Lars Erik Eriksen

Lars Erik Eriksen (born 29 December 1954) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in multiple events at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics and 1978 and 1982 World Championships. He had his best achievements in the 4 × 10 km relay, winning a bronze in 1978, a silver in 1980 and a gold in 1982, and finishing in fourth place at the 1984 Olympic Games. Individually, he performed better in longer distances, winning two medals in the 30 and 50 km at the 1982 World Championships and finishing fourth in the 50 km at the 1980 Olympic Games, though he also won the 1984 World Cup in the 15 km event. Eriksen retired in 1988, and later worked as a skiing coach, with Bjørn Dæhlie among others.

Lars Erik Eriksen
Eriksen in March, 1976
Country Norway
Born (1954-12-29) 29 December 1954
Oslo, Norway
Ski clubBjerke IL
World Cup career
Seasons4 – (19821985)
Individual wins1
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums4
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts14
Team starts2
Overall titles0 – (8th in 1984)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1980 Lake Placid4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place1982 Oslo30 km
Bronze medal – third place1978 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1982 Oslo50 km

Eriksen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1984 (shared with Jacob Vaage and Armin Kogler).

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
19802510104Silver
1984296114

World Championships

  • 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1978231185Bronze
198227SilverBronzeGold

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19822711
19832829
1984298
19853051

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1981–82 20 February 1982Norway Oslo, Norway30 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]2nd
225 February 1982Norway Oslo, Norway50 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]3rd
3 1982–83 12 February 1983Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Igman, Yugoslavia30 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
41983–842 March 1984Finland Lahti, Finland15 km IndividualWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
11981–8225 February 1982Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships[1]1stAunli / Mikkelsplass / Brå

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

References

  1. "ERIKSEN Lars Erik". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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