Solveig Pedersen
Norwegian cross-country skier
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Solveig Pedersen (born 6 September 1965) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. She won a 4 × 5 km relay silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and finished eighth in the 5 km event at those same games.
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| Born | 6 September 1965 Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Oddersjaa SSK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 4 – (1986, 1988, 1990–1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (10th in 1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pedersen also won a bronze in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and finished fourth in the 15 km event at those same games. Her best individual event was third in a 15 km event in Germany in 1991. On club level she represented Oddersjaa SSK in Kristiansand. Her coach was Arild Jørgensen.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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| 1991 | 25 | 8 | — | 4 | 20 | Bronze |
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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| 1 | 1990–91 | 12 January 1991 |  Klingenthal, Germany | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
- 4 victories
- 9 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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| 1 | 1985–86 | 1 March 1986 |  Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Aunli / Pettersen / Jahren |
| 2 | 1987–88 | 13 March 1988 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Elveos / Wold / Bøe |
| 3 | 1989–90 | 4 March 1990 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Nybråten / Jahren / Dybendahl-Hartz |
| 4 | 11 March 1990 | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Nybråten / Hegge / Nilsen | |
| 5 | 1990–91 | 15 February 1991 |  Val di Fiemme, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Nybråten / Nilsen / Dybendahl-Hartz |
| 6 | 10 March 1991 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Nybråten / Nilsen / Dybendahl-Hartz | |
| 7 | 15 March 1991 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Dybendahl-Hartz / Nybråten / Nilsen | |
| 8 | 1991–92 | 18 February 1992 |  Albertville, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games[1] | 2nd | Nybråten / Dybendahl-Hartz / Nilsen |
| 9 | 8 March 1992 | Funäsdalen, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Nybråten / Nilsen / Dybendahl-Hartz | |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
