Arild Monsen
Norwegian cross-country skier
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Arild Monsen (born 5 April 1962) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed at international level from 1982 to 1989. He won the 4 × 10 km gold at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and finished seventh in the 15 km event at same championship.
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| Born | 5 April 1962 Molde, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 7 – (1982–1987, 1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Monsen's best individual career was fourth twice, reaching that mark once in 1983 and another time in 1984.
After retiring from active competition, Monsen has worked as a cross-country coach, in Canada, Sweden and Norway. Since April 2013, he has been the sprint coach for the Norwegian National Men's Cross-Country Skiing Team.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
World Cup
Season standings
Team podiums
- 2 victories
- 4 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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| 1 | 1984–85 | 24 January 1985 |  Seefeld, Austria | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 1st | Mikkelsplass / T.H. Holte / Aunli |
| 2 | 10 March 1985 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | T.H. Holte / G. Holte / Mikkelsplass | |
| 3 | 1985–86 | 9 March 1986 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Ulvang / Mikkelsplass / Hole |
| 4 | 1987–88 | 17 March 1988 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Mikkelsplass / Bjørn / Ulvang |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
