 Ulset in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Nikkis [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1983 Tingvoll, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon, cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nils Erik Ulset (born 16 July 1983 in Tingvoll) [2] is a Norwegian biathlete, cross-country skier, and three-time Paralympic champion.
He competed at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake, where he took two gold medals in cross-country skiing, one in 10 km, LW2-4 and one in 20 km, standing. In biathlon he placed 7th in the 7.5 km, standing. [3]
At the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino, he took two bronze medals in biathlon: The 12.5 km and 7.5 km, standing. In cross-country skiing he placed 9th in the men's 10 km, 14th in the 20 km and 9th in the 5 km, standing. [3]
He won silver at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, for 3km pursuit standing biathlon. He won gold at the 12.5 km standing biathlon. In cross-country skiing he took the silver medal in the men's 20 km, standing and bronze in the men's relay. [3]
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