Age, Biography and Wiki
Thomas Ulsrud was born on 21 October, 1971 in Oslo, Norway, is a Norwegian curler and Olympic medalist (1971–2022). Discover Thomas Ulsrud's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 50 years old?
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| Occupation |
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| Age |
50 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
21 October 1971 |
| Birthday |
21 October |
| Birthplace |
Oslo, Norway |
| Date of death |
24 May, 2022 |
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| Nationality |
Norway
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He is a member of famous Curler with the age 50 years old group.
Thomas Ulsrud Height, Weight & Measurements
At 50 years old, Thomas Ulsrud height is 1.83 m and Weight 80 kg.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
1.83 m |
| Weight |
80 kg |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Thomas Ulsrud's Wife?
His wife is Elin Grødal
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Elin Grødal |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Jesper Ulsrud |
Thomas Ulsrud Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Thomas Ulsrud worth at the age of 50 years old? Thomas Ulsrud’s income source is mostly from being a successful Curler. He is from Norway. We have estimated Thomas Ulsrud's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Curler |
Thomas Ulsrud Social Network
Timeline
Thomas Ulsrud (21 October 1971 – 24 May 2022) was a Norwegian curler from Oslo.
Ulsrud began competing from 1983.
In his second World Junior Curling Championship in 1988, Ulsrud skipped Norway to a bronze medal.
In 1997, he skipped in his first European Curling Championships, finishing in seventh place.
In his first World Curling Championship in 1998, Ulsrud skipped Norway to fifth place.
After serving as the alternate for Pål Trulsen's team in 1999, he returned again as skip in 2006–2009, making the playoffs for the first time in 2006 and then defeated USA's Team Pete Fenson to win the bronze medal.
Team Ulsrud competed again in 2000–2003, 2006–2009, winning bronze in 2002, silver in 2007, and bronze in 2009.
Between 2007 and 2010, Team Ulsrud won six World Curling Tour events, namely, the 2007 and 2009 Lucerne Curling Trophies, 2008 Baden Masters, 2008 Radisson SAS Oslo Cup, 2009 Swiss Cup Basel, and 2009 Bern Open.
Two more bronze medals followed in 2008 and 2009.
He won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics, one World Curling Championship, two European Curling Championships, and fourteen Norwegian titles (Norwegian Men's Curling Championship and Oslo Cup).
He was also known for being the skip of the team that competed while wearing colourful harlequin trousers at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
Team Ulsrud's combined showmanship and sportsmanship became iconic and contributed to reviving worldwide interest in curling since then.
At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Team Ulsrud attracted worldwide attention, not only for introducing Loudmouth Golf's colourful harlequin pants to the arena, but also for winning the silver medal after the final game against Canada's Team Kevin Martin.
Immediately at the start of the 2010 World Curling Championship in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Ulsrud had to return home for family reasons.
With Torger Nergård acting as skip, Ulsrud's teammates took first place at the end of round-robin games (10–1 score) and won the silver medal.
Team Ulsrud began the 2010-11 curling season by winning their first European Curling Championship gold medal in Champéry, Switzerland.
The team topped the season off by finishing fourth at the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship.
The rink won a second straight European Championships by winning the gold medal at the 2011 European Curling Championships.
Later that season they would once again finish 4th at the 2012 World Men's Curling Championship.
That season, the team won one WCT event, the 2012 European Masters.
The Ulsrud rink would continue their domination at the European championship by winning the silver medal at both the 2012 and 2013 events.
They were less successful at the 2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, finishing in 5th place.
On the World Curling Tour, the team won one event in 2013-14, the 2013 Swiss Cup Basel.
The rink represented Norway once again at the 2014 Winter Olympics, where they finished 5th, with a 5-5 record.
They lost in a tie-breaker match to Great Britain, skipped by David Murdoch.
The team capped off their season by winning a gold medal at the 2014 World Men's Curling Championship.
The World champion Ulsrud rink began the 2014–15 curling season by winning the first WCT event of the year, the 2014 Baden Masters.
That season, he won another silver medal at the 2014 European Curling Championships and won a silver medal at the 2015 World Men's Curling Championship, losing to Sweden's Niklas Edin rink in the final.
The next season, Ulsrud led his team to a silver medal at the 2015 European Curling Championships and a disappointing sixth place finish at the 2016 World Men's Curling Championship.
In 2016, Ulsrud won another silver medal at the European Curling Championships, which he followed up by winning the Qinghai China Men's International on the tour the next month.
Later in the season, he lost in a best-of-five challenge against Steffen Walstad which would have qualified his team for the 2017 World Championships.
Team Ulsrud did get to represent Norway one last time at the 2017 European Curling Championships, where they finished in fourth place.
In 2018, Ulsrud and his team represented Norway at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, placing sixth.
They began the 2018–19 curling season by winning the Baden Masters for the third time in their career.
Ulsrud paired up with Kristin Skaslien at the third leg of the 2018–19 Curling World Cup in the mixed doubles event.
The pair made it to the final, losing to Canada's Kadriana Sahaidak and Colton Lott.
It was Ulsrud's first experience in mixed doubles.
In 2019, after a light curling season where they did not play in any Grand Slam events, Team Ulsrud announced that they would be disbanding at the end of the season.
Afterwards, Ulsrud formed a new team with Steffen Walstad, Markus Høiberg and Magnus Vågberg, and they represented Norway at the 2019 European Curling Championships, holding a 5–4 record and missing the playoffs.
