Trond Einar Elden
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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. | Date | Place | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 March 1989 | Oslo, Norway | Gundersen K120 / 15,0 km |
| 2. | 11 March 1989 | Falun, Sweden | Gundersen K90 / 15,0 km |
| 3. | 2 March 1991 | Lahti, Finland | Gundersen K90 / 15,0 km |
| 4. | 8 March 1991 | Falun, Sweden | Gundersen K90 / 15,0 km |
| 5. | 15 March 1991 | Oslo, Norway | Gundersen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — |
World Championships
| Year | Age | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | ||
| 2001 | 31 | 27 | — | 5 |
| 2002 | 32 | 35 | — | 11 |
| 2003 | 33 | 43 | — | 18 |
| 2004 | 34 | 49 | NC | 17 |
Individual podiums
- 2 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000–01 | 4 February 2001 | Template:Flagicon Nové Město, Czech Republic | 1.0 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 2001–02 | 29 December 2001 | Template:Flagicon Salzburg, Austria | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
References
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External links
- Template:FIS cross-country skier
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file Template:In lang
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file Template:In lang
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Namdalseid
- Nordic combined skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Nordic combined skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Holmenkollen medalists
- Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
- Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers
- Norwegian male cross-country skiers
- Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Norway
- Olympic medalists in Nordic combined
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined
- Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Norway
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway
- Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics