Berit Aunli Explained

Berit Aunli
Birth Date:9 June 1956
Birth Place:Stjørdal, Norway
Club:Strindheim IL
Seasons:5 – (1982, 19841987)
Wins:4
Totalpodiums:10
Teamwins:4
Teampodiums:6
Individual Starts:26
Team Starts:6
Wcoveralls:1 – (1982)
Updated:5 January, 2019
Show-Medals:no

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

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

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19
23
27

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km 10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
21 7 66 5
23 7
25 Gold Gold Silver Gold
284 6 4 Silver

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
26
28 7
29 14
30 15
31 41

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1  1981–82 15 January 1982 La Bresse, France 5 km Individual World Cup 2nd
2 19 February 1982 Oslo, Norway 10 km Individual World Championships 1st
322 February 1982 5 km Individual World Championships 1st
426 February 1982 5 km Individual World Championships 2nd
56 March 1982 Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual World Cup 2nd
628 March 1982 Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia 10 km Individual World Cup 2nd
713 April 1982 Kiruna, Sweden 5 km Individual World Cup 2nd
8  1983–84 12 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 5 km Individual Olympic Games 2nd
9 3 March 1984 Lahti, Finland 5 km Individual World Cup 1st
10 1984–8518 December 1984 Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual World Cup 1st

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1 1981–8224 February 1982 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships 1st Bøe / Nybråten / Pettersen
2 1983–8415 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 4 × 5 km RelayOlympic Games 1st Nybråten / Jahren / Pettersen
3  1984–85 22 February 1985 Seefeld, Austria 4 × 5 km Relay World Championships 2nd Bøe / Jahren / Nykkelmo
4 17 March 1985 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup 1stNykkelmo / Jahren / Bøe
51985–861 March 1986 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup 1st Pettersen / Pedersen / Jahren
613 March 1986 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Dahlmo / Skeime / Jahren
Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Personal life

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

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AUNLI KVELLO Berit . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 14 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Berit Aunli. Espen. Andersen. September 28, 2014. Store norske leksikon.