PÃ¥l Tyldum

Pål Bjarne Tyldum ( born March 28, 1942 in Høylandet, Nord-Trøndelag ) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier.

Tyldum was regarded as a specialist for the long haul. His first gold medal at the Olympic Games, he won in 1968 with the 4 × 10 km relay. At the Winter Games in 1972, he became Olympic champion over 50km and won over the 30-km distance and with each season the silver medal. 1976 in Innsbruck he won Olympic silver in the relay again.

In separate world championships Tyldum never reached the podium. His best result was in 1970 the 4th place in the 30 - km run. In the same year he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal. Because of his success at the Olympic Games, he won the 1972 Fearnleys olympiske ærespris.

Achievements

  • Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble 1968: Gold in the relay
  • Olympic Winter Games 1972 in Sapporo: Gold over 50 km, silver over 30 km, silver team
  • Olympic Winter Games 1976 in Innsbruck: silver team
1972 Winter Olympics List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Thorleif Haug Per-Erik Hedlund Veli Saarinen Elis Wiklund Nils Karlsson Veikko Hakulinen Ivar Formo Nikolay Zimyatov Thomas Wassberg Gunde Svan Mikhail Ivanov (cross-country skier) Giorgio Di Centa Petter Northug Sulo Nurmela Klaes Karppinen Gunnar Eriksson Urpo Korhonen Fyodor Terentyev Toimi Alatalo Janne Stefansson Odd Martinsen Yuri Skobov Vasily Pavlovich Rochev Benny Kohlberg Terje Langli Kristen Skjeldal Marco Albarello Giorgio Vanzetta Sture Sivertsen Anders Aukland Frode Estil Fulvio Valbusa Pietro Piller Cottrer Cristian Zorzi Daniel Richardsson Marcus Hellner List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in men's cross-country skiing Matti Raivio John Lindgren Anselm Knuuttila Ole Stenen Nils-Joel Englund Pekka Niemi Lars Bergendahl Gjermund Eggen Gerhard Grimmer Martin Koukal Mikko Husu Eino Olkinuora Sture Grahn Gert-Dietmar Klause Ove Aunli Alexander Zavyalov Alois Stadlober Markus Gandler Christian Hoffmann Tor Arne Hetland Lars Berger Martin Johnsrud Sundby
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