Gunnar Meland
Gunnar Meland 
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| society | Snarøen CC, Oslo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Second | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gunnar Meland is a Norwegian curler and Olympic champion .
Meland made his international debut at the 1976 World Cup in Duluth , but he remained without a medal. In the same year he won his first precious metal with the silver medal at the European Championships in West Berlin .
Meland won the world title in 1979 and 1984.
Meland was a substitute for the Norwegian team in the XV. 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics in curling. Skip Eigil Ramsfjell's team won the Olympic gold medal after a 10-2 win in the final against Switzerland under Skip Hansjörg Lips . Since curling was still a demonstration sport at that time, the medal has no official status.
successes
- 1st place Olympic Winter Games 1988 (demonstration competition)
- World champion 1979, 1984
- 2nd place World Championship 1978, 1980
- 2nd place European Championship 1976, 1980
- 3rd place world championship 1983
- 3rd place European Championship 1979, 1985
Web links
- Gunnar Meland on Worldcurling.org (English)
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| SURNAME | Meland, Gunnar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian curler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1976 |