Atle Haglund is a Norwegian

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...

 ice sledge hockey and ice sledge speed racing

Ice sledge speed racing

Ice sledge speed racing is a Paralympic sport where contestants use a lightweight sledge and propel themselves using two poles. It is contested using a speed skating rink with a circumference. It was an Paralympic sport between 1980 and 1994. The sport is contested in 100 meter,...

 athlete. He lost both his legs in a traffic accident at the age of eight.

During the 1984 Winter Paralympics

1984 Winter Paralympics

The 1984 Winter Paralympic Games, were the third Winter Paralympics. They were held from 14 to 20 January 1984 in Innsbruck, Austria. They were the first Winter Games organized by the International Co-ordinating Committee , which was formed on March 15, 1982 in Leysin, Switzerland. These Games were...

, Haglund participated in four disciplines of ice sledge speed racing

Ice sledge speed racing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

Ice sledge speed racing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics consisted of 16 events, 8 for men and 8 for women.- Men's events :- Women's events :- References :...

. He won a gold in the 1,000 meter, and a silver in the 100 meter. During the 1988 Winter Paralympics

1988 Winter Paralympics

The 1988 Winter Paralympic Games, were the fourth Winter Paralympics, held again in Innsbruck, Austria. These were the last Winter Paralympics to be held in a separate location from the Winter Olympics. Beginning in 1992, the Olympics and the Paralympics were held in the same city or in an adjacent...

, he again participated in four disciplines, and won a bronze in 1,500 meter. During the 1994 Winter Paralympics

1994 Winter Paralympics

The 1994 Winter Paralympics, the sixth Winter Paralympics, were held in Lillehammer, Norway, from 10–19 March 1994. These Games marked the first time the Paralympic Winter Games were held in the same location as the Winter Olympics, a tradition that has continued through an agreement of cooperation...

, he participated in both ice sledge speed racing

Ice sledge speed racing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics

Ice sledge speed racing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics consisted of eight events, four for men and four for women.Although seven countries took part, Norway pulled off an almost complete clean sweep of the medals, winning all eight gold medals, all eight silver, and seven of the eight bronze -...

 and ice sledge hockey

Ice sledge hockey at the 1994 Winter Paralympics

- Medal summary :- References :...

. He took a gold in 1,000 meter and 1,500, as well as a silver in 500 meter and the men's ice hockey tournament. He participated again in the ice sledge hockey at the following three Winter Paralympics, winning a gold in 1998

Ice sledge hockey at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

- Medal summary :- References :...

, and a silver in 2002

Ice sledge hockey at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

The 2002 Winter Paralympics ice sledge hockey tournament was held between March 4, 2002 and March 15, 2002 at the E Center in West Valley City, Utah, USA.-Final rankings:- Preliminary round :Preliminary round summary- Final round :5th place playoff...

 and 2006

Ice sledge hockey at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

At the 2006 Winter Paralympics, the ice sledge hockey events were contested at the Torino Esposizioni.-Final rankings:-Team rosters:-Group A:-Preliminary round summary:-Group B:-Preliminary round summary:-Classification round:...

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