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Norwegian cross-country skier
Marit Mikkelsplass
Country Norway
Full nameMarit Elisabeth Mikkelsplass
BornMarit Elisabeth Wold
(1965-02-22) 22 February 1965 (age 59)
Oslo, Norway
Spouse(s) Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass ​ ​(m. 1994)​
Ski clubKjelsås IL
World Cup career
Seasons14 – (1985–1998)
Indiv. starts87
Indiv. podiums11
Indiv. wins2
Team starts18
Team podiums18
Team wins3
Overall titles0 – (5th in 1998)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Calgary 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lillehammer 30 km classical
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Thunder Bay 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1997 Trondheim 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Trondheim 30 km classical
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Marit Elisabeth Mikkelsplass (born Marit Wold on 22 February 1965) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed from 1985 to 1998. She represented Kjelsås IL in Oslo. Today she is married to former Norwegian cross-country skier Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass.

Mikkelsplass has three silver medals from the Winter Olympics, earning them in the 30 km (1994) and the 4 × 5 km relay (1988, 1998). She also has three medals from the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships kraa two silvers (4 × 5 km relay: 1995, 1997) and a bronze (30 km: 1997).

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

  • 3 medals – (3 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1988 23 — 15 — — 24 — Silver
1994 29 — — 14 — — Silver —
1998 33 6 — 5 14 — 9 Silver

World Championships

  • 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km 
 classical  		 10 km 
 freestyle  		 15 km   Pursuit   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1989 24 — — 21 10 — — —
1993 28 — — — — — 21 —
1995 30 7 — — 4 7 9 Silver
1997 32 22 — — — 10 Bronze Silver

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Sprint
1985 20 54 — —
1986 21 22 — —
1987 22 NC — —
1988 23 16 — —
1989 24 42 — —
1990 25 30 — —
1991 26 32 — —
1992 27 29 — —
1993 28 16 — —
1994 29 11 — —
1995 30 8 — —
1996 31 7 — —
1997 32 7 4 13
1998 33 5 6 5

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories
  • 11 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1985–86  8 March 1986 Sweden Falun, Sweden 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
2  1987–88  17 March 1988 Norway Oslo, Norway 30 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd
3  1993–94  24 February 1994 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 30 km Individual C Olympic Games 2nd
4  1994–95  28 January 1995 Finland Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
5  1995–96  25 November 1995 Finland Vuokatti, Finland 5 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
6 11 February 1996 Russia Kavgolovo, Russia 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
7 24 February 1996 Norway Trondheim, Norway 5 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
8 16 March 1996 Norway Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
9 1996–97 18 January 1997 Finland Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
10 1 March 1997 Norway Trondheim, Norway 30 km Individual C World Championships 3rd
11 1997–98 8 January 1998 Austria Ramsau, Austria 10 km Individual C World Cup 1st

Team podiums

  • 3 victories
  • 18 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1987–88  21 February 1988 Canada Calgary, Canada 4 × 5 km Relay F Olympic Games 2nd Dybendahl-Hartz / Jahren / Dahlmo
2 13 March 1988 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Elveos / Bøe / Pedersen
3  1990–91  15 March 1991 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Elveos / Hegge / Skeime
4 1993–94 4 March 1994 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Moen / Nybråten / Dybendahl-Hartz
5 13 March 1994 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Moen / Nybråten / Dybendahl-Hartz
6  1994–95  15 January 1995 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Nybråten / Uglem / Sorkmo
7 12 February 1995 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Nybråten / Nilsen / Moen
8 17 March 1995 Canada Thunder Bay, Canada 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships 2nd Nybråten / Nilsen / Moen
9 26 March 1995 Japan Sapporo, Japan 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Dybendahl-Hartz / Nybråten / Nilsen
10  1995–96  14 January 1996 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Moen / Martinsen / Dybendahl-Hartz
11 10 March 1996 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Martinsen / Dybendahl-Hartz / Moen
12 17 March 1996 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Martinsen / Sorkmo / Moen
13  1996–97  23 November 1996 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Dybendahl-Hartz / Moen / Martinsen
14 8 December 1996 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Martinsen / Moen / Dybendahl-Hartz
15 28 February 1997 Norway Trondheim, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships 2nd Martinsen / Nilsen / Dybendahl-Hartz
16 16 March 1997 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Moen / Nilsen / Dybendahl-Hartz
17  1997–98  23 November 1997 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Moen / Dybendahl-Hartz / Martinsen
18 6 March 1998 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Martinsen / Nilsen / Dybendahl-Hartz

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

References

  1. "MIKKELSPLASS WOLD Marit". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

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