Bjørn Tveter Explained

Birth Place:Sandefjord, Norway
Height:187 cm
Weight:90 kg
Sport:Speed skating
Pb:500 m – 39.8 (1972)
1000 m – 1:20.8 (1971)
1500 m – 2:02.17 (1974)
5000 m – 7:20.2 (1970)
10000 m – 15:35.27 (1974)
Club:Tønsbergs Turnforening
Show-Medals:yes

Bjørn Tveter (born 13 June 1944) is a former Norwegian speed skater. He competed in the 1500 m event at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics and finished fifth and fourth, respectively.[1] He won a bronze medal over this distance at the 1968 World Allround Championships, placing seventh overall.[2]

In 1973, Tveter joined the professional skating league, and in 1974 he won gold medals at the Professional European Allround Championships. The professional league was dissolved in 1974.

Tveter's younger brother Øyvind was also an Olympic speed skater.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile: Bjørn Tveter . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184749/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tv/bjorn-tveter-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . sports-reference.com . 3 February 2009.
  2. http://www.schaatsstatistieken.nl/index.php?file=kampioenschappen&g=m&type=wkall&jaar=1968 Uitslag WK Allround 1968 mannen