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.

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).

Olympic Games 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze) Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1980 23 Bronze 8 — Silver 1984 27 — 4

World Championships 6 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze) Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1978 21 10 — — Bronze 1982 25 11 4 — Gold 1985 28 9 Silver Bronze Gold 1987 30 — 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

Team podiums

2 victories 5 podiums

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