Ove Aunli

Ove Robert Aunli (born 12 March 1956 in Hemne Municipality) 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]

Ove Aunli
Ove Aunli in March, 1980
Country	Norway
Born	(1956-03-12) 12 March 1956 (age 68) Hemne Municipality, Norway
Spouse(s)	Berit Aunli ​ (m. 1979)​
Ski club	Kyrksæterøra IL Strindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons	6 – (1982–1987)
Indiv. starts	26
Indiv. podiums	5
Indiv. wins	1
Team starts	6
Team podiums	5
Team wins	2
Overall titles	0 – (3rd in 1985)
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Norway Olympic Games 1980 Lake Placid 4 × 10 km relay 1980 Lake Placid 15 km World Championships 1982 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay 1985 Seefeld 4 × 10 km relay 1985 Seefeld 30 km 1978 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay 1985 Seefeld 50 km 1987 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay

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.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[2]

Olympic Games

• 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1980	24	Bronze	8	—	Silver
1984	28	DSQ	—	DNF	4

World Championships

• 6 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)

Year	Age	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1978	22	10	—	—	Bronze
1982	26	11	4	—	Gold
1985	29	9	Silver	Bronze	Gold
1987	31	—	19	—	Bronze

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1982	26	14
1983	27	48
1984	28	12
1985	29
1986	30	24
1987	31	27

Individual podiums

• 1 victory
• 5 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1983–84	16 December 1983	Ramsau, Austria	30 km Individual	World Cup	2nd
2	1984–85	15 December 1984	Davos, Switzerland	30 km Individual	World Cup	1st
3		18 January 1985	Seefeld, Austria	30 km Individual	World Championships[1]	2nd
4		27 January 1985	Seefeld, Austria	50 km Individual	World Championships[1]	3rd
5	1985–86	14 December 1985	Biwabik, United States	30 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd

Team podiums

• 2 victories
• 5 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1981–82	25 February 1982	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay	World Championships[1]	1st	Eriksen / Mikkelsplass / Brå
2	1984–85	24 February 1985	Seefeld, Austria	4 × 10 km Relay	World Championships[1]	1st	Monsen / Mikkelsplass / Holte
3		17 March 1985	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay	World Cup	3rd	Hole / Mikkelsplass / Ulvang
4	1986–87	17 February 1987	Oberstdorf, West Germany	4 × 10 Relay F	World Championships[1]	3rd	Ulvang / Mikkelsplass / Langli
5		8 March 1987	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Mikkelsplass / Ulvang / Langli

Note: ¹ Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.