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Tone Gravvold

b. 1977

Norwegian cross-country skier

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Born 1977. Tone Gravvold is a Norwegian cross-country skier, psychologist, biathlete and cyclist.

Tone Gravvold (born 19 June 1977) is a Norwegian cross-country skier and biathlete, and since 1998, also a cyclist. She won a dozen medals in the Paralympic Games in which she competed at between 1994 and 2006. In 2019, she was named Sportsperson of the Century for Møre og Romsdal.

For the Oslo Vikings, she has competed in the Norwegian championships in goalball for the visually impaired. She has retinitis pigmentosa and competes in the B1 and B2 classes, has been on the board of the RP association since 2009, and works as a psychologist, in 2015 working for the National Centre for Rheumatological Rehabilitation at the Diakonhjemmet.

Titles Cross-country skiing 1994 Winter Paralympics (Lillehammer): Cross-country skiing: Gold in 5 km freestyle (B2), bronze in 10 km classic (B2) Biathlon: 8th in 7.5 freestyle (B1-3). 1998 Winter Paralympics (Nagano): Gold in 5 km freestyle (B2-3), bronze in 15 km classic (B1-3), gold in relay 3x2.5 km (open) with Frode Nilssen as lead. 2002 Paralympic Winter Games (Salt Lake City): Cross-country skiing: Bronze in 5 km classic (B2-3), gold in relay 3x2.5 (open) Biathlon: Silver in 7.5 km freestyle (blind) Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics (Torino): 11th in 10 km and 10th in 15 km (blind and visually impaired in the same class). Led by Fredrik Thomassen.

Cycling 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney): Nr. 9 in 1000 m track (1.11.806), nr. 10 in duotempo, nr. 6 in sprint (11,861). Per Olve Tobiassen was pilot. 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens): (B1-3): Road: Nr. 2 in tandem tempo, nr. 5 in tandem joint start and nr. 4 combined. With Ingunn Bollerud pilot. Track cycling: Nr. 4 in 3000 m (3.46.581) and nr. 5 in 1000 m (1.13.507). With May Britt Hartwell as pilot. European cycling championships: 2005 (Alkmaar, Netherlands): Gold in tempotandem and bronze in joint start tandem with Ingunn Bollerud as pilot Birken: Record for tandem cycle 3.13 (2000). Pilot Per Olve Tobiassen. 4 career medal with the same pilot. NM: 2000 Norwegian Champion road tandem. Pilot Per Olve Tobiassen

Honours Erling Stordahls ærespris 2004 Sportsperson of the Century Møre og Romsdal, 2019.

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Who is Tone Gravvold?

Norwegian cross-country skier

When was Tone Gravvold born?

Tone Gravvold was born on 19 June 1977 in Surnadal Municipality.

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Tone Gravvold is a cross-country skier, psychologist, biathlete and cyclist.

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Tone Gravvold is Norwegian.

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