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Norwegian cross-country skier

Berit Aunli
Berit Aunli in March, 1981
Country Norway
Born (1956-06-09) 9 June 1956 (age 68)Stjørdal Municipality, Norway
Spouse(s) Ove Aunli ​(m. 1979)​
Ski club Strindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons 5 – (1982, 1984–1987)
Indiv. starts 26
Indiv. podiums 10
Indiv. wins 4
Team starts 6
Team podiums 6
Team wins 4
Overall titles 1 – (1982)
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing Norway International nordic ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 1 World Championships 3 2 0 Total 4 3 1 Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 5 km relay Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo 5 km Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid 4 × 5 km relay World Championships Gold medal – first place 1982 Oslo 5 km Gold medal – first place 1982 Oslo 10 km Gold medal – first place 1982 Oslo 4 × 5 km relay Silver medal – second place 1982 Oslo 20 km Silver medal – second place 1985 Seefeld 4 × 5 km relay
Updated on 5 January 2019.

Berit Kristine Aunli, née Kvello, (born 9 June 1956) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. She won her first international championship medal as a member of the Norwegian team that won the bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Her real international breakthrough came at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships when she won gold medals at the 5 km, 10 km and 4 × 5 km relay races, and a silver medal at the 20 km classical. She became the first winner of an official Cross-Country World Cup after her overall victory in the 1981–82 FIS Cross-Country World Cup. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, she won two medals with a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay and a silver in 5 km. Aunli also won a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. At the 1981 Holmenkollen ski festival, she won the 20 km event.

In 1983, she was awarded the Holmenkollen medal (Shared with Tom Sandberg.).

She has 15 Norwegian Championships in total, representing Strindheim IL. In 1985 she won Morgenbladet's gold medal. She is the daughter of Kristen Kvello.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Year Age 5 km 10 km 20 km 4 × 5 km relay
1976 19 17 18 — 5
1980 23 14 13 — Bronze
1984 27 Silver 4 — Gold

World Championships

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Year Age 5 km 10 km 20 km 4 × 5 km relay
1978 21 7 6 6 5
1980 23 — — 7 —
1982 25 Gold Gold Silver Gold
1985 28 4 6 4 Silver
Season Age Overall
1982 26 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1984 28 7
1985 29 14
1986 30 15
1987 31 41
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1981–82 15 January 1982 France La Bresse, France 5 km Individual World Cup 2nd
2 19 February 1982 Norway Oslo, Norway 10 km Individual World Championships[1] 1st
3 22 February 1982 5 km Individual World Championships[1] 1st
4 26 February 1982 5 km Individual World Championships[1] 2nd
5 6 March 1982 Finland Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual World Cup 2nd
6 28 March 1982 Czechoslovakia Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia 10 km Individual World Cup 2nd
7 13 April 1982 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 5 km Individual World Cup 2nd
8 1983–84 12 February 1984 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 5 km Individual Olympic Games[1] 2nd
9 3 March 1984 Finland Lahti, Finland 5 km Individual World Cup 1st
10 1984–85 18 December 1984 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual World Cup 1st
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1981–82 24 February 1982 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay World Championships[1] 1st Bøe / Nybråten / Pettersen
2 1983–84 15 February 1984 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 4 × 5 km Relay Olympic Games[1] 1st Nybråten / Jahren / Pettersen
3 1984–85 22 February 1985 Austria Seefeld, Austria 4 × 5 km Relay World Championships[1] 2nd Bøe / Jahren / Nykkelmo
4 17 March 1985 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay World Cup 1st Nykkelmo / Jahren / Bøe
5 1985–86 1 March 1986 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Pettersen / Pedersen / Jahren
6 13 March 1986 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Dahlmo / Skeime / Jahren

In 1979 she married the cross-country skier Ove Aunli.[2]

  1. ^ "AUNLI KVELLO Berit". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. ^ Andersen, Espen (September 28, 2014). "Berit Aunli" – via Store norske leksikon.