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Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo

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Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo
Country Norway
Born (1961-12-25) 25 December 1961 (age 63)
Trondheim, Norway
Spouse(s)Vegard Ulvang
Ski clubSelbu IL
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (1982–1987, 1989, 1991)
Indiv. starts36
Indiv. podiums9
Indiv. wins2
Team starts5
Team podiums5
Team wins3
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 1985)
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Women's cross-country skiing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Seefeld 20 km
Silver medal – second place 1985 Seefeld 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Seefeld 5 km
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1980 Örnsköldsvik 3 × 5 km relay
Women's biathlon
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Lahti 7.5 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 1990 Oslo 3 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1991 Lahti 15 km individual
Silver medal – second place 1991 Lahti 3 × 7.5 km relay

Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (born 25 December 1961) is a former biathlete and cross-country skier from Norway. She competed in both events from 1982 to 1992 and competed in biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

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Nykkelmo is married to cross-country skier Vegard Ulvang, and they have two children, Nora and Runa.[1][2] She grew up in Selbu, where skiing was a common method of transit in the winter.[3]

She studied civil engineering at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. After her sports career, she worked in engineering and marketing, and since May 2017 has worked at the nonprofit Ungt Entreprenørskap [no].[2]

Sports career

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Nykkelmo watched the 1974 Norwegian Championships, which were held in Selbu, which influenced her to train in competitive skiing.[2] She joined the junior national team in 1978. She became good friends with other athletes on the team and credited the friendly environment as a factor in the success of Norwegian cross-country skiers.[3]

She won four medals at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld with a gold in the 20 km, a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay, and bronzes in the 5 km and 10 km. At the 1991 Biathlon World Championships in Lahti, she won a gold medal in the 7.5 km sprint and silvers in the 15 km individual and the 3 × 7.5 km relay.[1]

In 1980, she became Norwegian champion in 10 km cross-country running, representing Selbu IL. On the same distance she won one silver medal (1981) and three bronze medals (1979, 1982, 1985).[4]

Nykkelmo won the Egebergs Ærespris in 1990 for her achievements.[1]

At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, she competed in the women's 7.5 km sprint, where she finished 31st, and the women's 15 km individual, where she finished 18th.[5]

After she finished her competitive career, Nykkelmo became a board member of the Norwegian Sports Confederation from 1999 to 2003.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[6]

World Championships

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  • 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km 
 classical  		 10 km 
 freestyle  		 15 km   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1985 23 Bronze Bronze — — Gold — Silver
1987 25 — — — — 19 — —
1989 27 — 26 — — — 15 —

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall
1982 20 14
1983 21 20
1984 22 15
1985 23 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1986 24 29
1987 25 9
1989 28 37
1991 29 33

Individual podiums

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  • 2 victories
  • 9 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1984–85  18 December 1984 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual World Cup 2nd
2 19 January 1985 Austria Seefeld, Austria 10 km Individual World Championships[1] 3rd
3 21 January 1985 5 km Individual World Championships[1] 3rd
4 26 January 1985 20 km Individual World Championships[1] 1st
5 14 February 1985 East Germany Klingenthal, East Germany 10 km Individual World Cup 2nd
6 9 March 1985 Sweden Falun, Sweden 10 km Individual World Cup 2nd
7 16 March 1985 Norway Oslol, Norway 20 km Individual World Cup 2nd
8  1986–87  13 December 1986 Italy Val di Sole, Italy 5 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
9 20 December 1986 Italy Cogne, Italy 20 km Individual F World Cup 1st

Team podiums

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  • 3 victories
  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1984–85  22 January 1985 Austria Seefeld, Austria 4 × 5 km Relay World Championships[1] 2nd Bøe / Jahren / Aunli
2 10 March 1985 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay World Cup 1st Dybendahl-Hartz / Dahlmo / Bøe
3 17 March 1985 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay World Cup 1st Jahren / Aunli / Bøe
4  1985–86  13 March 1986 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Nybråten / Pedersen / Tangen
5 1986–87 19 March 1987 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Dybendahl-Hartz / Pettersen / Nybråten

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Bryhn, Rolf (26 November 2024), "Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 11 April 2025
  2. ^ a b c Sotberg, Amanda (18 October 2021). "Gründerboom - under koronaen" [Entrepreneurial boom – during the corona pandemic]. Industrinavet i Trøndelag (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b Kirkebøen, Stein Erik (1986). "Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo: Fra «dama til Kvalfoss» til «kavaleren til Nykkelmo»" [Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo: From the "lady of Kvalfoss" to the "cavalier of Nykkelmo"]. Idrettsjenter : veien til topps [Sports girls: the road to the top] (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. pp. 95–102. ISBN 8200357570.
  4. ^ "10 km Terrengløp/Cross Country". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  6. ^ "NYKKELMO Grete Ingeborg". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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Preceded by Egebergs Ærespris
1990 		Succeeded by
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