Therese Johaug

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Therese Johaug

Personal information

Full name

Therese Johaug

Born

25 June 1988
Os, Hedmark, Norway

Height

162 cm (5 ft 4 in) (2014)^[1]

Professional information

Skis

Fischer

World Cup

Seasons

2007-present

Wins

Additional podiums

Total podiums

Medal record

Women's cross country skiing
Competitor for Norway
Olympic Games
Gold	2010 Vancouver	4x5 km relay
World Championships
Gold	2011 Oslo	4 x 5 km relay
Gold	2011 Oslo	30 km freestyle
Gold	2013 Val di Fiemme	10 km freestyle
Gold	2013 Val di Fiemme	4 x 5 km relay
Silver	2013 Val di Fiemme	Pursuit
Bronze	2007 Sapporo	30 km classic
Bronze	2011 Oslo	15 km pursuit
Bronze	2013 Val di Fiemme	30 km classical
Junior World Championships
Gold	2008 Malles	5 km classic
Gold	2008 Malles	10 km mass start
Bronze	2007 Tarvisio	pursuit

Therese Johaug (born 25 June 1988 in Os, Hedmark) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. Johaug has competed for the clubs Tynset IF and IL Nansen.^[2]

Athletic career

After skiing some domestic races in the 2006 season, Johaug took part at the Norwegian Championships in 2007, winning a bronze at the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event.^[3] She was selected for two World Cup races prior to the World Championships, finishing eighth and 33rd in two interval start races over 10 km, which was enough to be selected for competition in the 30 km distance at the 2007 Sapporo World Championships where she won a surprising bronze medal.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she won gold in the 4 x 5 km relay, came sixth in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit and seventh in the 30 km mass start race.

Johaug won her first individual gold medal in the 30 km mass start race at the 2011 World Championships in Oslo. She also won gold in the 4 x 5 km relay, bronze in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit and fourth in the 10 km individual start.

At the 2013 World Championships she won her second individual gold medal in the 10 km freestyle race.

References

↑ Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 48.
↑ Berg, Stein (6 September 2008). "Johaug i Nansen". Østlendingen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 July 2009.
↑ Therese Johaug at the International Ski Federation

v t e Olympic champions in women's cross-country skiing 3/4 x 5 km relay

3 x 5 km	1956: Finland Sirkka Polkunen Mirja Hietamies Siiri Rantanen 1960: Sweden Irma Johansson Britt Strandberg Sonja Ruthström-Edström 1964: Soviet Union Alevtina Kolchina Yevdokiya Mekshilo Klavdiya Boyarskikh 1968: Norway Inger Aufles Babben Enger-Damon Berit Mørdre Lammedal 1972: Soviet Union Lyubov Mukhachyova Alevtina Olyunina Galina Kulakova

4 x 5 km	1976: Soviet Union Nina Baldycheva Zinaida Amosova Raisa Smetanina Galina Kulakova 1980: East Germany Marlies Rostock Carola Anding Veronika Hesse Barbara Petzold 1984: Norway Inger Helene Nybråten Anne Jahren Britt Pettersen Berit Aunli 1988: Soviet Union Svetlana Nageykina Nina Gavrilyuk Tamara Tikhonova Anfisa Reztsova 1992: Unified Team Yelena Välbe Raisa Smetanina Larisa Lazutina Lyubov Yegorova 1994: Russia Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk Lyubov Yegorova 1998: Russia Nina Gavrilyuk Olga Danilova Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina 2002: Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher 2006: Russia Natalia Baranova-Masalkina Larisa Kurkina Yuliya Chepalova Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova 2010: Norway Vibeke Skofterud Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen

World champions in women's 10 km cross-country skiing

1954: Lyubov Kozyreva (URS)
1958: Alevtina Kolchina (URS)
1962: Alevtina Kolchina (URS)
1966: Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS)
1970: Alevtina Olyunina (URS)
1974: Galina Kulakova (URS)
1978: Zinaida Amosova (URS)
1982: Berit Aunli (NOR)
1985: Anette Bøe (NOR)
1987: Anne Jahren (NOR)
1989 classical: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN)
1989 freestyle: Yelena Välbe (URS)
1991: Yelena Välbe (URS)
2001: Bente Skari (NOR)
2003: Bente Skari (NOR)
2005: Kateřina Neumannová (CZE)
2007: Kateřina Neumannová (CZE)
2009: Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN)
2011: Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
2013: Therese Johaug (NOR)

v t e World champions in women's 20 km and 30 km cross-country skiing

20 km	1978: Zinaida Amosova (URS) 1980: Veronika Hesse (GDR) 1982: Raisa Smetanina (URS) 1985: Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR) 1987: Marie-Helene Westin (SWE)

30 km	1989: Yelena Välbe (URS) 1991: Lyubov Yegorova (URS) 1993: Stefania Belmondo (ITA) 1995: Yelena Välbe (RUS) 1997: Yelena Välbe (RUS) 1999: Larisa Lazutina (RUS) 2001: cancelled 2003: Olga Zavyalova (URS) 2005: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2007: Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) 2009: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 2011: Therese Johaug (NOR) 2013: Marit Bjørgen (NOR)

v t e World champions in women's cross-country skiing 3/4 x 5 km relay

3 x 5 km	1954: Soviet Union Lyubov Kozyreva Margarita Maslennikova Valentina Tsaryova 1958: Soviet Union Radya Yeroshina Alevtina Kolchina Lyubov Kozyreva 1962: Soviet Union Lyubov Baranova Maria Gusakova Alevtina Kolchina 1966: Soviet Union Klavdiya Boyarskikh Rita Achkina Alevtina Kolchina 1970: Soviet Union Nina Baldycheva Galina Kulakova Alevtina Olyunina

4 x 5 km	1974: Soviet Union Nina Baldycheva Nina Selyunina Raisa Smetanina Galina Kulakova 1978: Finland Taina Impiö Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Hilkka Riihivuori Helena Takalo 1982: Norway Anette Bøe Inger Helene Nybråten Berit Aunli Britt Pettersen 1985: Soviet Union Tamara Tikhonova Raisa Smetanina Liliya Vasilchenko Anfisa Romanova 1987: Soviet Union Antonina Ordina Nina Gavrilyuk Larisa Ptistyna Anfisa Reztsova 1989: Finland Pirkko Määttä Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Jaana Savolainen Marjo Matikainen 1991: Soviet Union Lyubov Yegorova Raisa Smetanina Tamara Tikhonova Yelena Välbe 1993: Russia Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk Lyubov Yegorova 1995: Russia Olga Danilova Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk 1997: Russia Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk Yelena Välbe 1999: Russia Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Anfisa Reztsova Nina Gavrilyuk 2001: Russia Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Yuliya Chepalova Nina Gavrilyuk 2003: Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher 2005: Norway Vibeke Skofterud Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen 2007: Finland Virpi Kuitunen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Pirjo Manninen 2009: Finland Pirjo Muranen Virpi Kuitunen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 2011: Norway Vibeke Skofterud Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen 2013: Norway Heidi Weng Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen

Persondata
Name	Johaug, Therese
Alternative names
Short description	Cross-country skier
Date of birth	25 June 1988
Place of birth	Os, Norway
Date of death
Place of death

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