Bjørn Dæhlie (born June 19, 1967) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. He has won 8 Olympic titles, and 9 World Championships. June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Cross-country skiing (aka XC skiing) is an adventure and fitness activity as well as a competitive winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily in Europe and Canada. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...

Dæhlie, born in Elverum, was the dominant cross-country skier of the 1990s. His 8 Olympic titles are a record for an athlete at the Winter Olympics, as is his total of 12 Olympic medals (he also won 4 silver medals) which he amassed in three Olympics (Albertville, Lillehammer, and Nagano). In addition to his Olympic record, he had great success at the world championships (17 medals; 9 gold), especially in 1997 when he won medals in all five of the events. If it wasn't for a career-ending crash taken while roller skiing, Dæhlie may have been able to further add to his collection of medals. Even so, he is generally considered the greatest Nordic skier of all time. The town Elverum in the municipality Elverum in the county of Hedmark, Norway, has 18,805 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004. ... Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... Categories: France geography stubs | Host cities of the Winter Olympic Games | Cities, towns and villages in France ... Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway. ... Categories: Host cities of the Winter Olympic Games | Cities in Nagano Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ...

Dæhlie attributes much of his later success in sport to his upbringing. Hunting, fishing, hiking, kayaking, soccer, and, of course, skiing were all part of his life from a very young age. For much of his childhood Dæhlie wanted to be a soccer player, but after prompting by a coach tried Nordic skiing. Although Dæhlie did not have immediate success as a junior racer, he improved every year, and after years of training qualified for fis (http://www.fis-ski.com/) World Cup competition.

In addition to being an athletic figurehead, Dæhlie is a cultural icon in Norway. A shrewd businessman, Dæhlie has been heavily featured in advertising campaigns, started a brand of signature ski apparel, and even hosted a television show called gutta på tur.

Olympic medals:

• Albertville 1992
  • Silver 30 km
  • Gold 15 km pursuit
  • Gold 50 km
  • Gold 4x10 km relay
• Lillehammer 1994
  • Gold 10 km
  • Silver 30 km
  • Gold 15 km pursuit
  • Silver 4x10 km relay
• Nagano 1998
  • Gold 10 km
  • Silver 15 km pursuit
  • Gold 50 km
  • Gold 4x10 km relay

The XVI Olympic Winter Games were held in 1992 in France. ... The XVII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. ... The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Japan. ...

External link

• Official website (http://www.bjorn-daehlie.com/index.php3?&lan=E)

For a long time he had the record in olympic goldmedals for one person in the winterathletics, but now Ole Einar Bjørndalen has beaten the record. He is also norwegian...-