Jørgen Aukland
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Jørgen Aukland is a Norwegian
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 skier
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...

, specialised on long distance skiing. He is the brother of Anders Aukland
Anders Aukland
Anders Aukland is a professional Norwegian cross-country skier who has won both Olympic and World Championship gold medals. He lives in Oslo....

 and Fredrik Aukland.

He has his education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences is a public university located at Sognsvann in Oslo, Norway. It has the national responsibility for education and research related within sport sciences. It provides education at Bachelor, Master and Doctorate level....

.

Sports merits

  • 2008 Vasaloppet
    Vasaloppet
    Vasaloppet is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March in northwestern Dalarna, Sweden between the village of Sälen and town of Mora. It is the oldest, one of the longest, and in popular consideration the biggest cross-country ski race in the world...

     - Winner
  • 2007 Vasaloppet - 3rd
  • 2006 Marcialonga
    Marcialonga
    Marcialonga is a cross-country ski race which is arranged for the last Sunday in January in Trentino in Italy. It was first held in 1973. In 2007, it was run for the 34th time....

     - Winner
  • 2005 Vasaloppet - 3rd
  • 2004 Vasaloppet - 3rd
  • 2003 Marcialonga
    Marcialonga
    Marcialonga is a cross-country ski race which is arranged for the last Sunday in January in Trentino in Italy. It was first held in 1973. In 2007, it was run for the 34th time....

     - Winner
  • 2003 FIS Marathon Cup - Winner
  • 2003 Vasaloppet - 2nd
  • 2002 Vasaloppet - 2nd
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