Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass

Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (born 29 April 1961) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1981 to 1997. He won the 15 km silver at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.[1]

Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
Country Norway
Full namePål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
Born (1961-04-29) 29 April 1961
Bromma, Norway
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1994)​
Ski clubBromma IL
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (1982–1989, 1991–1993, 1995–1996)
Individual wins4
Team wins3
Indiv. podiums20
Team podiums11
Indiv. starts71
Team starts16
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 1988)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1988 Calgary15 km classical
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 Oslo4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place1985 Seefeld4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place1989 Lahti15 km classical
Bronze medal – third place1987 Oberstdorf4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place1981 Schonach3 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1979 Mont-Sainte-Anne3 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1980 Örnsköldsvik3 × 5 km relay

Mikkelsplass also won the 15 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1981. His best-known successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where he won two golds (4 × 10 km relay: 1982, 1985), one silver (15 km: 1989), and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay: 1987).

He married fellow skier Marit Wold in 1994.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games
  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1984221712——
198826Silver696

World Championships
  • 4 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km 
 classical 		  15 km 
 freestyle 		  30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
198220—10———Gold
198523—11—2114Gold
198725—4—823Bronze
198927—Silver—10204
19912912—————

Season standings
 Season   Age  Overall
19822020
1983216
19842231
1985235
1986244
19872516
1988263rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1989274
19912943
19923021
19933191
19953370

Individual podiums
  • 4 victories
  • 20 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11981–829 January 1982West Germany Reit im Winkl, West Germany15 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
21982–8318 December 1982Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
34 March 1983Finland Lahti, Finland15 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
41984–859 December 1984Italy Cogne, Italy15 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
515 December 1984Switzerland Davos, Switzerland30 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
616 February 1985Bulgaria Aleko, Bulgaria15 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
714 March 1985Norway Oslo, Norway15 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
8 1985–86 8 December 1985Canada Labrador City, Canada15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
9 1986–87 14 March 1987Soviet Union Kavgolovo, Soviet Union15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
10 1987–88 12 December 1987France La Clusaz, France15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
1119 December 1987Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
1219 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada15 km Individual COlympic Games[1]2nd
1327 March 1988Finland Rovaniemi, Finland50 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
14 1988–89 14 December 1988Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bohinj, Yugoslavia30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
1517 December 1988Italy Val di Sole, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
167 January 1989Soviet Union Kavgolovo, Soviet Union15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
1713 January 1989Czechoslovakia Nové Město, Czechoslovakia15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
1815 January 1989Czechoslovakia Nové Město, Czechoslovakia30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
1922 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]2nd
20 1991–92 29 February 1992Finland Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 3 victories
  • 11 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
11981–8225 January 1982Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships[1]1stEriksen / Aunli / Brå
21984–8524 January 1985Austria Seefeld, Austria4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships[1]1stMonsen / T.H. Holte / Aunli
310 March 1985Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km RelayWorld Cup3rdMonsen / T.H. Holte / G. Holte
417 March 1985Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km RelayWorld Cup3rdHole / Ulvang / Aunli
5 1985–86 9 March 1986Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndMonsen / Ulvang / Hole
6 1986–87 17 February 1987West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Championships[1]3rdAunli / Ulvang / Langli
78 March 1987Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdUlvang / Aunli / Langli
8 1987–88 13 March 1988Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndDæhlie / Bjørn / Ulvang
917 March 1988Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stMonsen / Bjørn / Ulvang
10 1988–89 5 March 1989Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdDæhlie / Ulvang / Langli
1112 March 1989Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdLangli / Ulvang / Dæhlie

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. "MIKKELSPLASS Paal Gunnar". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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