Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass

Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (born 29 April 1961) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed from 1981 to 1997. He won the 15 km silver at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

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.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 silver) Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1984 22 17 12 — — 1988 26 Silver 6 9 6

World Championships 4 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km classical 15 km freestyle 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1982 20 10 — — Gold 1985 23 11 21 14 Gold 1987 25 4 8 23 Bronze 1989 27 Silver — 10 204 1991 29 12 —— ——

World Cup Season standings Season Age Overall 1982 20 20 1983 21 6 1984 22 31 1985 23 5 1986 24 4 1987 25 16 1988 26 1989 27 4 1991 29 43 1992 30 21 1993 31 91 1995 33 70

Individual podiums 4 victories 20 podiums

Team podiums 3 victories 11 podiums

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.