Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo

Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo
Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo
Country	Norway
Born	December 25, 1961 (age 60); Trondheim, Norway
Spouse(s)	Vegard Ulvang
Ski club	Selbu IL
World Cup career
Seasons	8 – (1982–1987, 1989, 1991)
Individual wins	2
Team wins	3
Indiv. podiums	9
Team podiums	5
Indiv. starts	36
Team starts	5
Overall titles	0 – (2nd in 1985)
Medal record
Representing Norway
Women's cross-country skiing
World Championships
Junior World Championships
Women's biathlon
World Championships

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.

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.

In 1980 she became Norwegian champion in 10 km cross-country running, representing . On the same distance she won one silver medal (1981) and three bronze medals (1979, 1982, 1985).^[1]

Nykkelmo won the Egebergs Ærespris in 1990 for her top achievements and also won one additional cross-country skiing event in 20 km in 1986.

Cross-country skiing results[]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[2]

World Championships[]

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	N/A	N/A	Gold	N/A	Silver
1987	25	—	—	N/A	N/A	19	N/A	—
1989	27	N/A	26	—	—	N/A	15	—

World Cup[]

Season standings[]

Season	Age	Overall
1982	20	14
1983	21	20
1984	22	15
1985	23
1986	24	29
1987	25	9
1989	28	37
1991	29	33

Individual podiums[]

2 victories
9 podiums

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

Team podiums[]

3 victories
5 podiums

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

^ "10 km Terrengløp/Cross Country". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
^ "NYKKELMO Grete Ingeborg". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2019.