Elin Nilsen (born 12 August 1968) is a former
Norwegian cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
who competed from 1990 to 2004. She won three silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the
Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...
(1992, 1994, 1998). Her best individual Olympic finish was fourth in the 30 km event in both in 1992 and 1998.
Nilsen also won five 4 × 5 km relay medals at the
Nordic skiing World Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ...
with three silvers (1995, 1997, 2001) and two bronzes (1991, 1993). Her best individual finish at the World Championships was fourth in the 15 km event in 1999.
Nilsen won four races in career at all levels from 1994 to 2002
She represented
Bossmo & Ytteren IL
Bossmo & Ytteren Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Nord-Rana, Nordland that has sections for association football, team handball, biathlon and Nordic skiing.
The club was founded in 1908.
Its best known member is Olympic skier Elin N ...
.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 3 medals – (3 silver)
World Championships
* 5 medals – (3 silver, 2 bronze)
:a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
*3 podiums
Team podiums
* 2 victories
* 24 podiums
Note: Until the
1999 World Championships and the
1994 Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...
, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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1968 births
Living people
Norwegian female cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway
Olympic silver medalists for Norway
Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
People from Rana, Norway
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Nordland