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 DNS 18 — Gold 1997 30 5 16 — 5 Gold
World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallLong DistanceSprint 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 33
Individual podiums 1 victory 9 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 1990–91 16 March 1991 Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual C World Cup 3rd2 1992–9322 February 1993 Falun, Sweden 10 km Individual C World Championships 1st3 13 March 1993 Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual C World Cup 3rd4 1993–94 21 December 1993 Toblach, Italy 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd5 27 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway 50 km Individual C Olympic Games 3rd6 12 March 1994 Falun, Sweden 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd7 1996–97 18 December 1996 Oberstdorf, Germany 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd8 8 March 1997 Falun, Sweden 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd9 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 Teammates1 1989–90 11 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Skaanes / Ulvang / Langli21991–92 8 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 1st Langli / Ulvang / Dæhlie31992–93 26 February 1993 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships 1st Ulvang / Langli / Dæhlie4 1993–94 22 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F Olympic Games 2nd Ulvang / Alsgaard / Dæhlie5 13 March 1994 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Jevne / Ulvang / Dæhlie61994–95 5 February 1995 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Langli / Dæhlie / Alsgaard7 12 February 1995 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Jevne / Kristiansen / Alsgaard8 17 March 1995 Thunder Bay, Canada 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships 1st Jevne / Dæhlie / Alsgaard9 1995–96 10 December 1995 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Jevne / Dæhlie / Alsgaard10 1996–97 8 December 1996 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Skjeldal / Ulvang / Eide11 28 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships 1st Jevne / Dæhlie / Alsgaard12 9 March 1997 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Jevne / Skjeldal / Dæhlie13 1997–98 23 November 1997 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Estil / Aukland / Skaanes14 6 March 1998 Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Estil / Eide / Alsgaard
Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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