Heidi Weng (born 20 July 1991) is a Norwegian cross-country skier and fell runner.

Career

In cross-country skiing her best individual

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finish is her victories in

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both 2016–17 and 2017–18. She has won three gold medals at the Junior World Championships, two in relay and one in pursuit. She has won six medals at

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, four of them gold. She is a Norwegian senior champion in

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in 2010, and placed fourth at the World Junior Championships in the same year. She is also a Norwegian junior champion in

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. She hails from

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, but represents the club IL i BUL. Weng won the bronze medal at the skiathlon event at the

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Championships

* 11 medals – (5 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Season titles

* 4 titles – (2 Overall, 2 Distance)

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 13 victories – (5 , 8 ) * 120 podiums – (63 , 57 )

Team podiums

* 12 victories – (12 ) * 18 podiums – (17 , 1 )

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weng, Heidi 1991 births Living people People from Enebakk Sportspeople from Akershus Norwegian female cross-country skiers Norwegian female long-distance runners FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Tour de Ski winners Tour de Ski skiers 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen