Bjørn Nyland (skater) explained

Bjørn Nyland
Birth Date:	8 October 1962
Birth Place:	Lillestrøm, Norway
Nationality:	Norwegian
Sport:	Speed skating

Bjørn Arne Nyland (born 8 October 1962) is a Norwegian speed skater.

He was born in Lillestrøm, and represented the clubs SK Ceres^[1] and Aktiv SK.^[2] He competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.^[1] He won a bronze medal at the 1983 European allround speed skating championships.^[3] In 1987 he became norwegian national allround speed skating champion at Hamar stadion, Hamar.^[4] The same season he also became the first national single distance champion of the 1500 meters at Stavanger, then outdoors at Sørmarka stadium,^[5] in the same single distance championships he also got a silver on the 1.000 meter behind Frode Rønning.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bjørn Nyland . Sports Reference LLC . SR/Olympic Sports . 13 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120303160103/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ny/bjorn-nyland-1.html . 3 March 2012 .
2. Encyclopedia: Arbeidernes Skøyteklubb. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 29 December 2012.
3. Book: Schanke, Tom A . Norsk Idrettsleksikon . Norwegian . 2007 . Aller Forlag . 978-82-8156-044-4 . 171.
4. Web site: Competition: Norwegische Allround Championships 1987 ⋅ Men . SpeedSkatingNews.info . 23 September 2020 .
5. Web site: Distance Result: Norwegische Single Distance Championships 1987 ⋅ Men ⋅ 1.500 meter . SpeedSkatingNews.info . 23 September 2020 .
6. Web site: Distance Result: Norwegische Single Distance Championships 1987 ⋅ Men ⋅ 1.000 meter . SpeedSkatingNews.info . 23 September 2020 .