Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass

Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
Full name Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
Born (1961-04-29) April 29, 1961
Bromma, Norway
Ski club Bromma IL
World Cup career
Seasons 1981–1996
Individual wins 4
Indiv. podiums 19
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
1988 Calgary 15 km classical
World Championships
1982 Oslo 4 x 10 km relay
1985 Seefeld 4 x 10 km relay
1989 Lahti 15 km classical
1987 Oberstdorf 4 x 10 km relay

Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (born April 29, 1961) is a former Norwegian 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 x 10 km: 1982, 1985), one silver (15 km: 1989), and one bronze (4 x 10 km: 1987).

He married fellow skier Marit Wold in 1994.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Individual podiums

  • 4 victories
  • 19 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11981–829 January 1981West Germany Reit im Winkl, West Germany15 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
21982–8318 December 1982Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
34 March 1983Finland Lahti, Finland15 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
41984–859 December 1984Italy Cogne, Italy15 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
515 December 1984Switzerland Davos, Switzerland30 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
616 February 1985Bulgaria Aleko, Bulgaria15 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
714 March 1985Norway Oslo, Norway15 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
8 1985–86 8 December 1985Canada Labrador City, Canada15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
9 1986–87 8 December 1985Soviet Union Kavgolovo, Soviet Union15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
10 1987–88 12 December 1987France La Clusaz, France15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
1119 December 1987Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
1219 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada15 km Individual COlympic Games[1]2nd
1327 March 1988Finland Rovaniemi, Finland50 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
14 1988–89 14 December 1988Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bohinj, Yugoslavia30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
1517 December 1988Italy Val di Sole, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
167 January 1989Soviet Union Kavgolovo, Soviet Union15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
1713 January 1989Czechoslovakia Nové Město, Czechoslovakia15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
1815 January 1989Czechoslovakia Nové Město, Czechoslovakia30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
1822 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]2nd
19 1991–92 29 February 1992Finland Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 3 victories
  • 11 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
11981–8225 January 1982Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 10 km RelayWorld Championships[1]1stEriksen / Aunli / Brå
21984–8524 January 1985Austria Seefeld, Austria4 x 10 km RelayWorld Championships[1]1stMonsen / T.H. Holte / Aunli
310 March 1985Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km RelayWorld Cup3rdMonsen / T.H. Holte / G. Holte
417 March 1985Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 10 km RelayWorld Cup3rdHole / Ulvang / Aunli
5 1985–86 9 March 1986Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndMonsen / Ulvang / Hole
6 1986–87 17 February 1987West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Championships[1]3rdAunli / Ulvang / Langli
78 March 1987Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdUlvang / Aunli / Langli
8 1987–88 13 March 1988Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndDæhlie / Bjørn / Ulvang
917 March 1988Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stMonsen / Bjørn / Ulvang
10 1988–89 5 March 1989Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdDæhlie / Ulvang / Langli
1112 March 1989Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdLangli / Ulvang / Dæhlie

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete : MIKKELSPLASS Paal Gunnar". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  • Paal Gunnar Mikkelsplass at the International Ski Federation
  • Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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