Heidi Weng
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| Born | 20 July 1991 Ytre Enebakk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) (2014)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | IL i BUL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2010– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Heidi Weng (born 20 July 1991) is a Norwegian cross-country skier and fell runner.
Career
In cross-country skiing her best individual World Cup finish is a second place in Tour de Ski in January 2016. She has won three gold medals at the Junior World Championships, two in relay and one in pursuit.[2]
She is a Norwegian senior champion in fell running in 2010, and placed fourth at the World Junior Championships in the same year. She is also a Norwegian junior champion in cross-country running.[3]
She hails from Ytre Enebakk, but represents the club IL i BUL.[3]
Weng won the bronze medal at the skiathlon event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
World Cup results
Individual victories
- 5 victories – (1 WC, 4 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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| 1 | 2015-16 | 9 January 2016 |  Val di Fiemme, Italy |
10 km C Mass Start | Stage World Cup |
| 2 | 5 March 2016 |  Quebec City, Canada |
10 km F Pursuit | Stage World Cup | |
| 3 | 8 March 2016 | Canmore, Canada |
7.5+7.5 km C/F Skiathlon | Stage World Cup | |
| 4 | 2016–17 | 2 December 2016 |  Lillehammer, Norway |
1.3 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup |
| 5 | 2-4 December 2016 | Nordic Opening |
Overall | World Cup |
References
- ^ Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 49.
- ^ Heidi Weng at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ^ a b http://www.bul.no/pub/Idrottslaget/Toppidrett_og_talentutvikling/?aid=1700&cid=95&sac=all&viewall=1
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Enebakk
- Norwegian cross-country skiers
- Norwegian female long-distance runners
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway
- Olympic bronze medalists for Norway
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Norwegian Winter Olympic medalist stubs
- Female cross-country skiers