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.
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| Country |  Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 December 1954 Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Bjerke IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 4 – (1982–1985) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (8th in 1984) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 4 | Silver |
| 1984 | 29 | — | 6 | 11 | 4 |
World Championships
- 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1978 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 5 | Bronze |
| 1982 | 27 | — | Silver | Bronze | Gold |
Individual podiums
- 1 victory
- 4 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981–82 | 20 February 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 30 km Individual | World Championships[1] | 2nd |
| 2 | 25 February 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 50 km Individual | World Championships[1] | 3rd | |
| 3 | 1982–83 | 12 February 1983 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Igman, Yugoslavia | 30 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd |
| 4 | 1983–84 | 2 March 1984 |  Lahti, Finland | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 1st |
Team podiums
- 1 victory
- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981–82 | 25 February 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 1st | Aunli / Mikkelsplass / Brå |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
- "ERIKSEN Lars Erik". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lars Erik Eriksen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- Lars Erik Eriksen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
