Bård Jørgen Elden
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Bård Jørgen Elden is a former Norwegian
nordic combined
skier who competed from 1987 to 1997. At the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Lahti
, he won a gold medal in the 3 x 10 km team event. He is now the national team coach for Austria and recently won the team competition in the World Championships in Oslo, Holmenkollen 2011.
Elden's only individual career victory occurred in Austria
in 1989.
Elden has also been national team coach and chief executive for the American
Nordic combined national team. The brother of former Nordic combined and cross country skier Trond Einar Elden
, he represented Namdalseid I.L. during his career.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
nordic combined
Nordic combined
The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
skier who competed from 1987 to 1997. At the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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 . The women's 5 km was not held after being reintroduced in the previous championships. These championships featured separate races of men's 15 km and women's 10 km both in the...
in Lahti
Lahti
Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
, he won a gold medal in the 3 x 10 km team event. He is now the national team coach for Austria and recently won the team competition in the World Championships in Oslo, Holmenkollen 2011.
Elden's only individual career victory occurred in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
in 1989.
Elden has also been national team coach and chief executive for the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Nordic combined national team. The brother of former Nordic combined and cross country skier Trond Einar Elden
Trond Einar Elden
Trond Einar Elden is a former Norwegian Nordic combined skier who represented Namdalseid I.L. in Trondheim....
, he represented Namdalseid I.L. during his career.