Trond Einar Elden

Trond Einar Elden (born 21 February 1970) is a Norwegian former Nordic combined skier who represented Namdalseid I.L. in Trondheim. He competed at three Winter Olympics.^[1]

Trond Einar Elden
Country	Norway
Born	(1970-02-21) 21 February 1970 (age 55)
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
World Cup career
Seasons	1988-2005
Indiv. starts	88
Indiv. wins	5
Medal record Men's nordic combined Representing  Norway Olympic Games 1992 Albertville 3 × 10 km team World Championships 1989 Lahti 15 km individual 1989 Lahti 3 × 10 km team 1993 Falun 3 × 10 km team 1999 Ramsau 4 × 5 km team 1993 Falun 15 km individual

At the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, he became the youngest world champion ever, fifteen days after his nineteenth birthday. At Falun in 1993, he won a bronze medal in the 15 km individual event. Additionally, Elden won two medals in the 3 × 10 km team event at the Nordic skiing world championships with a gold in 1989 and a silver in 1993. Elden also won the Nordic combined event twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival (1989, 1991).

In 1991, Elden received the Holmenkollen medal (which he shared with Vegard Ulvang, Ernst Vettori, and Jens Weißflog). He would also win silver in the 3 × 10 km team event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

Elden was relatively strong in cross-country skiing as well, spending his final years of competition as a ski sprinter. He later coached the American national skiing team. Elden received the Egebergs Ærespris in 2004. He is the brother of the Nordic combined skier Bård Jørgen Elden.

Nordic combined wins in World Cup

No.	Date	Place	Discipline
1.	3 March 1989	Oslo, Norway	Gundersen K120 / 15,0 km
2.	11 March 1989	Falun, Sweden	Gundersen K90 / 15,0 km
3.	2 March 1991	Lahti, Finland	Gundersen K90 / 15,0 km
4.	8 March 1991	Falun, Sweden	Gundersen K90 / 15,0 km
5.	15 March 1991	Oslo, Norway	Gundersen K120 / 15,0 km

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

Year	Age	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay
2002	32	—	—	—	—	15	—

World Championships

Year	Age	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay
2003	33	—	—	—	—	24	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age
		Overall	Distance	Sprint
2001	31	27	—	5
2002	32	35	—	11
2003	33	43	—	18
2004	34	49	NC	17

Individual podiums

• 2 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2000–01	4 February 2001	Nové Město, Czech Republic	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
2	2001–02	29 December 2001	Salzburg, Austria	1.5 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd