Edvard Engelsaas
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Edvard Engelsaas was a Norwegian
speed skater
and world champion.
Engelsaas won a gold medal at the 1900 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men
, after winning three of the distances, the 1500m, 5000m and 10000m.
He represented the club Trondhjems Skøiteklub
.
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...
speed skater
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...
and world champion.
Engelsaas won a gold medal at the 1900 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men
World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889-1892.-History:-Distances used:...
, after winning three of the distances, the 1500m, 5000m and 10000m.
National championships
He received a silver medal at the 1898 Norwegian allround championship, a bronze medal in 1899, and a gold medal in 1900.He represented the club Trondhjems Skøiteklub
Trondhjems SK (skating)
Trondhjems Skøiteklub is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim, founded in 1876. It has sections for figure skating and speed skating.Former members include Peder Østlund, Edvard Engelsaas, Oluf Steen, Martin Sæterhaug, Ivar Ballangrud, Magne Thomassen and Rolf Falk-Larssen....
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