Audun Endestad (born January 19, 1953) is a Norwegian-born American cross-country skier, author and field guide. He is a past Olympic, World and National Team cross-country skier.[1]
| Audun Endestad | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Born | January 19, 1953 Bryggja, Norway |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 7 – (1983–1986, 1989–1990, 1992) |
| Indiv. starts | 18 |
| Indiv. podiums | 0 |
| Team starts | 1 |
| Team podiums | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (26th in 1985) |
Biography
editAudun Gudmund Endestad was born in Bryggja, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Endestad competed from 1984 to 1997. He finished 18th in the 50 km event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. He is a six-time Great American Ski Chase champion and 13-time National cross-country skiing champion.[2]
Family
editEndestad is married to Sally Zack, a former Olympic, World and National Team Bicycle Racer, who competed for the United States in Olympic cycling in 1988 and 1992. They live in Alaska and own the Endestad Atomic Ski Camp.
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
edit| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 31 | — | — | 18 | — |
World Championships
edit| Year | Age | 15 km classical |
15 km freestyle |
30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 36 | — | 47 | 42 | 28 | 13 |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 30 | 63 |
| 1984 | 31 | 36 |
| 1985 | 32 | 26 |
| 1986 | 33 | 46 |
| 1989 | 36 | NC |
| 1990 | 37 | 43 |
| 1992 | 39 | NC |
References
edit- ^ "The New York Times". February 7, 1984.
- ^ "Audun Endestad - Alaska Big Game Guide". Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- ^ "ENDESTAD Audun". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
Selected works
edit- Endestad, Audun; Teaford, John (1987). Skating for Cross-Country Skiers. Human Kinetics Publishers. ISBN 978-0-88011-282-6.
External links
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