# Berit Aunli

Berit Kristine Aunli, née Kvello, (born 9 June 1956) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. She won her first international championship medal as a member of the Norwegian team that won the bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Her real international breakthrough came at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships when she won gold medals at the 5 km, 10 km and 4 × 5 km relay races, and a silver medal at the 20 km classical. She became the first winner of an official Cross-Country World Cup after her overall victory in the 1981–82 FIS Cross-Country World Cup. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, she won two medals with a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay and a silver in 5 km. Aunli also won a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. At the 1981 Holmenkollen ski festival, she won the 20 km event.
In 1983, she was awarded the Holmenkollen medal (Shared with Tom Sandberg.).
She has 15 Norwegian Championships in total, representing Strindheim IL. In 1985 she won Morgenbladet's gold medal. She is the daughter of Kristen Kvello.

## 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 | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km  relay |
| 1976 | 19 | 17 | 18 | — | 5 |
| 1980 | 23 | 14 | 13 | — | Bronze |
| 1984 | 27 | Silver | 4 | — | Gold |

### World Championships

* 5 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km  relay |
| 1978 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 1980 | 23 | — | — | 7 | — |
| 1982 | 25 | Gold | Gold | Silver | Gold |
| 1985 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Silver |

### World Cup
#### Season standings

| Season | Age | Overall |
| 1982 | 26 | |
| 1984 | 28 | 7 |
| 1985 | 29 | 14 |
| 1986 | 30 | 15 |
| 1987 | 31 | 41 |

#### Individual podiums

* 4 victories
* 10 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 1981–82 | 15 January 1982 | La Bresse, France | 5 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 1981–82 | 19 February 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 10 km Individual | World Championships | 1st |
| 3 | 1981–82 | 22 February 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 5 km Individual | World Championships | 1st |
| 4 | 1981–82 | 26 February 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 5 km Individual | World Championships | 2nd |
| 5 | 1981–82 | 6 March 1982 | Lahti, Finland | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd |
| 6 | 1981–82 | 28 March 1982 | Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd |
| 7 | 1981–82 | 13 April 1982 | Kiruna, Sweden | 5 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd |
| 8 | 1983–84 | 12 February 1984 | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 5 km Individual | Olympic Games | 2nd |
| 9 | 1983–84 | 3 March 1984 | Lahti, Finland | 5 km Individual | World Cup | 1st |
| 10 | 1984–85 | 18 December 1984 | Davos, Switzerland | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 1st |

#### Team podiums

* 4 victories
* 6 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
| 1 | 1981–82 | 24 February 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Championships | 1st | Bøe / Nybråten / Pettersen |
| 2 | 1983–84 | 15 February 1984 | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 4 × 5 km Relay | Olympic Games | 1st | Nybråten / Jahren / Pettersen |
| 3 | 1984–85 | 22 February 1985 | Seefeld, Austria | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Championships | 2nd | Bøe / Jahren / Nykkelmo |
| 4 | 1984–85 | 17 March 1985 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Cup | 1st | Nykkelmo / Jahren / Bøe |
| 5 | 1985–86 | 1 March 1986 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Pettersen / Pedersen / Jahren |
| 6 | 1985–86 | 13 March 1986 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Dahlmo / Skeime / Jahren |
Note: $^1$ Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

## Personal life

In 1979 she married the cross-country skier Ove Aunli.