Gudmund Skjeldal

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Gudmund Skjeldal
Personal information
Born (1970-09-04) September 4, 1970 (age 55)
Sport
CountryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
SportSkiing
ClubBulken IL
World Cup career
Seasons5 – (19911995)
Indiv. starts15
Indiv. podiums1
Indiv. wins0
Team starts0
Overall titles0 – (20th in 1993)

Gudmund Skjeldal (born 4 September 1970) is a Norwegian cross-country skier and writer.

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He competed in the World Cup between 1991 and 1995. In March 1991 he finished eighth in the 50 kilometres in Oslo. He finished second in the same race two years later, and fourth over 15 kilometres in Štrbské Pleso later in March 1993. [1]

He is the brother of Kristen Skjeldal, and was born in Voss Municipality. He holds the cand.philol. degree with a major in the history of ideas. He has worked as a school teacher, and wrote the books På villspor (1995) and Den siste langrennaren (2005), the latter a portrait of his brother. He fronts the environmental campaign Hvit Vinter ('White Winter').

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Overall
1991 2031
1992 2142
1993 2220
1994 2336
1995 24NC

Individual podiums

  • 1 podium
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1  1992–93  13 March 1993 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd

References

  1. 1 2 "SKJELDAL Gudmund". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.