Martin Johnsrud Sundby

Martin Johnsrud Sundby
nation	Norway
birthday	26th September 1984 (age 35)
place of birth	Oslo , Norway
Career
job	National athlete
society	Røa IL
Trainer	Gate Arne Hetland
status	active
Medal table
Olympic medals 2 × 2 × 1 × World Cup medals 4 × 3 × 2 × National medals 18 × 9 × 7 × JWM medals 0 × 1 × 0 ×
winter Olympics silver 2010 Vancouver Season bronze 2014 Sochi Skiathlon gold 2018 Pyeongchang Team sprint gold 2018 Pyeongchang Season silver 2018 Pyeongchang Skiathlon  Nordic World Ski Championships gold 2011 Oslo Season bronze 2011 Oslo 15 km classic silver 2013 Val di Fiemme Skiathlon gold 2017 Lahti Season silver 2017 Lahti Skiathlon silver 2017 Lahti 15 km classic gold 2019 Seefeld in Tirol 15 km classic gold 2019 Seefeld in Tirol Season bronze 2019 Seefeld in Tirol Skiathlon  Nordic Junior Ski World Championships silver 2003 Sollefteå Season
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
Debut in the World Cup March 12, 2005  World Cup victories in individual 19 ( details )  World Cup victories in the team 14 ( details )  World Cup victories in stages 11 ( details )  Overall World Cup 1. ( 2013/14 , 2015/16 , 2016/17 )  Sprint World Cup 13. ( 2015/16 )  Distance World Cup 1. ( 2013/14 , 2015/16 , 2016/17 )  Tour de Ski 1. ( 2013/14 , 2016 )
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  Distance races 19th 17th 11  Stage race 11 9 7th  Season 13 1 3  Team sprint 1 0 0
Placements in the Continental Cup (COC)
Debut in the Continental Cup December 6, 2002  Continental Cup victories 6 ( details )  SCAN overall rating 8. ( 2006/07 )
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  SCAN individual race 6th 1 0
last change: February 2, 2020

Martin Johnsrud Sundby (born September 26, 1984 in Oslo ) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has been multiple Olympic and world champions.

Career

Martin Johnsrud Sundby starts for Røa IL . From the end of 2002 to 2006 he took part in lower-class competitions such as FIS races. In 2003 he took in Sollefteå when at least the silver medal jumped out with the Norwegian relay and he was eighth in the mass start race over 30 kilometers, 14th over ten kilometers in the classic technique and 17th in the sprint, and in 2004 in Stryn , when he was with the Norwegian Relay fifth, as well as sixth in the individual races over ten kilometers in the free technique, ninth in the mass start race over 30 kilometers and 25th in the sprint, participated in the Junior World Championships. He was able to improve his performance steadily and started in Oslo in March 2005 in a race over 50 kilometers in the cross-country skiing world cup , but did not finish. Then it took another year before he was allowed to start again in the World Cup in Falun and Oslo. In December 2006 Sundby won first World Cup points in La Clusaz as the 25th over 50 kilometers. In January 2007, he finished fourth in the pursuit of the Norwegian Championships. His first outstanding World Cup result was in November 2007 as the winner of the relay in Beitostølen . This season more victories followed in the team sprint in Liberec together with Simen Østensen and in Falun with the relay. At the Norwegian Championship in 2008 he won silver in the 30 km pursuit race. At the beginning of the 2008/09 season he won in Gällivare and La Clusaz with the relay. At the end of November 2008 he won his first individual World Cup race in Kuusamo, Finland, over 15 km in classic style. He finished the Tour de Ski 2008/09 in eighth place. He finished second in Nové Město over 15 km classic. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec in 2009 , he achieved 34th place over 15 km classic. At the World Cup finals in 2009 he came in 18th place overall.

In the 2009/10 season Sundby won in Beitostølen with the relay and reached second place in Lahti with the relay. He finished the Tour de Ski 2009/10 in 20th place. At the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Sundby won the silver medal in the relay competition over 4 × 10 km together with Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset , Petter Northug and Lars Berger . His best individual race result at these games was 15th in the 50 km classic mass start race, while he was 18th in the pursuit race over 30 kilometers and 33rd over 15 kilometers in free technique. At the beginning of the 2010/11 season he came in third place with the relay in La Clusaz . At the last World Cup race before the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo in 2011 , he took second place over 15 km classic in Drammen . At the World Championships he finished fifth in the 30 km pursuit race, in the 15 km race in classic style he won the bronze medal and with the relay the gold medal. Only in the mass start race over 50 kilometers did he only finish 24th. He finished the World Cup final in March 2011 in 20th place. After a weaker start to the 2011/12 season , at the end of the season in Nové Město he took first place with the relay, in Lahti second place in the skiathlon and in Oslo third place in the 50 km classic mass start race. At the 2012 World Cup final , he came fourth. In 2012 he was Norwegian champion in skiathlon, over 15 km freestyle and 50 km classic mass start race.

At the beginning of the 2012/13 season Sundby won in Gällivare with the relay and over 15 km freestyle. At the Nordic Opening he came in sixth overall. In January 2013 he won in La Clusaz with the relay. In the same month he won bronze in the skiathlon and gold in the 15 km freestyle at the Norwegian championship. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2013 in Val di Fiemme , he won the silver medal in the pursuit race behind Dario Cologna . In March 2013 he achieved third place over 15 km classic and second place in the 50 km mass start race in Lahti . At the World Cup final , he took third place. Two weeks later he was again Norwegian champion in the 50 km classic mass start race. He finished the season in eighth place in the overall World Cup and sixth place in the distance ranking. In April 2013 he won the Skarverennet over 38 km freestyle.

In the following season Sundby reached seven podiums and four wins in 11 participations in world cup races. He was the first cross-country skier to win the Nordic Opening , the Tour de Ski and the World Cup final in one season. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , he was fourth in the 50 km freestyle mass start race and fourth in the relay. In the skiathlon he won bronze and 15 kilometers in the classical technique he finished 13th. At the Norwegian championship in Molde and Gålå in 2014 , he won silver over 15 km classic and gold in the skiathlon and 50 km freestyle mass start race. He finished the season in first place in the distance classification and in the overall World Cup. At the beginning of the 2014/15 season he achieved second place over 15 km classic in Ruka . At the following Nordic Opening in Lillehammer , as in the previous year, he took first place overall. He finished the Tour de Ski 2015 in first place overall. At the Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun , he came eleventh in the 50 km classic mass start race. At the last World Cup race of the season in Oslo he took third place in the 50 km freestyle mass start race and finished the season in second place in the distance classification and again first place in the overall World Cup. Because of the use of the asthma drug Salbutamol , which Sundby had not registered according to the doping regulations , he was suspended for two months since July 11, 2016 and his World Cup victory in December 2015 in Davos and his overall victory at the Tour de Ski 2015 were revoked. In the overall World Cup he dropped from first to sixth place.

In the 2015/2016 season, Sundby dominated the World Cup for cross-country skiers, winning the Distance World Cup and, for the third time in a row, the overall World Cup. He achieved ten podium finishes in 13 individual World Cup competitions, including eight victories, including the Nordic Opening in Ruka , the Tour de Ski and the Ski Tour Canada, which was held for the first time this season . Also in the season he won two World Cup victories with the relay. At the Norwegian Championships in 2016, he won over 10 km, over 15 km and over 50 km and together with Andrew Musgrave came second in the team sprint. At the beginning of the 2016/17 season he finished third in Ruka over 15 km classic and won the World Cup mini tour in Lillehammer . This was followed in December 2016 by victories in Davos over 30 km freestyle and in La Clusaz with the relay. He also won second place in the 15 km mass start race in La Clusaz. At the Tour de Ski 2016/17 he finished second in the overall standings behind Sergei Ustyugov . He came second twice and won the 15 km mass start stage in Fiemme Valley . At the following World Cups he came in Ulricehamn to second place over 15 km freestyle and first place with the relay and in Falun to second place in the 30 km mass start race. At the beginning of February 2017 he became Norwegian champion in skiathlon and third in the 15 km classic in Lygna . In Otepää in mid-February 2017, he won his 28th individual World Cup victory over 15 km classic. At the season highlight of the Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 in Lahti , he achieved the silver medal in the skiathlon and over 15 km classic and the gold medal with the relay. He also finished fifth in the 50 km mass start race. In mid-March 2017 he won the 50 km mass start race in Oslo and thus won the overall and distance World Cups ahead of time. He then no longer competed in the World Cup final in Québec and instead started the classic 54 km Birkebeiner race , which he was able to win. At the beginning of April 2017 he became the Norwegian champion over 50 km classic in Gålå . He was also second in the 10 km freestyle and third in the team sprint. In the same month he won the Skarverennet over 38 km freestyle in Geilo .

After finishing second in the Ruka Triple and in the skiathlon in Lillehammer at the beginning of the 2017/18 season, Sundby also took second place in the Tour de Ski 2017/18 . He came third in Lenzerheide over 15 km classic and ran the fastest time on the final stage in Fiemme Valley. In January 2018 he won the Norwegian skiathlon championships and took third place in the 15 km mass start race at the World Cup in Seefeld in Tyrol . At the season highlight of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , he won the silver medal in the skiathlon and the gold medal in the team sprint together with Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and the relay. In the 50 km mass start race he came in fifth place and in the 15 km freestyle in fourth place. In March 2018, he finished second in the 50 km freestyle mass start race in Oslo and fourth at the World Cup final in Falun . He finished the World Cup season in third place in the overall World Cup and in second place in the Distance World Cup. At the beginning of the 2018/19 season he finished 24th in the Lillehammer Triple and finished second in the 30 km freestyle and first place in the relay in Beitostølen . In Davos he came third in the 15 km freestyle. At the Tour de Ski 2018/19 he finished seventh with three top ten placements. At the beginning of February 2019 he was third in the skiathlon and second in the relay at the Norwegian championships in Meråker . At the 2019 World Championships in Seefeld in Tirol, he was world champion over 15 kilometers in classical technique and with the relay and won bronze in the skiathlon behind his compatriot Sjur Røthe and the Russian Alexander Bolschunow . In the mass start race over 50 kilometers, he was fourth and missed the precious metal only a tenth of a second behind third-placed Røthe. In March 2019 he took second place in Falun in the 15 km freestyle and at the end of the season he finished ninth in the overall World Cup and third in the Distance World Cup. At the end of March 2019, he became the Norwegian champion over 10 km freestyle and 50 km classic in Lygna .

training

Sundby belongs to the generation of Norwegian cross-country skiers who have systematically recorded their training (heart rate and load values ​​as well as distance, etc. of each training session) since they were accepted into the squad . It turned out that he trained significantly more and with significantly lower intensity than the competition in Germany or other non-Scandinavian countries. While in Germany around a third of running training takes place above the anaerobic threshold, it was only 9% for these Norwegians. While fatigue resistance is trained in Germany, the Norwegians train aerobic endurance as the basis.

successes

Medals at Winter Olympics

• 2010 in Vancouver : Silver with the relay
• 2014 in Sochi : bronze in the skiathlon
• 2018 in Pyeongchang : Gold in the team sprint and with the relay, silver in the skiathlon

Medals at world championships

• 2011 in Oslo : gold with the relay, bronze over 15 km classic
• 2013 in Val di Fiemme : Silver in the skiathlon
• 2017 in Lahti : gold with the relay, silver in the skiathlon and over 15 km classic
• 2019 in Seefeld : Gold over 15 km classic and with the relay, bronze in the skiathlon

Victories in world cup races

World Cup victories in individual

No.	date	place	discipline
1.	November 30, 2008	Kuusamo	15 km classic individual start
2.	November 24, 2012	Gällivare	15 km freestyle individual start
3.	December 1st, 2013	Kuusamo	Overall rating Nordic Opening
4th	5th January 2014	Tour de Ski	Overall rating
5.	March 2, 2014	Lahti	15 km freestyle individual start
6th	March 16, 2014	Falun	Overall ranking World Cup final
7th	December 7, 2014	Lillehammer	Overall rating Nordic Opening
8th.	November 29, 2015	Ruka	Overall rating Nordic Opening
9.	5th December 2015	Lillehammer	2 × 15 km skiathlon
10.	December 12, 2015	Davos	30 km freestyle individual start
11.	20th December 2015	Toblach	15 km classic individual start
12.	January 10, 2016	Tour de Ski	Overall rating
13.	February 6, 2016	Oslo	50 km classic mass start
14th	February 21, 2016	Lahti	2 × 15 km skiathlon
15th	March 12, 2016	Ski Tour Canada	Overall rating
16	4th December 2016	Lillehammer	Overall rating Nordic Opening
17th	December 10, 2016	Davos	30 km freestyle individual start
18th	19th February 2017	Otepää	15 km classic individual start
19th	March 11, 2017	Oslo	50 km classic mass start

Stage victories in world cup races

No.	date	place	discipline	run
1.	January 3, 2014	Cortina - Toblach	35 km pursuit freestyle 1	Tour de Ski 2013/14
2.	March 16, 2014	Falun	15 km pursuit freestyle 2	World Cup Final 2014
3.	December 6, 2014	Lillehammer	10 km freestyle individual start	Nordic Opening 2014
4th	November 28, 2015	Ruka	10 km freestyle individual start	Nordic Opening 2015
5.	2nd January 2016	Lenzerheide	30 km classic mass start	Tour de Ski 2016
6th	January 3, 2016	Lenzerheide	10 km pursuit freestyle 1	Tour de Ski 2016
7th	January 9, 2016	Val di Fiemme	15 km classic mass start	Tour de Ski 2016
8th.	January 10, 2016	Val di Fiemme	9 km mountain pursuit freestyle 2	Tour de Ski 2016
9.	March 9, 2016	Canmore	2 × 15 km skiathlon	Ski Tour Canada 2016
10.	January 7, 2017	Val di Fiemme	15 km classic mass start	Tour de Ski 2016/17
11.	January 7, 2018	Val di Fiemme	9 km mountain pursuit freestyle 2	Tour de Ski 2017/18

¹ Being the first to cross the finish line counts as the winner.

² Counted as the winner due to the fastest running time.

World Cup victories in the team

No.	date	place	discipline
1.	November 25, 2007	Beitostølen	4 × 10 km relay 3
2.	February 17, 2008	Liberec	6 × 1.4 km classic team sprint 4
3.	February 24, 2008	Falun	4 × 10 km relay 5
4th	November 23, 2008	Gällivare	4 × 10 km relay 6
5.	December 7, 2008	La Clusaz	4 × 10 km relay 7
6th	November 22, 2009	Beitostølen	4 × 10 km relay 8
7th	February 12, 2012	Nové Město	4 × 10 km relay 9
8th.	November 25, 2012	Gällivare	4 × 7.5 km relay 10
9.	20th January 2013	La Clusaz	4 × 7.5 km relay 11
10.	December 6, 2015	Lillehammer	4 × 7.5 km relay 12
11.	January 24, 2016	Nové Město	4 × 7.5 km relay 13
12.	December 18, 2016	La Clusaz	4 × 7.5 km relay 14
13.	22nd January 2017	Ulricehamn	4 × 7.5 km relay 15
14th	December 9, 2018	Beitostølen	4 × 7.5 km relay 16

³With Jens Arne Svartedal , Tore Ruud Hofstad and Tor Arne Hetland .

^4thWith Simen Østensen .

⁵With Chris Jespersen , Morten Eilifsen and Petter Northug .

^6thWith Eldar Rønning , Tore Ruud Hofstad and Petter Northug.

^7thWith Tor Arne Hetland, Tord Asle Gjerdalen and Petter Northug.

^8thWith Eldar Rønning, Ronny Hafsås and Petter Northug.

⁹With Eldar Rønning, Niklas Dyrhaug and Petter Northug.

¹⁰With Eldar Rønning, Sjur Røthe and Petter Northug.

¹¹With Eldar Rønning, Didrik Tønseth and Sjur Røthe.

¹²With Niklas Dyrhaug, Hans Christer Holund and Petter Northug.

¹³With Sjur Røthe, Mathias Rundgreen and Finn Hågen Krogh .

^14thWith Didrik Tønseth, Anders Gløersen and Finn Hågen Krogh.

^15thWith Simen Hegstad Krüger , Anders Gløersen and Finn Hågen Krogh.

¹⁶With Emil Iversen , Sjur Røthe and Finn Hågen Krogh.

Victories in Continental Cup races

No.	date	place	discipline	series
1.	February 23, 2007	Falun	30 km classic mass start	Scandinavian Cup
2.	January 6, 2008	Tolga	2 × 15 km skiathlon	Scandinavian Cup
3.	January 8, 2011	Torsby	15 km classic individual start	Scandinavian Cup
4th	January 9, 2011	Torsby	20 km freestyle mass start	Scandinavian Cup
5.	4th January 2013	Ostersund	15 km classic individual start	Scandinavian Cup
6th	January 6, 2013	Ostersund	15 km freestyle individual start	Scandinavian Cup

Victories in ski classics races

No.	date	place	run	discipline
1.	18th March 2017	Rena - Lillehammer	Birkebeinerrennet	54 km classic mass start

Medals at national championships

• 2008 : Silver in the skiathlon
• 2010 : Silver in the skiathlon
• 2011 : Gold in the skiathlon, silver over 15 km
• 2012 : Gold over 15 km, gold in the skiathlon, gold over 50 km, bronze in the team sprint
• 2013 : Gold over 15 km, gold over 50 km, gold in the team sprint, silver in the skiathlon
• 2014 : Gold in the skiathlon, gold over 50 km, silver over 15 km
• 2015 : Gold over 10 km, silver in the team sprint
• 2016 : Gold over 10 km, gold over 15 km, gold over 50 km, silver in the team sprint
• 2017 : Gold in skiathlon, gold over 50 km, silver over 10 km, bronze over 15 km, bronze in team sprint
• 2018 : Gold in the skiathlon, bronze over 10 km, bronze in the team sprint
• 2019 : Gold over 10 km, gold over 50 km, silver with the relay, bronze in the skiathlon
• 2020 : Silver over 30 km

statistics

Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games

Olympic games

Year and place	competition
	15 km	Skiathlon	50 km	sprint	Season	Team sprint
2010 Vancouver	33.	18th	15th	-	2.	-
2014 Sochi	13.	3.	4th	-	4th	-
2018 Pyeongchang	4th	2.	5.	-	1.	1.

Nordic World Ski Championships

Year and place	competition
	15 km	Skiathlon	50 km	sprint	Season	Team sprint
2009 Liberec	34.	-	-	-	-	-
2011 Oslo	3.	5.	24.	-	1.	-
2013 Val di Fiemme	-	2.	-	-	-	-
2015 Falun	-	-	11.	-	-	-
2017 Lahti	2.	2.	5.	-	1.	-
2019 Seefeld	1.	3.	4th	-	1.	-

Placements in the World Cup

World Cup Statistics

The table shows the placements achieved in detail.

• 1st – 3rd place: Number of podium placements
• Top 10: Number of places in the top ten
• Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks
• Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline
• Note: In the distance races, the classification is based on the FIS.

placement	Distance races a					Skiathlon pursuit	sprint	Stage race b	total	Team c
	≤ 5 km	≤ 10 km	≤ 15 km	≤ 30 km	> 30 km					sprint	Season
1st place		2	7th	3	2	8th		8th	30th	1	13
2nd place		3	7th	2	3	8th		3	26th		1
3rd place		1	7th	1	2	3	3	1	18th		3
Top 10	3	10	48	9	8th	29	7th	17th	131	1	19th
Scoring	5	13	66	11	10	45	24	22nd	196	1	19th
Starts	10	13	75	13	14th	53	43	22nd	243	1	19th
Status: end of season 2019/20

^a including individual starts and mass starts according to FIS classification

^bEntire race, not individual stages, e.g. B. Tour de Ski, Nordic Opening, season finale

^c Possibly incomplete due to a lack of suitable sources before 2001

World Cup overall placements

season	total		distance		sprint
	Points	space	Points	space	Points	space
2006/07	6th	146.	6th	95.	-	-
2007/08	76	68.	76	42.	-	-
2008/09	515	13.	358	12.	3	108.
2009/10	186	42.	137	28.	5	103.
2010/11	252	28.	214	19th	16	74.
2011/12	449	19th	347	14th	2	99
2012/13	672	8th.	469	6th	3	104.
2013/14	1538	1.	652	1.	86	26th
2014/15	748	6th	480	2.	68	35.
2015/16	2634	1.	1444	1.	190	13.
2016/17	1626	1.	1056	1.	50	38.
2017/18	1261	3.	657	2.	24	54.
2018/19	689	9.	513	3.	18th	58.
2019/20	335	25th	289	15th	14th	71.

Placements in World Cup stage races

season	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
2007/08	-	-	37.	-
2008/09	-	8th.	18th	-
2009/10	-	20th	WD	-
2010/11	WD	-	20th	-
2011/12	-	-	4th	-
2012/13	6th	-	3.	-
2013/14	1.	1.	1.	-
2014/15	1.	denied	-	-
2015/16	1.	1.	-	1.
2016/17	1.	2.	-	-
2017/18	2.	2.	4th	-
2018/19	24.	7th	-	-
2019/20	15th	-	-	-

Legend: WD : No longer started at a stage in the course of the race ( withdrawal ).

Web links

• Martin Johnsrud Sundby in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)

• Martin Johnsrud Sundby in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Result Skarverennet 2013
2. ↑ Violation of anti-doping rules: Cross-country star Sundby loses overall tour victory. In: Spiegel online. 20th July 2016.
3. ^ Result Skarverennet
4. ^ Espen Tønnessen, Thomas A. Haugen, Erlend Hem, Svein Leirstein, Stephen Seiler: Maximum Aerobic Capacity in the Winter-Olympics Endurance Disciplines: Olympic-Medal Benchmarks for the Time Period 1990-2013. In: Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 10 (7), 2015, pp. 835-839.
5. ↑ Arnd Krüger : How much basic training do you need? The importance of aerobic endurance for cross-country skiing. In: FdSnow. Trade journal for skiing. 33, 2, 2015, pp. 22-33.
6. ↑ Espen Tønnessen, Øystein Sylta, Thomas A. Haugen, Erlend Hem, Ida S. Svendsen, Stephen Seiler: The Road to Gold: Training and Peaking Characteristics in the Year Prior to a Gold Medal Endurance Performance. In: PLoS One. 9 (7) 2014, p. E101796.