Nils-Erik Ulset

{{Short description|Norwegian Paralympic competitor}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Nils Erik Ulset

| image = Nils-Erik Ulset Paralympics 2010.jpg

| caption = Ulset in 2010

| nickname = Nikkis[http://www.nrk.no/sport/skiskyting/1.7584117 Ulset tok VM-sølv] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408114710/http://www.nrk.no/sport/skiskyting/1.7584117 |date=8 April 2011 }} (Norwegian), NRK, 7 April 2011

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|07|16}}

| birth_place = Tingvoll Municipality, Norway

| sport = Biathlon, cross-country skiing

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{NOR}}}}

{{MedalCompetition | Paralympic Games}}

{{MedalSport | Men's para biathlon}}

{{MedalGold | 2010 Vancouver | 12.5 km, standing}}

{{MedalSilver | 2010 Vancouver | 3km pursuit, standing}}

{{MedalBronze | 2006 Turin | 12.5 km, standing}}

{{MedalBronze | 2006 Turin | 7.5 km, standing}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Pyeongchang|15km standing}}

{{MedalSport | Men's para cross-country skiing}}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Salt Lake | 10 km, LW2-4}}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Salt Lake | 20 km, standing}}

{{MedalSilver | 2010 Vancouver | 20 km, standing}}

{{MedalSilver | 2018 Pyeongchang|4 x 2.5km relay open}}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Vancouver | men's relay}}

| show-medals = no

}}

Nils Erik Ulset (born 16 July 1983 in Tingvoll Municipality){{cite web |url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/paralympic-games/cross-country-skiing/athletes/nils-erik-ulset_ath3000139kE.html |title=Nils-Erik Ulset |website=Vancouver2010.com |publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322201648/http://www.vancouver2010.com/paralympic-games/cross-country-skiing/athletes/nils-erik-ulset_ath3000139kE.html |archive-date=22 March 2010 |url-status=dead}} is a Norwegian biathlete, cross-country skier, and three-time Paralympic champion.

Biography

He competed at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake, where he took two gold medals in cross-country skiing, one in 10 km, LW2-4 and one in 20 km, standing. In biathlon he placed 7th in the 7.5 km, standing.{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/nils-ulset |title=Nils Ulset |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=}}

At the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino, he took two bronze medals in biathlon: The 12.5 km and 7.5 km, standing. In cross-country skiing he placed 9th in the men's 10 km, 14th in the 20 km and 9th in the 5 km, standing.

He won silver at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, for 3km pursuit standing biathlon. He won gold at the 12.5 km standing biathlon. In cross-country skiing he took the silver medal in the men's 20 km, standing and bronze in the men's relay.

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