Trond Einar Elden (born 21 February 1970) is a
Norwegian former
Nordic combined
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skier who represented
Namdalseid IL. He competed at three
Winter Olympics
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.
At the
1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1989 took place 17–26 February 1989 in Lahti, Finland, for a record fifth time (1926, 1938, 1958, 1978). The women's 5 km was not held after being reintroduced in the previous championships. These cha ...
in
Lahti
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, he became the youngest world champion ever, fifteen days after his nineteenth birthday. At
Falun
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in 1993, he won a bronze medal in the 15 km individual event. Additionally, Elden won two medals in the 3 × 10 km team event at the Nordic skiing world championships with a gold in 1989 and a silver in 1993. Elden also won the Nordic combined event twice at the
Holmenkollen ski festival
The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic.
History
It takes place in March and has been arranged every ...
(1989, 1991).
In 1991, Elden received the
Holmenkollen medal (which he shared with
Vegard Ulvang
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,
Ernst Vettori
Ernst Vettori (born 25 June 1964) is an Austrian former ski jumper.
Career
He won the Four Hills Tournament twice (1985/1986 and 1986/1987). At the 1992 Winter Olympics, he won gold from the normal hill, and silver in the team competition.
Vet ...
, and
Jens Weißflog
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). He would also win silver in the 3 × 10 km team event at the
1992 Winter Olympics
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in
Albertville
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It is best k ...
.
Elden was relatively strong in
cross-country skiing
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as well, spending his final years of competition as a ski sprinter. He later coached the American national skiing team. Elden received the
Egebergs Ærespris
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in 2004. He is the brother of the Nordic combined skier
Bård Jørgen Elden.
Nordic combined wins in World Cup
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
* 2 podiums
References
External links
*
Holmenkollen medalists- click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
Holmenkollen winners since 1892- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
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1970 births
Living people
People from Namdalseid
Nordic combined skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Nordic combined skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Holmenkollen medalists
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers
Norwegian male cross-country skiers
Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Norway
Olympic medalists in Nordic combined
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined
Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Norway
Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway
Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics