Audun Endestad (born January 19, 1953) is a Norwegian-born

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cross-country skier, author and field guide. He is a past Olympic, World and National Team cross-country skier.

Biography

Audun Gudmund Endestad was born in

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. Endestad competed from 1984 to 1997. He finished 18th in the 50 km event at the

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. He is a six-time Great American Ski Chase champion and 13-time National cross-country skiing champion.

Family

Endestad is married to Sally Zack, a former Olympic, World and National Team Bicycle Racer, who competed for the

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in Olympic cycling in 1988 and 1992. They live in

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and own the Endestad Atomic Ski Camp.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

References

Selected works

External links

Sports-Reference.com profile.

1953 births Living people American male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Norwegian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for the United States People from Vågsøy Norwegian emigrants to the United States Skiers from Vestland 20th-century American sportsmen 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{US-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub