Ove Robert Aunli (born 12 March 1956 in Hemne Municipality) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He took the Olympic bronze medal in 1980 Lake Placid when Thomas Wassberg beat Juha Mieto by one-hundredth of a second for the gold medal, and won a silver medal as part of Norway's 4 × 10 km relay team.
Aunli found his biggest success at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, winning six medals. This included two golds (4 × 10 km: 1982, 1985), one silver (30 km: 1985), and three bronzes (4 × 10 km: 1978, 1987; 50 km: 1985).
Aunli represented the clubs Kyrksæterøra IL and Strindheim IL.
He is married to Berit Aunli.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze) Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1980 23 Bronze 8 — Silver 1984 27 — 4
World Championships 6 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze) Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1978 21 10 — — Bronze 1982 25 11 4 — Gold 1985 28 9 Silver Bronze Gold 1987 30 — 19 — Bronze
World Cup Season standings Season Age Overall 1982 26 14 1983 27 48 1984 28 12 1985 29 1986 30 24 1987 31 27
Individual podiums 1 victory 5 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 1983–84 16 December 1983 Ramsau, Austria 30 km Individual World Cup 2nd21984–85 15 December 1984 Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual World Cup 1st3 18 January 1985 Seefeld, Austria 30 km Individual World Championships 2nd4 27 January 1985 Seefeld, Austria 50 km Individual World Championships 3rd5 1985–86 14 December 1985 Biwabik, United States 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
Team podiums
2 victories 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 1981–8225 February 1982 Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships 1st Eriksen / Mikkelsplass / Brå2 1984–8524 February 1985 Seefeld, Austria 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships 1st Monsen / Mikkelsplass / Holte3 17 March 1985 Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay World Cup 3rd Hole / Mikkelsplass / Ulvang4 1986–87 17 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany 4 × 10 Relay F World Championships 3rd Ulvang / Mikkelsplass / Langli5 8 March 1987 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Mikkelsplass / Ulvang / Langli
Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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