Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå
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Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå is a Norwegian
cross-country and marathon mountain biker
. She won the women's cross-country gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games and is a multiple World Champion. She has won six World Championships and six European championships. Dahle has also won four UCI World Cup XC in a row.
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...
cross-country and marathon mountain biker
Mountain biking
Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.Mountain biking can...
. She won the women's cross-country gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games and is a multiple World Champion. She has won six World Championships and six European championships. Dahle has also won four UCI World Cup XC in a row.
Major achievements
| Year | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1st | Norwegian National Cross Country Cycling Champion |
| 2001 | 1st | Nordic Championship in cross country |
| 2002 | UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in cross country | |
| 2002 | European Mountain Bike Championship in cross country | |
| 2002 | European Mountain Bike Championship in marathon | |
| 2003 | 1st overall | UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in cross country |
| 2003 | European Mountain Bike Championship in cross country | |
| 2003 | European Mountain Bike Championship in marathon | |
| 2003 | 1st | Nordic Championship in cross country |
| 2004 | 1st overall | UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in cross country |
| 2004 | Olympic Games Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre .... in cross country |
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| 2004 | UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in cross country | |
| 2004 | UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in marathon | |
| 2004 | European Mountain Bike Championship in cross country | |
| 2004 | 1st | Norwegian National Cross Country Cycling Champion |
| 2004 | 1st | Nordic Championship in cross country |
| 2005 | 1st overall | UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in cross country |
| 2005 | UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in cross country | |
| 2005 | UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in marathon | |
| 2005 | European Mountain Bike Championship in cross country | |
| 2005 | 1st | Norwegian National Cross Country Cycling Champion |
| 2005 | 1st | Nordic Championship in cross country |
| 2006 | 1st overall | UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in cross country |
| 2006 | UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in cross country | |
| 2006 | UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in marathon | |
| 2006 | European Mountain Bike Championship in cross country | |
| 2006 | European Mountain Bike Championship in marathon | |
| 2009 | European Mountain Bike Championship in marathon |