Trond Einar Elden

Trond Einar Elden (born 21 February 1970) is a Norwegian former Nordic combined skier who represented Namdalseid I.L. in Trondheim. He competed at three Winter Olympics.[1]

Trond Einar Elden
Country Norway
Born (1970-02-21) 21 February 1970
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
World Cup career
Seasons1988-2005
Individual wins5
Indiv. starts88
Medal record
Men's nordic combined
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville 3 × 10 km team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1989 Lahti15 km individual
Gold medal – first place1989 Lahti3 × 10 km team
Silver medal – second place1993 Falun3 × 10 km team
Silver medal – second place1999 Ramsau4 × 5 km team
Bronze medal – third place1993 Falun15 km individual

At the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, he became the youngest world champion ever, fifteen days after his nineteenth birthday. At Falun in 1993, he won a bronze medal in the 15 km individual event. Additionally, Elden won two medals in the 3 × 10 km team event at the Nordic skiing world championships with a gold in 1989 and a silver in 1993. Elden also won the Nordic combined event twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival (1989, 1991).

In 1991, Elden received the Holmenkollen medal (which he shared with Vegard Ulvang, Ernst Vettori, and Jens Weißflog). He would also win silver in the 3 × 10 km team event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

Elden was relatively strong in cross-country skiing as well, spending his final years of competition as a ski sprinter. He later coached the American national skiing team. Elden received the Egebergs Ærespris in 2004. He is the brother of the Nordic combined skier Bård Jørgen Elden.

Nordic combined wins in World Cup

No.DatePlaceDiscipline
1.3 March 1989Oslo, NorwayGundersen K120 / 15,0 km
2.11 March 1989Falun, SwedenGundersen K90 / 15,0 km
3.2 March 1991Lahti, FinlandGundersen K90 / 15,0 km
4.8 March 1991Falun, SwedenGundersen K90 / 15,0 km
5.15 March 1991Oslo, NorwayGundersen K120 / 15,0 km

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
20023215

World Championships

 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
20033324

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Sprint
200131275
2002323511
2003334318
20043449NC17

Individual podiums

  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2000–01 4 February 2001Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
2 2001–02 29 December 2001Austria Salzburg, Austria1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Trond Einar Elden Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. "ELDEN Trond Einar". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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