Johan Kjølstad

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Johan Kjølstad
Country Norway
Born (1983-03-09) 9 March 1983 (age 41)
Levanger, Norway
Ski clubSkogn IL
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (20022012)
Starts68
Podiums7
Wins3
Overall titles0 – (15th in 2006)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liberec Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2009 Liberec Individual sprint
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Sollefteå Individual sprint

Johan Kjølstad (born 9 March 1983) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002.

Born in Levanger, he represents the sports club Skogn IL.[1]

Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the individual sprint event at Turin in 2006.[1] He finished sixth overall in the Sprint Cup at the 2007-08 Cross-country Skiing World Cup, and won one of the races.

At the 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Kjølstad won the sprint prologue before American Andrew Newell and Russian Alexei Petukhov. In the quarter-finals, Kjølstad progressed alongside Swiss World Cup leader Dario Cologna. Then, Kjølstad defeated Nikolay Morilov in the semi-final and went to the final heat, being a medal favourite. Here, he fought with Ola Vigen Hattestad for the gold, having broken free from the other four competitors. At the sprint final, Vigen Hattestad defeated Kjølstad who grabbed the silver medal. The following day, Kjølstad teamed up with Vigen Hattestad to win gold in the team sprint event.

Cross-country skiing results[edit]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games[edit]

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2006 23 7
2010 27 9

World Championships[edit]

  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2009 26 Silver Gold

World Cup[edit]

Season standings[edit]

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
2002 19 NC NC
2003 20 128 71
2004 21 NC NC
2005 22 22 7
2006 23 15 5
2007 24 33 8
2008 25 25 NC 6 DNF
2009 26 38 NC 11 77
2010 27 74 32
2011 28 80 40
2012 29 109 56

Individual podiums[edit]

  • 3 victories – (2 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 7 podiums – (6 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  2004–05  4 December 2004 Switzerland Bern, Switzerland 1.35 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
2 16 January 2005 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
3  2005–06  30 December 2005 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
4 22 January 2006 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
5 2007–08 1 December 2007 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
6  2008–09  14 December 2008 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 1.7 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
7 18 March 2009 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 1st

Team podiums[edit]

  • 2 victories (2 TS)
  • 4 podiums (4 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1 2005–06 23 October 2005 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Iversen
2 18 March 2006 Japan Sapporo, Japan 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Rønning
3  2007–08  28 October 2007 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Hetland
4 2010–11 16 January 2011 Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Hattestad

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Profile: Johan Kjølstad". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  2. ^ "KJOELSTAD Johan". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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