Lars Erik Eriksen (born 29 December 1954) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in multiple events at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics and 1978 and 1982 World Championships. He had his best achievements in the 4 × 10 km relay, winning a bronze in 1978, a silver in 1980 and a gold in 1982, and finishing in fourth place at the 1984 Olympic Games. Individually, he performed better in longer distances, winning two medals in the 30 and 50 km at the 1982 World Championships and finishing fourth in the 50 km at the 1980 Olympic Games, though he also won the 1984 World Cup in the 15 km event. Eriksen retired in 1988, and later worked as a skiing coach, with Bjørn Dæhlie among others.
Eriksen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1984 (shared with Jacob Vaage and Armin Kogler).
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 silver) Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1980 25 10 10 4 Silver 1984 29 — 6 11 4
World Championships 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1978 23 11 8 5 Bronze 1982 27 — Silver Bronze Gold
World Cup Season standings Season Age Overall 1982 27 11 1983 28 29 1984 29 8 1985 30 51
Individual podiums 1 victory 4 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 1981–82 20 February 1982 Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual World Championships 2nd2 25 February 1982 Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual World Championships 3rd3 1982–83 12 February 1983 Igman, Yugoslavia 30 km Individual World Cup 2nd4 1983–842 March 1984 Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual World Cup 1st
Team podiums
1 victory 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates11981–8225 February 1982 Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships 1st Aunli / Mikkelsplass / Brå
Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
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