Jørgen Aukland (born 6 August 1975) is a Norwegian retired long-distance cross-country skier. He is the brother of Anders Aukland and Fredrik Aukland.

Jørgen Aukland
Aukland wins Vasaloppet 2013
Country Norway
Born (1975-08-06) 6 August 1975 (age 48)
Tønsberg, Norway
Ski clubOseberg SL
World Cup career
Seasons5 – (20012002, 2004, 2006)
Starts4
Podiums1
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (67th in 2004)
Discipline titles0

Aukland went to college at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.[1]

In 2008, he won Vasaloppet.[2]

On 9 April 2016, it was announced that he was going to retire following Nordenskiöldsloppet in Sweden the next day.[3]

Cross-country skiing results edit

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

World Cup edit

Season standings edit

 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Sprint
2001 25 NC NC
2002 26 121
2004 28 67 44
2006 30 105 71

Individual podiums edit

  • 1 podium (1 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  2003–04  24 January 2004   Marcialonga, Italy 70 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd

Sports merits edit

  • 2002 Vasaloppet – 2nd
  • 2003 Vasaloppet – 2nd
  • 2003 FIS Marathon Cup – Winner
  • 2003 Marcialonga – Winner
  • 2004 Vasaloppet – 3rd
  • 2005 Vasaloppet – 3rd
  • 2006 Marcialonga – Winner
  • 2007 Vasaloppet – 3rd
  • 2008 Vasaloppet – Winner
  • 2012 Marcialonga – Winner
  • 2013 Marcialonga – Winner
  • 2013 Vasaloppet – Winner

References edit

  1. ^ Bugge, Mette (5 September 2008). "40 år og fortsatt full fart". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 20.
  2. ^ "Historiska segrare" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. p. 2. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Jorgen Aukland to Retire after Nordenskiöldsloppet". Skilines. 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  4. ^ "WALCHER Achim". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

External links edit

  Media related to Jørgen Aukland at Wikimedia Commons