Arlid Monsen (born 5 April 1962) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed at international level from 1982 to 1989. He won the 4 × 10 km gold at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and finished seventh in the 15 km event at same championship.
| Arild Monsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1962 Molde, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 7 – (1982–1987, 1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Monsen's best individual career was fourth twice, reaching that mark once in 1983 and another time in 1984.
After retiring from active competition, Monsen has worked as a cross-country coach, in Canada, Sweden and Norway. Since April 2013, he has been the sprint coach for the Norwegian National Men's Cross-Country Skiing Team.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
World Championships
edit- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 15 km classical |
15 km freestyle |
30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | Gold |
| 1987 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | 4 |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 19 | 53 |
| 1983 | 20 | 11 |
| 1984 | 21 | 27 |
| 1985 | 22 | 12 |
| 1986 | 23 | 41 |
| 1987 | 24 | 47 |
| 1989 | 26 | NC |
Team podiums
edit- 2 victories
- 4 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984–85 | 24 January 1985 |  Seefeld, Austria |
4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 1st | Mikkelsplass / T.H. Holte / Aunli |
| 2 | 10 March 1985 |  Falun, Sweden |
4 × 10 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | T.H. Holte / G. Holte / Mikkelsplass | |
| 3 | 1985–86 | 9 March 1986 | Falun, Sweden |
4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Ulvang / Mikkelsplass / Hole |
| 4 | 1987–88 | 17 March 1988 | Oslo, Norway |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Mikkelsplass / Bjørn / Ulvang |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
edit- ^ "Monsen går till Norge" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "MONSEN Arild". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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