Øyvind Tveter
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Øyvind Tveter is a former Norwegian speed skater
who competed internationally in the 1970s and 1980s. At the 1980 Winter Olympics
in Lake Placid he finished 5th in the 5000 metres and 5th in the 10000 metres.
Tveter's elder brother Bjørn
was also a speed skater who competed in international championships and in the Olympics.
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...
who competed internationally in the 1970s and 1980s. At the 1980 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
These are the results of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games speed skating competition held in Lake Placid, New York, at the Olympic Ice Center.-500 m:Friday February 15, 1980 — 37 competitors from 18 countries...
in Lake Placid he finished 5th in the 5000 metres and 5th in the 10000 metres.
Tveter's elder brother Bjørn
Bjørn Tveter
Bjørn Tveter is a former Norwegian speed skater who competed internationally in the 1960s and 1970s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble he finished 5th in the 1500 metres...
was also a speed skater who competed in international championships and in the Olympics.