# Sture Sivertsen

Sture Sivertsen (born 16 April 1966) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1990s. He represented Leirådal IL. He made his world cup debut in Örnsköldsvik in 1990, finishing eight. His first World Cup podium came at Oslo in 1991 where he came third in the 50 km while his final world cup podium came at Val di Fiemme in 1997, where he finished third in the 10 km. He became world champion in 10 km and in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he finished third in the 50 km. He also has one gold and one silver medal from the olympics in relay, silver from 1994 and gold from 1998. He has two additional world championship relay gold medals from 1995 and 1997

## Cross-country skiing results

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

### Olympic Games

* 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km  relay |
| 1994 | 27 | 5 | 7 | — | Bronze | Silver |
| 1998 | 31 | 9 | 27 | 15 | — | Gold |

### World Championships

* 4 medals – (4 gold)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km  relay |
| 1991 | 24 | — | 21 | — | 7 | — | — |
| 1993 | 26 | Gold | — | 14 | — | — | Gold |
| 1995 | 28 | 9 | — | — | 18 | — | Gold |
| 1997 | 30 | 5 | — | 16 | — | 5 | Gold |

### World Cup
#### Season standings

| Season | Age |
| Season | Age | Overall | Long Distance | Sprint |
| 1990 | 23 | 37 | — | — |
| 1991 | 24 | 13 | — | — |
| 1992 | 25 | 23 | — | — |
| 1993 | 26 | 8 | — | — |
| 1994 | 27 | 10 | — | — |
| 1995 | 28 | 27 | — | — |
| 1996 | 29 | 20 | — | — |
| 1997 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 1998 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 12 |
| 1999 | 32 | 37 | NC | 33 |

#### Individual podiums

* 1 victory
* 9 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 1990–91 | 16 March 1991 | Oslo, Norway | 50 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 1992–93 | 22 February 1993 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Individual C | World Championships | 1st |
| 3 | 1992–93 | 13 March 1993 | Oslo, Norway | 50 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 1993–94 | 21 December 1993 | Toblach, Italy | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 5 | 1993–94 | 27 February 1994 | Lillehammer, Norway | 50 km Individual C | Olympic Games | 3rd |
| 6 | 1993–94 | 13 March 1993 | Falun, Sweden | 50 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 7 | 1996–97 | 18 December 1996 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 8 | 1996–97 | 8 March 1997 | Falun, Sweden | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 9 | 1997–98 | 13 December 1997 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |

#### Team podiums

* 7 victories
* 14 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
| 1 | 1989–90 | 11 March 1990 | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Skaanes / Ulvang / Langli |
| 2 | 1991–92 | 8 March 1992 | Funäsdalen, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Langli / Ulvang / Dæhlie |
| 3 | 1992–93 | 26 February 1993 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships | 1st | Ulvang / Langli / Dæhlie |
| 4 | 1993–94 | 22 February 1994 | Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games | 2nd | Ulvang / Alsgaard / Dæhlie |
| 5 | 1993–94 | 13 March 1994 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Jevne / Ulvang / Dæhlie |
| 6 | 1994–95 | 5 February 1995 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Langli / Dæhlie / Alsgaard |
| 7 | 1994–95 | 12 February 1995 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Jevne / Kristiansen / Alsgaard |
| 8 | 1994–95 | 17 March 1995 | Thunder Bay, Canada | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships | 1st | Jevne / Dæhlie / Alsgaard |
| 9 | 1995–96 | 10 December 1995 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Jevne / Dæhlie / Alsgaard |
| 10 | 1996–97 | 8 December 1996 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Skjeldal / Ulvang / Eide |
| 11 | 1996–97 | 28 February 1997 | Trondheim, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships | 1st | Jevne / Dæhlie / Alsgaard |
| 12 | 1996–97 | 9 March 1997 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Jevne / Skjeldal / Dæhlie |
| 13 | 1997–98 | 23 November 1997 | Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Estil / Aukland / Skaanes |
| 14 | 1997–98 | 6 March 1998 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Estil / Eide / Alsgaard |
Note: $^1$ Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.