Martin Johnsrud Sundby (born 26 September 1984) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed between 2003 and 2021. He is a two time Olympic champion at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the team sprint and relay and was also a silver and bronze medalist in the 30 km skiathlon in 2014 and 2018. Sundby is a 4-time world champion, winning his sole individual gold medal at the 15 km at the 2019 Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld. In 2014, he became the first Norwegian to win the Tour de Ski, a feat he repeated in 2016. He also won the overall world cup in 2014, 2016 and 2017.
Career Sundby got his international breakthrough when he won his first individual victory on 30 November 2008 in Kuusamo, Finland. The victory was regarded as a major surprise, despite Sundby delivering several solid displays in earlier races. At lower levels, Sundby has won a junior sprint event in 2003, a 30 km Scandinavian Cup race in 2007, and a 10 km FIS race in 2007. He later won the team sprint event at the test event in Liberec, Czech Republic on 17 February 2008.
Sundby and compatriot Therese Johaug became the first Norwegians to win the Tour de Ski when they won the men's and women' competitions in the 2013–14 edition of the race. Sundby subsequently won the overall and distance competitions in the 2013–14 FIS Cross-Country World Cup. He also won the 2016 Tour de Ski. In addition to his Tour de Ski victories, Sundby won the inaugural Ski Tour Canada, despite starting behind Sergey Ustiugov and Petter Northug on the final stage.
Doping violation In January 2015 Norwegian Ski Federation "was informed that Johnsrud Sundby had crossed the legal limit, the so called 'decision limit', in regard to the use of" [salbutamol trademarked as] Ventolin; the federation should have acted then, is the opinion of Fredrik Aukland, NRK's expert on crosscountry skiing.Overraskende at ledelsen har sovet så lenge, 20 October 2016
On 20 July 2016 Johnsrud Sundby was banned from competition for two months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for an anti-doping rule violation.Court of Arbitration for Sport: 20.07.16 – CROSS COUNTRY SKIING – CAS decision concerning Martin Johnsrud Sundby , 20 July 2016 His use of asthma medication salbutamol, resulted in test levels of urine sample, exceeding the very high 1000 ng/ml limits set in the anti-doping rules by 35% for two samples collected in competition, on 13 December 2014 and 8 January 2015. The facts of the case were undisputed and the decision focused on the meaning of the term "inhaled salbutamol", specifically whether the 1600 μg per day limit referred to the "labelled dose" or the "delivered dose". The CAS panel decided that the intended meaning was the former, but criticised the drafting of the rule. For this and other reasons, including that Johnsrud Sundby declared salbutamol at the time of the test, the panel found his degree of fault light and opted for a short sanction. As the tests were taken in competition, the two results were automatically stripped. This led to Johnsrud Sundby losing the 2015 Tour de Ski title and the overall world cup title for the 2014–15 season. Apart from the subsequent stages of the 2015 Tour de Ski, no other results were affected. His short suspension took place in summer months outside the competitive skiing season.Norske skidstjärnan fast för dopningsbrottFIS: Update on Cross-Country rankings after CAS Sundby decision Accessed 26 July 2016.
At a 21 October 2016 national convention of Norwegian Ski Federation (NSF), some of the local representatives had a critical view on the federation having compensated Johnsrud Sundby for his loss of prize money due to his breaking the rules against doping.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 5 medals – (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2010 25 33 18 15 — Silver — 2014 29 13 Bronze 4 — 4 — 2018 33 4 Silver 5 — Gold Gold
World Championships 9 medals – (4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze) Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2009 24 34 — — — — — 2011 26 Bronze 5 24 — Gold — 2013 28 — Silver — — — — 2015 30 — — 11 — — — 2017 32 Silver Silver 5 — Gold — 2019 34 Gold Bronze 4 — Gold — 2021 36 7 — — — — —
World Cup Season titles 6 titles – (3 overall, 3 distance) SeasonDiscipline2014 Overall Distance2016 Overall Distance2017 Overall Distance
Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiSki Tour2020World CupFinalSki TourCanada 2005 20 — 2006 21 — 2007 22 146 95 — — 2008 23 68 42 — — 37 2009 24 13 12 108 8 18 2010 25 42 28 103 20 2011 26 28 19 74 — 20 2012 27 19 14 99 — — 4 2013 28 8 6 103 6 — 2014 29 26 2015 30 6 35 2016 31 13 2017 32 38 — 2018 33 3 52 4 2019 34 9 58 24 7 — 2020 35 25 15 71 15 —
Individual podiums 30 victories (19 , 11 ) 74 podiums (43 , 31 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2008–09 30 November 2008 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st2 31 December 2008 Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd3 2010–11 19 February 2011 Drammen, Norway 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd4 2011–12 3 March 2012 Lahti, Finland 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd5 10 March 2012 Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd6 2012–13 24 November 2012 Gällivare, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st7 2 December 2012 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 3rd8 10 March 2013 Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual C Stage World Cup 3rd9 16 March 2013 Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd10 23 March 2013 Falun, Sweden 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd11 24 March 2013 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd12 20–24 March 2013 World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 3rd13 2013–14 29 November – 1 December 2013 Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 1st14 14 December 2013 Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd15 29 December 2013 Oberhof, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd16 31 December 2013 Lenzerheide, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd17 3 January 2014 Cortina-Toblach, Italy 35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup 1st18 4 January 2014 Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd19 28 December 2013 – 5 January 2014 Tour de Ski Overall StandingsWorld Cup 1st20 2 March 2014 Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual FWorld Cup 1st21 8 March 2014 Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start C World Cup 2nd22 15 March 2014 Falun, Sweden 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 2nd23 16 March 2014 15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup 1st24 14–16 March 2014 World Cup Final Overall StandingsWorld Cup 1st25 2014–15 30 November 2014 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd26 6 December 2014 Lillehammer, Norway 10 km Individual FStage World Cup 1st277 December 2014 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 3rd28 5–7 December 2014 Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 1st29 6 January 2015 Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.4 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd30 7 January 2015 Toblach, Italy 10 km Individual C Stage World Cup 3rd31 14 March 2015 Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd32 2015–16 28 November 2015 Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st33 29 November 2015 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd34 27–29 November 2015 Nordic Opening Overall StandingsWorld Cup 1st35 5 December 2015 Lillehammer, Norway 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 1st36 12 December 2015 Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual F World Cup 1st37 20 December 2015 Toblach, Italy 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st38 2 January 2016 Lenzerheide, Switzerland 30 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 1st39 3 January 2016 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st40 8 January 2016 Toblach, Italy 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd41 9 January 2016 Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 1st42 10 January 2016 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st43 1–10 January 2016 Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 1st4423 January 2016 Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd45 6 February 2016 Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start C World Cup 1st46 14 February 2016 Falun, Sweden 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd47 21 February 2016 Lahti, Finland 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 1st48 9 March 2016 Canmore, Canada 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 1st49 12 March 2016 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 3rd50 1–12 March 2016 Ski Tour Canada Overall Standings World Cup 1st51 2016–17 27 November 2016 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd52 4 December 2016 Lillehammer, Norway 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd53 2–4 December 2016 Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 1st54 10 December 2016 Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual FWorld Cup 1st55 17 December 2016 La Clusaz, France 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd56 1 January 2017 Val Müstair, Switzerland 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd57 3 January 2017 Oberstdorf, Germany 10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 2nd58 4 January 2017 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd59 7 January 2017 Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup 1st60 31 December 2016 – 8 January 2017 Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 2nd61 21 January 2017 Ulricehamn, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd62 29 January 2017 Falun, Sweden 30 km Mass Start C World Cup 2nd63 19 February 2017 Otepää, Estonia 15 km Individual CWorld Cup 1st64 11 March 2017 Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start CWorld Cup 1st65 2017–18 24–26 November 2017 Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 2nd66 3 December 2017 Lillehammer, Norway 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd67 31 December 2017 Lenzerheide, Switzerland 15 km Individual C Stage World Cup 3rd68 7 January 2018 Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup 1st69 30 December 2017 – 7 January 2018 Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 2nd70 28 January 2018 Seefeld, Austria 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd71 10 March 2018 Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd72 2018–19 8 December 2018 Beitostølen, Norway 30 km Individual F World Cup 2nd73 16 December 2018 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd74 17 March 2019 Falun, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
Team podiums 14 victories (13 , 1 ) 18 podiums (17 , 1 )