Bjørn Dæhlie

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Bjørn Dæhlie Cross-country skiing
Bjørn Dæhlie (2011)

Bjørn Dæhlie (2011)

Full name Bjørn Erlend Dæhlie
nation NorwayNorway Norway
birthday 19th June 1967 (age 53)
place of birth Elverum ,  Norway
size 184 cm
Weight 76 kg
Career
society Nannestad IL
National squad since 1988
status resigned
End of career 2001
Medal table
Olympic medals 8 × gold 4 × silver 0 × bronze
World Cup medals 9 × gold 5 × silver 3 × bronze
National medals 16 × gold 6 × silver 1 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
gold 1992 Albertville 50 km freestyle
gold 1992 Albertville persecution
gold 1992 Albertville Season
silver 1992 Albertville 30 km classic
gold 1994 Lillehammer 10 km classic
gold 1994 Lillehammer persecution
silver 1994 Lillehammer 30 km freestyle
silver 1994 Lillehammer Season
gold 1998 Nagano 10 km classic
gold 1998 Nagano 50 km freestyle
gold 1998 Nagano Season
silver 1998 Nagano persecution
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
gold 1991 Val di Fiemme 15 km freestyle
gold 1991 Val di Fiemme Season
gold 1993 Falun persecution
gold 1993 Falun 30 km classic
gold 1993 Falun Season
bronze 1993 Falun 50 km freestyle
silver 1995 Thunder Bay 10 km classic
silver 1995 Thunder Bay 30 km classic
silver 1995 Thunder Bay 50 km freestyle
gold 1995 Thunder Bay Season
gold 1997 Trondheim 10 km classic
gold 1997 Trondheim persecution
silver 1997 Trondheim 30 km freestyle
bronze 1997 Trondheim 50 km classic
gold 1997 Trondheim Season
bronze 1999 Ramsau 30 km freestyle
silver 1999 Ramsau Season
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
 Debut in the World Cup January 7, 1989
 World Cup victories in individual 46 ( details )
 Overall World Cup 1. ( 1991/92 , 1992/93 ,
1994/95 , 1995/96 ,
1996/97 , 1998/99 )
 Sprint World Cup 1. ( 1996/97 , 1998/99 )
 Distance World Cup 2. ( 1996/97 , 1997/98 ,
1998/99 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Sprint races 1 0 0
 Distance races 45 23 12
 

Bjørn Erlend Dæhlie (born June 19, 1967 in Elverum ) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier . With his successes, including 12 Olympic and 17 World Championship medals, he is the third most successful athlete in the history of the Winter Olympic Games and the most successful cross-country skier ever.

Career

Early years

Born in Elverum , Dæhlie's family moved to Nannestad at an early age , where he found his way into sports at an early age. In addition to football, he also went hiking, fishing, hunting and kayaking. Dæhlie gave up his plan to become a professional soccer player after one of the local ski coaches introduced him to Nordic skiing. A little later he specialized in cross-country skiing . However, Dæhlie could not convince in the regional and local junior competitions. Only after switching to the professional camp did he celebrate his first successes.

After Dæhlie just missed a medal at the Norwegian Championships in Vang in 1988 in fourth over 15 km, he traveled with the Norwegian team to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada . As a substitute, however, he was not used in any of the competitions.

On January 7, 1989 Dæhlie made his debut in the cross-country skiing world cup . In the 15 km race in the classic style in Kavgolovo he immediately reached the points in eleventh place. Only six days later he reached the top 10 for the first time in fourth in Nové Město na Moravě and barely missed his first podium. The following Nordic World Ski Championships 1989 in Finland's Lahti he started in the 50-km individual race and finished eleventh. At the end of the season Norwegian Championships in Geilo , Konneru and Steinkjer , he won his first national medal over 15 km with bronze behind Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass and Vegard Ulvang .

First successes in the World Cup

In the following season 1989/90 the Norwegian started in Salt Lake City with his first World Cup victory. In Calgary a week later, he was again on the podium in second place. In February 1990 he won his second World Cup with the 15 km race in Campra . Only a few days later, Dæhlie also demonstrated his good performance over the 30 km distance in Val di Fiemme and finished third. At his last start of the season in Lahti , he celebrated his third win of the season in the 30 km pursuit. In the overall World Cup ranking, he also secured a podium finish for the first time in third. At the Norwegian Championships in Gjøvik in 1990 he had to admit defeat only Kristen Skjeldal over 15 and over 30 km and won the silver medal twice.

Dæhlie also made a successful start to the new 1990/91 World Cup season . After finishing second in Minsk , he celebrated another safe victory in Štrbské Pleso .

First world championship success

At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1991 , Dæhlie secured his first world championship title on February 9 with a victory over 15 km and also another World Cup victory, as the world championship race was counted as a World Cup. He crossed the finish line in ninth place over 10 km in classic style. Over 50 km he just missed his second world championship medal in fourth. After he achieved two eleventh places at the World Cups in Lahti and Falun at the end of the season , he finished the season again in third place in the overall World Cup standings. At the Norwegian Championships in 1991 in Bodø , Misvær and Rognan , Dæhlie won his first Norwegian championship title over 15 km. Over 30 km he had to admit defeat to Vegard Ulvang and only ended up on the silver rank.

In December he started the new season 1991/92 with a poor 14th place in Silver Star . In the second race, however, he finished second again on the podium. In Thunder Bay , Kavgolovo and Cogne , he finally won three World Cups in a row and traveled as one of the favorites to the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville .

Olympic debut and first Olympic victories

As a member of the Norwegian team, Dæhlie traveled to Albertville. In his first Olympic race over 30 km in classic style, he also secured his first Olympic medal with silver. In the following 10 km individual run, he missed the medal ranks and was fourth. This narrow result was followed by three gold medals and thus three Olympic victories. So he won the pursuit and the 50 km individual race as well as the 4 × 10 km relay race with Terje Langli , Vegard Ulvang and Kristen Skjeldal.

Strengthened by the successes at the Olympics, Dæhlie managed to celebrate another clear World Cup victory in Lahti just one week after the Games. For the first time, thanks to his strong individual results, he was able to celebrate the overall World Cup victory at the end of the season. In addition, he secured two national championship titles again at the Norwegian Championships in Trondheim in 1992 over 10 km and over 15 km.

Also in the following season 1992/93 Dæhlie was able to hold firmly on the top place of the starting field. Although he achieved only two World Cup victories in Ramsau am Dachstein and Kavgolovo before the Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun in 1993 , he was able to win three of the four competitions there. In addition to the title in the 30 km individual, he also won the pursuit and the relay race again. He also secured the bronze medal over 50 km. At the end of the season he again won the World Cup race in Štrbské Pleso and finally secured the overall World Cup victory for the second time in a row.

Second participation in the Olympics

After the overall victory in the World Cup last year and a successful start to the 1993/94 season , Dæhlie again secured a permanent place in the Norwegian team for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer . After silver over 30 km, he secured his fourth Olympic victory over 10 km in classic style and thus his fourth Olympic gold medal. In the pursuit he celebrated his fifth title before missing the medal ranks in fourth over 50 km. With the relay it was enough after the victory in 1992 only to silver behind the team from Italy .

After the Olympic Games, Dæhlie landed on the podium again in Lahti. In the overall World Cup standings, he clearly had to admit defeat to Kazakh Vladimir Smirnov . At the Norwegian Championships in Vegårdshei in 1994 he stayed in his parade disciplines 10 and 15 km without a medal, but secured the title over 30 km as well as with the team in the 4 × 10 km relay.

In the 1994/95 season , Dæhlie surprisingly started in the Continental Cup. After a second place in Beitostølen on November 19, 1994, however, he was used only one day later at the FIS race in Geilo and ran to a safe victory. Back in the World Cup, he celebrated a victory in Kiruna just a week later. With second place on the Tauplitzalm and a win in Sappada , Dæhlie proved that he is one of the favorites for the overall win this season. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay in 1995 , he remained without a title in the individual disciplines for the first time and had to be satisfied with four silver medals. Only in the season did the title go to Norway again.

Dæhlie ended the season with a victory in Sapporo and thus clearly won his third overall victory in the Cross-Country World Cup . At the Norwegian Championships in Oslo in 1995 , he secured the individual titles over 10, 15 and 50 km and with the relay of the Nannestad Skiklubb.

Again overall World Cup victories and world championship title

Also in the 1995/96 season , Dæhlie clearly secured the overall World Cup victory after celebrating a total of five World Cup victories in a row from November to mid-December. He also secured six other podium places. In the following season 1996/97 he started after a victory in the Continental Cup with a victory in the World Cup at the 10 km individual race in Kiruna. Dæhlie was also the first to cross the finish line in Brusson and Oberstdorf .

At the subsequent Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim in 1997 , he made it onto the podium for the first time in all disciplines. He secured the world championship title over 10 km and in the pursuit. The season was also successful again. In the 30 km race he finished silver and over 50 km he came in third. At the Norwegian Championships in Mo i Rana in 1997 , Dæhlie remained for the first time without a single medal.

Third Olympic Games and last overall World Cup victory

After Dæhlie started the 1997/98 World Cup season with victories in Val di Fiemme, at the beginning of 1998 he got a starting place for his third Olympic Winter Games in Nagano in 1998 . At the age of 30, the Norwegian was one of the oldest and most experienced cross-country skiers at the games. Over 30 km he had to admit defeat to the younger runners and only finished 20th. However, over 10 km he was able to secure the Olympic victory again and also won the silver medal over 25 km in the pursuit. After he was able to secure the title together with Sture Sivertsen , Erling Jevne and Thomas Alsgaard in the relay after silver in 1994, he also finished the final 50 km individual race in first place.

After rather poor World Cup results after the games, he finished the season behind his compatriot Thomas Alsgaard only in second place in the overall standings.

With the 1998/99 World Cup season , Dæhlie played his last World Cup season. He started successfully with a second place in Muonio and two wins in Toblach . He was also successful again in Davos and Nové Město na Moravě. At the subsequent Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau am Dachstein in 1999 , the most successful cross-country skier in the last ten years remained without a title. He only won bronze over 30 km. In addition, he secured silver again with the relay.

Dæhlie was able to dominate the World Cup season again and won the overall World Cup for the sixth time.

End of career

Dæhlie had to end his career in 2001 while preparing for his fourth 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, after which he wanted to resign, after he had a roller-ski accident in August 1999 . In the meantime he found his way back to sport, but could no longer build on his old achievements. Daehlie has been married since 2002 and has two children.

Even after his resignation, Dæhlie remained very popular in Norway. He is very often featured in advertising, owns a ski and sports equipment company and at times moderated his own television show. In 1997 he received the Holmenkollen Medal , although he had never won the race on Holmenkollen .

Dæhlie supports various foundations and organizations that are committed to the disease multiple sclerosis . In 2009 he took part in the American Birkebeiner charity cross-country skiing race . In the 54 km race he achieved second place in a photo finish. In 2011 he won the downhill race at the kick sled world championship in Hurdal . In the same year he announced that he would again take part in long distance races such as the Marcialonga or the Wasalauf .

successes

winter Olympics

  • 1992 in Albertville : Gold in pursuit, gold over 50 km, gold in the relay, silver over 30 km
  • 1994 in Lillehammer : gold over 10 km, gold in the pursuit, silver over 30 km, silver in the relay
  • 1998 in Nagano : gold over 10 km, gold over 50 km, gold in the relay, silver in the pursuit

World championships

  • 1991 in Val di Fiemme : gold over 15 km, gold with the relay
  • 1993 in Falun : Gold in the pursuit, gold with the relay, gold over 30 km, bronze over 50 km
  • 1995 in Thunder Bay : Gold with the relay, silver over 10 km, silver over 30 km, silver over 50 km
  • 1997 in Trondheim : Gold over 10 km, gold in the pursuit, gold with the relay, silver over 30 km, bronze over 50 km
  • 1999 in Ramsau : silver with the relay, bronze over 30 km

Norwegian championships

  • 1989 : Gold with the relay, bronze over 15 km
  • 1990 : Gold with the relay, silver over 15 km, silver over 30 km
  • 1991 : Gold over 10 km, gold over 15 km, silver over 30 km
  • 1992 : Gold over 10 km, gold over 15 km, bronze with the relay
  • 1993 : Gold over 10 km, gold over 15 km, gold over 50 km, gold with the relay
  • 1994 : Gold over 30 km, gold with the relay
  • 1995 : Gold over 10 km, gold over 15 km, gold over 50 km, gold with the relay
  • 1996 : Gold with the relay
  • 1998 : Silver over 50 km, silver with the relay
  • 1999 : Gold over 10 km, gold over 30 km, silver over 15 km

World Cup victories in individual

No. date place discipline
1. December 9, 1989 United StatesUnited States Salt Lake City 15 km freestyle
2. 17th February 1990 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Campra 15 km freestyle
3. March 3, 1990 FinlandFinland Lahti 30 km pursuit
4th January 9, 1991 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Štrbské Pleso 30 km freestyle
5. February 9, 1991 ItalyItaly Val di Fiemme 15 km freestyle 1
6th December 14, 1991 CanadaCanada Thunder Bay 30 km freestyle
7th 4th January 1992 Russia 1991Russia Kavgolovo 30 km classic
8th. January 11, 1992 ItalyItaly Cogne 15 km freestyle
9. February 15, 1992 FranceFrance Albertville 25 km pursuit 2
10. February 22, 1992 FranceFrance Albertville 50 km freestyle 2
11. February 29, 1992 FinlandFinland Lahti 15 km classic
12. December 13, 1992 AustriaAustria Ramsau am Dachstein 15 km classic
13. January 3, 1993 RussiaRussia Kavgolovo 30 km classic
14th February 20, 1993 SwedenSweden Falun 30 km classic 3
15th February 24, 1993 SwedenSweden Falun 25 km pursuit 3
16. March 19, 1993 SlovakiaSlovakia Štrbské Pleso 15 km classic
17th 18th December 1993 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Davos 15 km freestyle
18th February 17, 1994 NorwayNorway Lillehammer 10 km classic 4
19th February 19, 1994 NorwayNorway Lillehammer 25 km pursuit 4
20th November 27, 1994 SwedenSweden Kiruna 10 km classic
21st 17th December 1994 ItalyItaly Sappada 15 km freestyle
22nd January 8, 1995 SwedenSweden Ostersund 30 km freestyle
23. February 4, 1995 SwedenSweden Falun 30 km classic
24. March 25, 1995 JapanJapan Sapporo 15 km freestyle
25th November 29, 1995 SwedenSweden Gällivare 15 km freestyle
26th December 9, 1995 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Davos 30 km classic
27. December 13, 1995 ItalyItaly Brusson 15 km freestyle
28. December 16, 1995 ItalyItaly Santa Caterina 10 km classic
29 December 17, 1995 ItalyItaly Santa Caterina 15 km freestyle
30th February 2, 1996 AustriaAustria Seefeld 10 km freestyle
31. November 23, 1996 SwedenSweden Kiruna 10 km freestyle
32. December 14, 1996 ItalyItaly Brusson 15 km freestyle
33. December 18, 1996 GermanyGermany Oberstdorf 30 km classic
34. February 24, 1997 NorwayNorway Trondheim 10 km classic 5
35. February 25, 1997 NorwayNorway Trondheim 25 km pursuit 5
36. March 8, 1997 SwedenSweden Falun 15 km classic
37. March 11, 1997 SwedenSweden Sunne Sprint freestyle
38. November 22, 1997 NorwayNorway Beitostølen 10 km freestyle
39. December 13, 1997 ItalyItaly Val di Fiemme 10 km classic
40. December 15, 1997 ItalyItaly Val di Fiemme 15 km freestyle
41. December 20, 1997 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Davos 30 km classic
42. December 12, 1998 ItalyItaly Toblach 10 km freestyle
43. December 13, 1998 ItalyItaly Toblach 15 km classic
44. December 19, 1998 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Davos 30 km classic
45. January 9, 1999 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Nové Město 15 km classic
46. March 7, 1999 FinlandFinland Lahti 15 km classic

1 Nordic World Ski Championships 1991.
2 1992 Winter Olympics.
3 Nordic World Ski Championships 1993.
4th 1994 Winter Olympics.
5 Nordic World Ski Championships 1997.

Victories in Continental Cup races

No. date place discipline series
1. November 16, 1996 NorwayNorway Beitostølen 15 km classic Continental Cup

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 9 19th 11 1 5 1 46
2nd place 4th 7th 9 3 23
3rd place 6th 2 4th 12
Top 10 18th 38 29 12 6th 2 105
Scoring 20th 39 36 13 6th 2 116
Starts 20th 39 36 14th 6th 2 117
Status: end of career
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 Long distance sprint
Points space Points space Points space
1988/89 36 14th - - - -
1989/90 118 3. - - - -
1990/91 105 3. - - - -
1991/92 198 1. - - - -
1992/93 696 1. - - - -
1993/94 680 2. - - - -
1994/95 930 1. - - - -
1995/96 1110 1. - - - -
1996/97 845 1. 210 2. 448 1.
1997/98 678 2. 196 2. 482 2.
1998/99 885 1. 360 2. 480 1.

Awards

Web links

Commons : Bjørn Dæhlie  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Orklahopp Norge: NM SKI NORDISKE GRENER , 2007
  2. ↑ World Ski Championships 1989 - Men's 50 km F in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on May 11, 2014
  3. ↑ World Ski Championships 1991 - Men's 15 km F in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on May 11, 2014
  4. ↑ World Ski Championships 1991 - Men's 10 km C in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on May 11, 2014
  5. ↑ World Ski Championships 1991 - Men's 50 km F in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on May 11, 2014
  6. ↑ World Ski Championships 1993 - Men's 30 km C in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on May 11, 2014
  7. ↑ World Ski Championships 1993 - Men's 25 km M Pursuit in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on May 11, 2014
  8. ↑ World Ski Championships 1993 - Men's 50 km F in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on May 11, 2014
  9. ↑ Final result of the cross-country skiing world cup 1993/94 . FIS-Ski.com. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  10. ↑ World Ski Championships 1997 - Men's 10 km C in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on May 11, 2014
  11. ↑ World Ski Championships 1997 - Men's 25 km M Pursuit in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on May 11, 2014
  12. ↑ World Ski Championships 1997 - Men's 30 km F in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on May 11, 2014
  13. ↑ World Ski Championships 1997 - Men's 50km C in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on May 11, 2014
  14. ↑ Final result of the Cross-Country World Cup 1997/98 . FIS-Ski.com. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  15. ↑ Bjørn ville alltid bli bedre ( Norwegian ) In: CBC Sports . March 29, 2001. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  16. ↑ Holmenkollmedaljen . snl.no. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  17. ^ Vinnere av Holmenkollrennene . snl.no. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  18. ↑ Dæhlie på gulljakt ( Norwegian ) Aftenposten . October 12, 2011. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved on May 11, 2014.
  19. ↑ Bjørn Dæhlie gjør comeback ( Norwegian ) Aftenposten . October 12, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  20. ↑ Sportsjournalistenes statuett ( Norwegian ) Store norske leksikon . Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  21. ↑ Aftenpostens gullmedalje ( Norwegian ) Store norske leksikon . Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  22. ↑ Fearnley Award - Prisvinnere ( Norwegian ) Store norske leksikon . Retrieved May 11, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Dæhlie, Bjørn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Daehlie, Björn (alternative spelling); Dæhlie, Bjørn Erlend (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Elverum , Norway