Marte Elden (born 4 July 1986, in

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) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed between 2005 and 2011.

Cross-country skiing

She won a gold medal at the 2005 Junior World Championship. She made her

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debut on 19 November 2005 in

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, and collected her first World Cup points with a 22nd place on 9 February 2008 in

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. She finished among the top ten for the first time on 23 February 2008 in

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, with a tenth place. She represents the sports club Henning SL, and lives in

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Athletics

Elden was also a talented athlete. She finished sixth in the

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and fourth in the

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in the

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, and competed without reaching the final at the

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.Norwegian international athletes - surname E
Her personal best time in the 800 metres was 2:06.77 minutes, achieved in July 2003 in

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.Norwegian all-time list, 800 m women
In the 1500 metres she had 4:25.06 minutes, achieved in July 2002 in

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. She represented Namdalseid IL and Steinkjer FIK.

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*1 podium – (1 )

References

External links

* 1986 births Living people People from Namdalseid Norwegian female cross-country skiers Norwegian female middle-distance runners Skiers from Trøndelag 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen {{Norway-XC-skiing-bio-stub