Ove Aunli

Ove Aunli
Ove Aunli in March, 1980
Country Norway
Born (1956-03-12) 12 March 1956 (age 68)
Hemne, Norway
Spouse(s)
(m. 1979)
Ski clubKyrksæterøra IL
Strindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (19821987)
Starts26
Podiums5
Wins1
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 1985)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Lake Placid 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid 15 km
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1985 Seefeld 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1985 Seefeld 30 km
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Seefeld 50 km
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay

Ove Robert Aunli (born 12 March 1956 in Hemne) 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.[1]

Aunli found his biggest success at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, winning six medals. This included two golds (4 × 10 km: 1982, 1985), one silver (30 km: 1985), and three bronzes (4 × 10 km: 1978, 1987; 50 km: 1985).

Aunli represented the clubs Kyrksæterøra IL and Strindheim IL.

He is married to Berit Aunli.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ove Aunli Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.