Tomas Northug

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Tomas Northug
Tomas Northug.jpg
CountryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Born (1990-04-19) 19 April 1990 (age 33)
Mosvik, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
Ski club Strindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (2010–2015)
Starts33
Podiums1
Wins1
Overall titles0 – (32nd in 2015)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Hinterzarten Individual sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Hinterzarten 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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, and is the middle brother of Petter Northug and Even Northug.

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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

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

World Championships

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

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening		Tour de
Ski		World Cup
Final
2010 19183—116——
2011 20104—58———
2012 21101—50———
2013 2264NC27——42
2014 23110NC5585——
2015 2432—7———

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 WC)
  • 1 podium – (1 WC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2014–15 17 January 2015 Flag of Estonia.svg Otepää, Estonia1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st

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References

  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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