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Tomas Northug

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Tomas Northug
Country Norway
Born (1990-04-19) 19 April 1990 (age 34)
Mosvik Municipality, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
Ski clubStrindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (20102015)
Indiv. starts33
Indiv. podiums1
Indiv. wins1
Team starts1
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (32nd in 2015)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Hinterzarten Individual sprint
Gold medal – first place 2010 Hinterzarten 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Praz de Lys-Sommand 4 × 5 km relay

Tomas Northug (born 19 April 1990) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. He was born in Mosvik Municipality, and is the middle brother of Petter Northug and Even Northug.

He won a World Cup victory in Otepää in January 2015.[1] He became Junior World Champion in 2010.[2]

He represented the sports clubs Mosvik IL and Strindheim IL.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

World Championships

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 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2015 24 6

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
2010 19 183 116
2011 20 104 58
2012 21 101 50
2013 22 64 NC 27 42
2014 23 110 NC 55 85
2015 24 32 7

Individual podiums

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  • 1 victory – (1 WC)
  • 1 podium – (1 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2014–15 17 January 2015 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 1st

References

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  1. ^ Kvam, Synne (17 January 2015). "Lillebror Northug lot tårene trille etter sin første verdenscupseier". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ^ Skjerdingstad, Anders (25 January 2010). "VM-gull til ny Northug". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. ^ "NORTHUG Tomas". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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