| Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass | |
| Fullname: | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass |
| Birth Date: | 29 April 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Bromma, Norway |
| Club: | Bromma IL |
| Seasons: | 13 – (1982–1989, 1991–1993, 1995–1996) |
| Wins: | 4 |
| Totalpodiums: | 20 |
| Wcoveralls: | 0 – (3rd in 1988) |
| Teamwins: | 3 |
| Teampodiums: | 11 |
| Individual Starts: | 71 |
| Team Starts: | 16 |
| Show-Medals: | no |
Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (born 29 April 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.[1]
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 × 10 km relay: 1982, 1985), one silver (15 km: 1989), and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay: 1987).
He married fellow skier Marit Wold in 1994.
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | ||||||
| 26 |
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km classical | 15 km freestyle | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 10 | — | — | Gold | |||
| 23 | 11 | 21 | 14 | Gold | |||
| 25 | 4 | 8 | 23 | Bronze | |||
| 27 | Silver | — | 10 | 20 | 4 | ||
| 29 | 12 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Season | Age | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 20 | ||
| 21 | 6 | ||
| 22 | 31 | ||
| 23 | 5 | ||
| 24 | 4 | ||
| 25 | 16 | ||
| 26 | |||
| 27 | 4 | ||
| 29 | 43 | ||
| 30 | 21 | ||
| 31 | 91 | ||
| 33 | 70 |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981–82 | 9 January 1982 | Reit im Winkl, West Germany | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 1st | |
| 2 | 1982–83 | 18 December 1982 | Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 1st | |
| 3 | 4 March 1983 |  Lahti, Finland | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 4 | 1984–85 | 9 December 1984 |  Cogne, Italy | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 1st | |
| 5 | 15 December 1984 | Davos, Switzerland | 30 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 6 | 16 February 1985 |  Aleko, Bulgaria | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 7 | 14 March 1985 |  Oslo, Norway | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 8 | 1985–86 | 8 December 1985 |  Labrador City, Canada | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 9 | 1986–87 | 14 March 1987 | Kavgolovo, Soviet Union | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 10 | 1987–88 | 12 December 1987 |  La Clusaz, France | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 11 | 19 December 1987 | Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 12 | 19 February 1988 | Calgary, Canada | 15 km Individual C | Olympic Games | 2nd | ||
| 13 | 27 March 1988 | Rovaniemi, Finland | 50 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 14 | 1988–89 | 14 December 1988 | Bohinj, Yugoslavia | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 15 | 17 December 1988 | Val di Sole, Italy | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 16 | 7 January 1989 | Kavgolovo, Soviet Union | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 17 | 13 January 1989 | Nové Město, Czechoslovakia | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 18 | 15 January 1989 | Nové Město, Czechoslovakia | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 19 | 22 February 1989 | Lahti, Finland | 15 km Individual C | World Championships | 2nd | ||
| 20 | 1991–92 | 29 February 1992 | Lahti, Finland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981–82 | 25 January 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships | 1st | Eriksen / Aunli / Brå |
| 2 | 1984–85 | 24 January 1985 |  Seefeld, Austria | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships | 1st | Monsen / T.H. Holte / Aunli |
| 3 | 10 March 1985 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Monsen / T.H. Holte / G. Holte | |
| 4 | 17 March 1985 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Hole / Ulvang / Aunli | |
| 5 | 1985–86 | 9 March 1986 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Monsen / Ulvang / Hole |
| 6 | 1986–87 | 17 February 1987 | Oberstdorf, West Germany | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Championships | 3rd | Aunli / Ulvang / Langli |
| 7 | 8 March 1987 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Ulvang / Aunli / Langli | |
| 8 | 1987–88 | 13 March 1988 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Dæhlie / Bjørn / Ulvang |
| 9 | 17 March 1988 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Monsen / Bjørn / Ulvang | |
| 10 | 1988–89 | 5 March 1989 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Dæhlie / Ulvang / Langli |
| 11 | 12 March 1989 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Langli / Ulvang / Dæhlie |