Emil Iversen (born 12 August 1991) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who represents IL Varden. He is 2019 World Champion in team sprint and 4 × 10 km relay.

Emil Iversen
Iversen in 2019
Personal information
Born (1991-08-12) 12 August 1991 (age 34)
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country Norway
SportSkiing
ClubIL Varden
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (2014–present)
Indiv. starts151
Indiv. podiums30
Indiv. wins8
Team starts7
Team podiums6
Team wins4
Overall titles0 – (6th in 2019)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 22 March 2026

Athletic career

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2010/11

Iversen was junior world champion in the relay in 2011 with Sindre Bjørnestad Skar, Mathias Rundgreen and Erik Bergfall Brovold. He debuted in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Lillehammer on 7 December 2013.[1]

2015/16

Iversen won his first World Cup stage race on 5 January 2016 in the classic sprint stage of the Tour de Ski in Oberstdorf.[2] He won his second World Cup in the skate sprint in Lahti on 20 February 2016.[3] He won his third World Cup in the 17.5 km classic mass start stage in Montréal on 2 March 2016.[4]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

Olympic Games

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  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10/15 km 
 individual 
 20/30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 7.5/10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint ;
201826108
202230[a]Silver
202634BronzeGold

a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

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  • 4 medals – (4 gold)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
201725104
20192710315GoldGold
2021295Gold10Gold
20233113

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
201422NCNCNCN/aN/a
20152360653127N/aN/aN/a
201624815910N/aN/a7
201725111474DNFN/a32N/a
20182691941514N/a31N/a
20192761083rd place, bronze medalist(s)DNFN/a5N/a
20202897152nd place, silver medalist(s)DNF4N/aN/a
2021291215223rd place, bronze medalist(s)N/aN/aN/a
202230513088N/aDNFN/aN/aN/a
202331312486N/a20N/aN/aN/a
202432133100106N/aN/aN/aN/a
2025339558N/aN/aN/aN/a
202634107N/a5N/aN/aN/a

Individual podiums

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  • 8 victories – (3 WC, 5 SWC)
  • 30 podiums – (15 WC, 15 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12015–165 January 2016Germany Oberstdorf, Germany1.2 km Sprint CStage World Cup1st
220 February 2016Finland Lahti, Finland1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
32 March 2016Canada Montreal, Canada17.5 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
45 March 2016Canada Quebec City, Canada15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
52016–1727 November 2016Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
62 December 2016Norway Lillehammer, Norway1.6 km Sprint CStage World Cup2nd
728 February 2017Sweden Falun, Sweden1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
829 February 201730 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st
92017–184 January 2018Germany Oberstdorf, Germany15 km Mass Start FStage World Cup1st
1020 January 2018Slovenia Planica, Slovenia1.6 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
114 March 2018Finland Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
122018–1925 November 2018Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
1330 November 2018Norway Lillehammer, Norway1.6 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
1430 November
– 2 December 2018
Norway Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
152 January 2019Germany Oberstdorf, Germany15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
1616 March 2019Sweden Falun, Sweden1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
172019–2030 November 2019Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
181 December 201915 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
1929 November
 1 December 2019
Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
207 December 2019Norway Lillehammer, Norway15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup3rd
2120 February 2020Norway Meråker, Norway34 km Mass Start FStage World Cup3rd
2223 February 2020Norway Trondheim, Norway30 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
238 March 2020Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
242020–2127 November 2020Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
2527–29 November 2020Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
2623 January 2021Finland Lahti, Finland15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
272025–266 December 2025Norway Trondheim, Norway10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup3rd
2829 December 2025Italy Toblach, Italy10 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
294 January 2026Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start FStage World Cup3rd
3025 January 2026Switzerland Goms, Switzerland20 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

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  • 4 victories – (3 RL, 1 TS)
  • 6 podiums – (5 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12015–166 December 2015Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdTønseth / Røthe / Gløersen
22018–199 December 2018Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSundby / Røthe / Krogh
310 February 2019Finland Lahti, Finland6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stKlæbo
42020–2124 January 2021Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stGolberg / Røthe / Krüger
52021–225 December 2021Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stValnes / Krüger / Klæbo
62022–2311 December 2022Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Mixed Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndKalvå / Nyenget / Weng

References

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  1. "IVERSEN Emil – Biographie". FIS. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. "First World Cup wins for Caldwell and Iversen". FIS. 5 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. "Falla and Iversen win pre-World Championships sprints in Lahti (FIN) – FIS-SKI". FIS-SKI. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  4. "Iversen wins Stage 2 of Ski Tour Canada". FIS. 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  5. "IVERSEN Emil". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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