Kristen Kvello (19 October 1931 – 8 September 1998) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and coach, sports official and magazine editor. He was the father of

Berit Aunli Berit Kristine Aunli (née Kvello; born 9 June 1956) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. She is a World (1982) and Olympic (1984) champion and won a total of 15 Norwegian titles (1977—1982). Personal life Aunli has five siblings. He ...

. Born in

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on 19 October 1931, Kvello competed for the clubs

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, Selbu IL and Mebondens IL. He was Norwegian champion in 50 km in 1957, and two times in the relay (1952 and 1953). In 1956 he became world champion in

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. He was head coach for the Norwegian national cross-country team from 1958 to 1964. He was the first person to be appointed all-year-round in this position, and his team gatherings established a pattern also for later generations. He published the book ''Ski, stjerner og ungdom'' in 1965, and was editor of the

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's magazine ''Skiidrett''.

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Championships

References

1931 births 1998 deaths Norwegian male cross-country skiers Norwegian cross-country skiing coaches Olympic coaches for Norway Norwegian magazine editors 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-XC-skiing-bio-stub