Ove Aunli

Ove Aunli
Ove Aunli in March, 1980
Country Norway
Born (1956-03-12) 12 March 1956
Hemne Municipality, Norway
Spouse(s)
(m. 1979)
Ski clubKyrksæterøra IL
Strindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (19821987)
Indiv. starts26
Indiv. podiums5
Indiv. wins1
Team starts6
Team podiums5
Team wins2
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 1985)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
1980 Lake Placid4 × 10 km relay
1980 Lake Placid15 km
World Championships
1982 Oslo4 × 10 km relay
1985 Seefeld4 × 10 km relay
1985 Seefeld30 km
1978 Lahti4 × 10 km relay
1985 Seefeld50 km
1987 Oberstdorf4 × 10 km relay

Ove Robert Aunli (born 12 March 1956 in Hemne Municipality) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He took the Olympic bronze medal in 1980 Lake Placid when Thomas Wassberg beat Juha Mieto by one-hundredth of a second for the gold medal, and won a silver medal as part of Norway's 4 × 10 km relay team.

Aunli found his biggest success at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, winning six medals. This included two golds (4 × 10 km: 1982, 1985), one silver (30 km: 1985), and three bronzes (4 × 10 km: 1978, 1987; 50 km: 1985).

Aunli represented the clubs Kyrksæterøra IL and Strindheim IL.

He is married to Berit Aunli.