Per Knut Aaland

Per Knut Aaland
Per Knut Aaland in 1976
Country Norway
Born (1954-09-05) September 5, 1954 (age 70)
Innvik, Norway
Ski clubHardbagg IL
World Cup career
Seasons5 – (19821983, 19851987)
Starts10
Podiums3
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (16th in 1983)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Lake Placid 4 ×10 km relay

Per Knut Aaland (born 5 September 1954 in Norway) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier.

He was born in Randabygda, lived in Hornindal and represented the sports club Hardbagg IL.[1] He won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York. He also finished sixth in the 50 km race at the 1976 Olympic Games and sixteenth in the 30 km race at the 1980 Olympic Games.[2] His best career finish was second in three World Cup events.[3]

Despite retiring in 1987, Aaland continued his involvement with the Norwegian national skiing team into the 1990s as a waxing expert.[4]

  1. ^ "Per Knut Aaland". Sogn og Fjordane fylkesleksikon (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Per Knut Aaland". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
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  4. ^ "Per Knut Aaland". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved October 4, 2022.