Pål Tyldum
{{short description|Norwegian cross-country skier}}
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|28 March 1942}}
| birth_place = Høylandet Municipality, Norway
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| height = 180 cm
| weight = 76 kg
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| sport = Cross-country skiing
| club = Hållingen IL, Høylandet
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{{MedalSport | Men's cross-country skiing }}
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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold|1968 Grenoble|4 × 10 km relay}}
{{MedalGold|1972 Sapporo|50 km}}
{{MedalSilver|1972 Sapporo|30 km}}
{{MedalSilver|1972 Sapporo|4 × 10 km relay}}
{{MedalSilver|1976 Innsbruck|4 × 10 km relay}}
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Pål Bjarne Tyldum (born 28 March 1942) is a retired cross-country skier from Norway. Specializing in the longer distances, he won a gold medal in the 50 km event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay. Additionally, he won three Olympic silver medals and seven national cross-country championships. His best result at the world championships was fourth place in the 30 km and 4 × 10 km relay in 1970.
Tyldum won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival twice (1969 and 1972). He received the Holmenkollen medal in 1970 and the Sir Thomas Fearnley Cup from the Norwegian Olympic Committee in 1972. He was selected as the Olympic flag bearer for Norway at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Life
File:1972 stamp of Umm al-Quwain Pål Tyldum.jpg]]
Tyldum grew up in a rural area and in his early years worked as a forester and a surveyor. His brothers Jon, Svein, Kjell and Gunnar were also cross-country skiers, and often competed as a team at the national championships. After retiring from competitions Tyldum returned to his birthplace and became a farmer.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ty/pal-tyldum-1.html |title=Pål Tyldum |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417111922/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ty/pal-tyldum-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-17}}
Cross-country skiing results
=Olympic Games=
- 5 medals – (2 gold, 3 silver)
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| 1968 | 25 | 7 | — | 4 | style="background:gold;"| Gold |
| 1972 | 29 | — | style="background:silver;"| Silver | style="background:gold;"| Gold | style="background:silver;"| Silver |
| 1976 | 33 | 20 | — | 7 | style="background:silver;"| Silver |
=World Championships=
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| 1970 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| 1974 | 31 | — | 21 | {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | — |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Pål Tyldum}}
- {{FIS cross-country skier|62834|Paal Tyldum}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen medalists] - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions 50km Cross Country}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions XC Relay Men}}
{{Holmenkollen medal}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tyldum, Pal}}
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Category:Holmenkollen medalists
Category:Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Category:Norwegian male cross-country skiers
Category:Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Norway
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Norway
Category:Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
Category:Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Category:20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
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