Gudmund Skjeldal
Norwegian cross-country skier and writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gudmund Skjeldal (born 4 September 1970) is a Norwegian cross-country skier and writer.
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Gudmund Skjeldal | |
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Born | (1970-09-04) September 4, 1970 (age 53) Voss, Norway |
Ski club | Bulken IL |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 5 – (1991–1995) |
Starts | 15 |
Podiums | 1 |
Wins | 0 |
Overall titles | 0 – (20th in 1993) |
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He competed in the World Cup between 1991 and 1995. In March 1991 he finished eighth in the 50 kilometres in Oslo. He finished second in the same race two years later, and fourth over 15 kilometres in Štrbské Pleso later in March 1993.[1]
He is the brother of Kristen Skjeldal, and was born in Voss. He holds the cand.philol. degree with a major in the history of ideas. He has worked as a school teacher, and wrote the books På villspor (1995) and Den siste langrennaren (2005), the latter a portrait of his brother. He fronts the environmental campaign Hvit Vinter ('White Winter').