Arnulf Sunde
Encyclopedia
Arnulf Sunde is a former speed skater
from Norway
, who represented his native country at the 1976 Winter Olympics
in Innsbruck, Austria. There he finished in sixth place in the men's 500 metres, together with Holland's Jan Bazen
.
Sunde competed for Gjøvik
SK. His best performance at the World Sprint Championship
was 21st place in 1972.
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
from Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, who represented his native country at the 1976 Winter Olympics
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...
in Innsbruck, Austria. There he finished in sixth place in the men's 500 metres, together with Holland's Jan Bazen
Jan Bazen
Cornelis Jan Bazen is a former ice speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. There he finished in sixth place in the men's 500 metres, together with Norway's Arnulf Sunde.- References :*...
.
Sunde competed for Gjøvik
Gjøvik
is a town and a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gjøvik.In 1861, the village of Gjøvik in the municipality of Vardal was granted town status and was separated from Vardal to form a separate municipality...
SK. His best performance at the World Sprint Championship
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1970. The first two years , they were called the ISU Sprint Championships.-Medal winners:-All-time medal count:- References :*...
was 21st place in 1972.
Personal bests
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 38.71 | Medeo Medeo The Medeu , or Medeo , is an outdoor speed skating and bandy rink. It is located in a mountain valley on the south-eastern outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan. Medeu sits 1,691 metres above sea level, making it the highest skating rink in the world... |
20 March 1976 |
| 1,000 m | 1:19.8 | Gjøvik Gjøvik is a town and a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gjøvik.In 1861, the village of Gjøvik in the municipality of Vardal was granted town status and was separated from Vardal to form a separate municipality... |
24 February 1979 |