| Marte Elden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1986 Levanger, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Henning SL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 5 – (2006, 2008–2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (20th in 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marte Elden (born 4 July 1986, in Levanger) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed between 2005 and 2011.
She won a gold medal at the 2005 Junior World Championship. She made her World Cup debut on 19 November 2005 in Beitostølen, and collected her first World Cup points with a 22nd place on 9 February 2008 in Otepää. She finished among the top ten for the first time on 23 February 2008 in Falun, with a tenth place. She represents the sports club Henning SL, and lives in Namdalseid. [1]
Elden was also a talented athlete. She finished sixth in the 800 metres and fourth in the 1500 metres in the 2003 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, and competed without reaching the final at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics. [2] Her personal best time in the 800 metres was 2:06.77 minutes, achieved in July 2003 in Gothenburg. [3] In the 1500 metres she had 4:25.06 minutes, achieved in July 2002 in Stockholm. [3] She represented Namdalseid IL and Steinkjer FIK.
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [4]
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||
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| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | World Cup Final | ||
| 2006 | 19 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 21 | 53 | 30 | — | — | — | 42 |
| 2009 | 22 | 81 | 53 | NC | — | — | 32 |
| 2010 | 23 | 86 | 60 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 88 | — | 9 | 23 |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010–11 | 9 January 2011 |  Val di Fiemme, Italy | 9 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
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