Inger Aufles
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Inger Aufles is a Norwegian
former cross-country skier
who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. She won three Winter Olympic medals with a gold (3 x 5 km: 1968) and two bronzes (10 km: 1968, 3 x 5 km: 1972).
Aufles also earned a silver in the 3 x 5 km at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Oslo
.
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...
former 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 during the 1960s and 1970s. She won three Winter Olympic medals with a gold (3 x 5 km: 1968) and two bronzes (10 km: 1968, 3 x 5 km: 1972).
Aufles also earned a silver in the 3 x 5 km at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1966 took place February 17–26, 1966 in Oslo, Norway at the Holmenkollen ski arena. This was the third time the Norwegian capital hosted this event having done so in 1930 and at the 1952 Winter Olympics...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
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