Odd Lundberg
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Odd Lundberg was a 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...

 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...

.

Lundberg became World Allround Champion
World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world...

 in Helsinki
Helsinki
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 in 1948, finished third in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 in 1949, and second in Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna
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 in 1950. He also won a competition in Bislett
Bislett stadion
Bislett Stadion is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally, with 15 speed skating world records and more than 50 track and field world records having been set here...

, Oslo in 1946, which was announced as unofficial World Championships. At the 1948 Winter Olympics
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...

 of St. Moritz
St. Moritz
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, he won silver on the 5,000 m, bronze on the 1,500 m, and finished in seventh place on the 10,000 m.

Lundberg was active over a period of 25 years; his last international event was in 1958, and he participated in the Norwegian Championships in 1961, 43 years old.

Medals

An overview of medals won by Lundberg at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:
Championships Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the Winter Olympics
Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since the first winter games in 1924. Women's events were added to the Olympic program for the first time in 1960.-History:...

 
1948 (5,000 m) 1948 (1,500 m)
World Allround
World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world...

 
(1946)
1948
1950 1949
European Allround
European Speed Skating Championships
The European Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of Europe. The International Skating Union has organised the European Championships for Men since 1893 and the European Championships for Women since 1970. The...

 
1948
Norwegian Allround 1948 1947 1946


Note that the 1946 World Allround Championships were unofficial.

Personal records

To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Lundberg skated his personal records.
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EventResultDateVenueWR
500 m 43.4 5 February 1949 Davos
Eisstadion Davos
Vaillant Arena is an arena in Davos, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of HC Davos. It holds 7,080 people, of which 3,280 are seated...

41.8
1,000 m 1:32.3 2 March 1940 Hamar
Hamar
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1:28.4
1,500 m 2:18.2 6 February 1949 Davos
Eisstadion Davos
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2:13.8
3,000 m 4:50.0 22 March 1958 Geilo
Geilo
is a centre in the municipality of Hol in Norway, in the valley of Hallingdal, with around 2300 inhabitants.Geilo is primarily a ski resort town, but also offers summer activities. Geilo is in a valley with mountain ranges on each side. The center of the town lies at 800 meters above sea level, and...

4:40.2
5,000 m 8:14.5 15 March 1958 Fagernes
Fagernes
is the largest settlement in the valley of Valdres, Norway, with a population of 1,801. Fagernes is the administrative centre of the municipality of Nord-Aurdal.See video from the Fagernes Town : *...

7:45.6
10,000 m 17:10.5 16 March 1958 Fagernes
Fagernes
is the largest settlement in the valley of Valdres, Norway, with a population of 1,801. Fagernes is the administrative centre of the municipality of Nord-Aurdal.See video from the Fagernes Town : *...

16:32.6


Lundberg has an Adelskalender score of 190.441 points.
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