Berit Aunli

Berit Kristine Aunli, née Kvello, (born 9 June 1956) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. She won her first international championship medal as a member of the Norwegian team that won the bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Berit Aunli
Berit Aunli in March, 1981
Country Norway
Born (1956-06-09) 9 June 1956
Stjørdal, Norway
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1979)​
Ski clubStrindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons5 – (1982, 1984–1987)
Individual wins4
Team wins4
Indiv. podiums10
Team podiums6
Indiv. starts26
Team starts6
Overall titles1 – (1982)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 1
World Championships 3 2 0
Total 4 3 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1984 Sarajevo4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1984 Sarajevo5 km
Bronze medal – third place1980 Lake Placid 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 Oslo5 km
Gold medal – first place1982 Oslo10 km
Gold medal – first place1982 Oslo4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1982 Oslo20 km
Silver medal – second place1985 Seefeld 4 × 5 km relay
Updated on 5 January, 2019.

Her real international breakthrough came at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships when she won gold medals at the 5 km, 10 km and 4 × 5 km relay races, and a silver medal at the 20 km classical. She became the first winner of an official Cross-Country World Cup after her overall victory in the 1981–82 FIS Cross-Country World Cup. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, she won two medals with a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay and a silver in 5 km. Aunli also won a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. At the 1981 Holmenkollen ski festival, she won the 20 km event.

In 1983, she was awarded the Holmenkollen medal (Shared with Tom Sandberg.).

She has 15 Norwegian Championships in total, representing Strindheim IL. In 1985 she won Morgenbladet's gold medal. She is the daughter of Kristen Kvello.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games
  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1976191718—5
1980231413—Bronze
198427Silver4—Gold

World Championships
  • 5 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km  10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1978217665
198023——7—
198225GoldGoldSilverGold
198528464Silver

Season standings
 Season   Age  Overall
1982261st place, gold medalist(s)
1984287
19852914
19863015
19873141

Individual podiums
  • 4 victories
  • 10 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1981–82 15 January 1982France La Bresse, France5 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
219 February1982Norway Oslo, Norway10 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]1st
322 February19825 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]1st
426 February19825 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]2nd
56 March 1982Finland Lahti, Finland10 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
628 March 1982Czechoslovakia Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia10 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
713 April 1982Sweden Kiruna, Sweden5 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
8 1983–84 12 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia5 km IndividualOlympic Games[1]2nd
93 March 1984Finland Lahti, Finland5 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
101984–8518 December 1984Switzerland Davos, Switzerland10 km IndividualWorld Cup1st

Team podiums
  • 4 victories
  • 6 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
11981–8224 February 1982Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships[1]1stBøe / Nybråten / Pettersen
21983–8415 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 5 km RelayOlympic Games[1]1stNybråten / Jahren / Pettersen
3 1984–85 22 February 1985Austria Seefeld, Austria4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships[1]2ndBøe / Jahren / Nykkelmo
417 March 1985Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup1stNykkelmo / Jahren / Bøe
51985–861 March 1986Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stPettersen / Pedersen / Jahren
613 March 1986Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndDahlmo / Skeime / Jahren

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

Personal life

In 1979 she married the cross-country skier Ove Aunli.[2]

References
  1. "AUNLI KVELLO Berit". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. Andersen, Espen (September 28, 2014). "Berit Aunli" – via Store norske leksikon.
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