 | — | — | Silver | — | — | Gold | Template:N/a |
| 2005 | 32 | — | — | Template:N/a | Silver | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 34 | — | — | Template:N/a | 16 | — | — | — |
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
- 6 victories (6 Template:Abbr)
- 13 podiums (13 Template:Abbr)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000–01 | 10 March 2001 | Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway | 50 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 2001–02 | 24 November 2001 | Template:Flagicon Kuopio, Finland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
| 3 | 8 December 2001 | Template:Flagicon Cogne, Italy | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 4 | 5 January 2002 | Template:Flagicon Val di Fiemme, Italy | 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 5 | 8 January 2002 | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 6 | 23 March 2002 | Template:Flagicon Birkebeinerrennet, Norway | 58 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 7 | 2002–03 | 14 December 2002 | Template:Flagicon Cogne, Italy | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st |
| 8 | 12 January 2003 | Template:Flagicon Otepää, Estonia | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 9 | 8 March 2003 | Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway | 50 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 10 | 2003–04 | 28 November 2003 | Template:Flagicon Rukatunturi, Finland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
| 11 | 10 January 2003 | Template:Flagicon Otepää, Estonia | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 12 | 25 January 2004 | Template:Flagicon Marcialonga, Italy | 70 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 13 | 2005–06 | 5 March 2006 | Template:Flagicon Vasaloppet, Sweden | 90 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
- 4 victories – (4 Template:Abbr)
- 5 podiums – (5 Template:Abbr)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001–02 | 10 March 2002 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Estil / Skjeldal / Alsgaard |
| 2 | 2002–03 | 24 November 2002 | Template:Flagicon Kiruna, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Skjeldal / Hetland / Alsgaard |
| 3 | 8 December 2002 | Template:Flagicon Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Bjonviken / Hetland / Alsgaard | |
| 4 | 19 January 2003 | Template:Flagicon Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Bjonviken / Hetland / Alsgaard | |
| 5 | 2010–11 | 14 December 2003 | Template:Flagicon Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Estil / Skjeldal / Hetland |
References
External links
Template:Footer Olympic Champions XC Relay Men Template:Footer World Champions XC Relay Men
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- 1972 births
- Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Norwegian men middle-distance runners
- Norwegian male cross-country skiers
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences alumni
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway
- Olympic gold medalists for Norway
- Sportspeople from Tønsberg
- Skiers from Vestfold
- Aukland family
- Vasaloppet winners
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics