Edvard Engelsaas Explained

Edvard Engelsaas
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Birth Date:17 November 1872
Birth Place:Trondheim, Norway
Country:Norway
Sport:Men's speed skating
Club:Trondhjems Skøiteklub

Edvard Engelsaas (17 November 1872 – 30 August 1902) was a Norwegian speed skater and world champion.

Engelsaas won a gold medal at the 1900 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men, after winning three of the distances, the 1500m, 5000m and 10000m.[1]

National championships

He received a silver medal at the 1898 Norwegian allround championship, a bronze medal in 1899, and a gold medal in 1900.

He represented the club Trondhjems Skøiteklub.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-171961-189179-100271-0-file,00.pdf Medal Winners in World Allround Championships
  2. Encyclopedia: 2007. Trondhjems Skøiteklub. Store norske leksikon. Rolf. Bryhn. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. no. 5 March 2009.