Elin Nilsen
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Elin Nilsen (born 12 August 1968) is a former Norwegian
Cross-country skier
who competed from 1990 to 2004. She won three silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the Winter Olympics (1992, 1994, 1998). Her best individual Olympic finish was 4th in the 30 km event in both in 1992 and 1998.
Nilsen also won five 4 x 5 km relay medals at the Nordic skiing World Championships with three silvers (1995, 1997, 2001) and two bronzes (1991, 1993). Her best individual finish at the World Championships was 4th in the 15 km event in 1999.
Nilsen won four races in career at all levels from 1994 to 2002
She represented Bossmo & Ytteren IL
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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...
Cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
who competed from 1990 to 2004. She won three silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the Winter Olympics (1992, 1994, 1998). Her best individual Olympic finish was 4th in the 30 km event in both in 1992 and 1998.
Nilsen also won five 4 x 5 km relay medals at the Nordic skiing World Championships with three silvers (1995, 1997, 2001) and two bronzes (1991, 1993). Her best individual finish at the World Championships was 4th in the 15 km event in 1999.
Nilsen won four races in career at all levels from 1994 to 2002
She represented Bossmo & Ytteren IL
Bossmo & Ytteren IL
Bossmo & Ytteren Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Nord-Rana, Nordland. It has sections for association football, team handball, biathlon and Nordic skiing.The club was founded in 1908....
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