Tone Gravvold (born 19 June 1977) is a Norwegian cross-country skier and biathlete, and since 1998, also a cyclist. She won a dozen medals in the Paralympic Games in which she competed at between 1994 and 2006. In 2019, she was named Sportsperson of the Century for Møre og Romsdal.[1]

Tone Gravvold
Personal information
Born (1977-06-19) 19 June 1977 (age 47)
Surnadal, Norway
Sport
CountryNorway
Sportcross-country skiing,
biathlon,
cycling,
goalball
Medal record

For the Oslo Vikings, she has competed in the Norwegian championships in goalball for the visually impaired. She has retinitis pigmentosa and competes in the B1 and B2 classes,[2] has been on the board of the RP association since 2009,[3] and works as a psychologist, in 2015 working for the National Centre for Rheumatological Rehabilitation at the Diakonhjemmet.[4]

Titles

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Cross-country skiing

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Cycling

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  • 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney): Nr. 9 in 1000 m track (1.11.806), nr. 10 in duotempo, nr. 6 in sprint (11,861). Per Olve Tobiassen was pilot.
  • 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens): (B1-3):
    • Road: Nr. 2 in tandem tempo, nr. 5 in tandem joint start and nr. 4 combined. With Ingunn Bollerud pilot.
    • Track cycling: Nr. 4 in 3000 m (3.46.581) and nr. 5 in 1000 m (1.13.507). With May Britt Hartwell as pilot.
  • European cycling championships:
    • 2005 (Alkmaar, Netherlands): Gold in tempotandem and bronze in joint start tandem with Ingunn Bollerud as pilot
  • Birken: Record for tandem cycle 3.13 (2000). Pilot Per Olve Tobiassen. 4 career medal with the same pilot.
  • NM: 2000 Norwegian Champion road tandem. Pilot Per Olve Tobiassen

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b "100 årets utøvere i Møre og Romsdal". 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Intervju med Tone Gravvold". 3 July 2004. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Styret, RP-foreningen i Norge". Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  4. ^ Tormod Halleraker, Slik stanser du smertene in Dagbladet 6 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Medaljesøk fra paralympic.org". 11 May 2010.
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