Marte Elden

Marte Elden (born 4 July 1986, in Levanger) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed between 2005 and 2011.

Marte Elden
Country Norway
Born (1986-07-04) 4 July 1986
Levanger, Norway
Ski clubHenning SL
World Cup career
Seasons5 – (2006, 2008–2011)
Individual wins0
Indiv. podiums1
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts33
Team starts5
Overall titles0 – (20th in 2011)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 Praz de Lys-Sommand15 km skiathlon
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 Rovaniemi15 km skiathlon
Gold medal – first place2005 Rovaniemi4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place2006 Kranj4 × 3.33 km relay

Cross-country skiing

She won a gold medal at the 2005 Junior World Championship. She made her World Cup debut on 19 November 2005 in Beitostølen, and collected her first World Cup points with a 22nd place on 9 February 2008 in Otepää. She finished among the top ten for the first time on 23 February 2008 in Falun, with a tenth place. She represents the sports club Henning SL, and lives in Namdalseid.[1]

Athletics

Elden was also a talented athlete. She finished sixth in the 800 metres and fourth in the 1500 metres in the 2003 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, and competed without reaching the final at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[2] Her personal best time in the 800 metres was 2:06.77 minutes, achieved in July 2003 in Gothenburg.[3] In the 1500 metres she had 4:25.06 minutes, achieved in July 2002 in Stockholm.[3] She represented Namdalseid IL and Steinkjer FIK.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
200619NCNC————
2008215330———42
2009228153NC——32
2010238660————
201124201888—923

Individual podiums
  • 1 podium – (1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2010–11 9 January 2011Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd

References
  1. "Marte Elden (1986) - Skattelister 2007" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  2. Norwegian international athletes - surname E Archived 2007-09-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. Norwegian all-time list, 800 m women Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  4. "ELDEN Marte". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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