Brigt Rykkje Explained

Brigt Rykkje
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Birth Name:Johan Ingebrigt Rykkje
Birth Date:1975 6, df=y
Birth Place:Bergen, Norway
Height:1.85 m
Weight:73 kg
Country:Norway
Netherlands
Club:Hardanger Skøiteklub
Turnedpro:1992
Retired:2009
Pb:500 m: 37.88 (2000)
1000 m: 1:16.20 (2001)
1500 m: 1:50.28 (2001)
3000 m: 3:48.02 (2002)
5000 m: 6:22.38 (2007)
10 000 m: 13:06.03 (2007)

Brigt Rykkje (born 16 June 1975) is a Dutch and Norwegian speed skater. He was born in Bergen to a Dutch mother and Norwegian father, and grew up in the Netherlands. He is the brother of Bjarne Rykkje. He competed for Norway at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. He has competed for both Norway and the Netherlands at the world championships.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brigt Rykkje . Sports Reference LLC . SR/Olympic Sports . 13 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105122355/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ry/brigt-rykkje-1.html . 5 November 2012 .