Berit Aunli

Berit Aunli
Berit Aunli
	Berit Aunli in March, 1981
Country	Norway
Born	9 June 1956 (age 68); Stjørdal Municipality, Norway
Spouse(s)	Ove Aunli (m. 1979)
Ski club	Strindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons	5 – (1982, 1984–1987)
Indiv. starts	26
Indiv. podiums	10
Indiv. wins	4
Team starts	6
Team podiums	6
Team wins	4
Overall titles	1 – (1982)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Norway
International nordic ski competitions
Olympic Games
World Championships
	Updated on 5 January 2019.

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.

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
1976	19	17	18	—	5
1980	23	14	13	—	Bronze
1984	27	Silver	4	—	Gold

World Championships

5 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	20 km	4 × 5 km relay
1978	21	7	6	6	5
1980	23	—	—	7	—
1982	25	Gold	Gold	Silver	Gold
1985	28	4	6	4	Silver

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1982	26
1984	28	7
1985	29	14
1986	30	15
1987	31	41

Individual podiums

4 victories
10 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1981–82	15 January 1982	La Bresse, France	5 km Individual	World Cup	2nd
2		19 February 1982	Oslo, Norway	10 km Individual	World Championships^[1]	1st
3		22 February 1982		5 km Individual	World Championships^[1]	1st
4		26 February 1982		5 km Individual	World Championships^[1]	2nd
5		6 March 1982	Lahti, Finland	10 km Individual	World Cup	2nd
6		28 March 1982	Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia	10 km Individual	World Cup	2nd
7		13 April 1982	Kiruna, Sweden	5 km Individual	World Cup	2nd
8	1983–84	12 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	5 km Individual	Olympic Games^[1]	2nd
9	1983–84	3 March 1984	Lahti, Finland	5 km Individual	World Cup	1st
10	1984–85	18 December 1984	Davos, Switzerland	10 km Individual	World Cup	1st

Team podiums

4 victories
6 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1981–82	24 February 1982	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay	World Championships^[1]	1st	Bøe / Nybråten / Pettersen
2	1983–84	15 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	4 × 5 km Relay	Olympic Games^[1]	1st	Nybråten / Jahren / Pettersen
3	1984–85	22 February 1985	Seefeld, Austria	4 × 5 km Relay	World Championships^[1]	2nd	Bøe / Jahren / Nykkelmo
4	1984–85	17 March 1985	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay	World Cup	1st	Nykkelmo / Jahren / Bøe
5	1985–86	1 March 1986	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Pettersen / Pedersen / Jahren
6	1985–86	13 March 1986	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Dahlmo / 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

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

Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)

External links

Berit Aunli Kvello at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation

Preceded by Tom Lund	Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 1982	Succeeded by Grete Waitz

[FISprofile-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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