Terje Andersen (born 4 March 1952) is a former speed skater and president of the Norwegian Skating Association. Andersen was a typical middle distance skater, his best achievement being one bronze medal from the 1980 Winter Olympics of Lake Placid.
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's speed skating | ||
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1980 Lake Placid | 1500 m |
Andersen participated several times in the World Sprint Championships, finishing fourth in 1981, and sixth in 1978. His best placing in an allround championships is a twelfth place at the World Championships of Oslo in 1975.
He represented Tønsberg TF and Holmestrand og Botne SK. He was president of the Norwegian Skating Association from 1997 to 1999,[1] and again in 2003 to 2007.
Medals
editAn overview of medals won by Andersen at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:
| Championships | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics | – | – | 1980 (1,500 m) |
| World Allround | – | – | – |
| World Sprint | – | – | – |
| World Cup | – | – | – |
| European Allround | – | – | – |
| Norwegian Allround | – | – | 1975 |
| Norwegian Sprint | – | – | 1976 1978 |
Personal records
editTo put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Andersen skated his personal records.
| Event | Result | Date | Venue | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 38.30 | 31 March 1981 | Harbin | 36.91 |
| 1,000 m | 1:15.62 | 20 January 1980 | Davos | 1:13.60 |
| 1,500 m | 1:56.92 | 21 February 1980 | Lake Placid | 1:54.79 |
| 3,000 m | 4:18.8 | 1 December 1979 | Larvik | 4:04.06 |
| 5,000 m | 7:21.22 | 5 March 1976 | Inzell | 7:07.82 |
| 10,000 m | 15:37.11 | 2 January 1981 | Oslo | 14:26.71 |
| Big combination | 170.778 | 2 January 1981 | Oslo | 162.973 |
Andersen has an Adelskalender score of 168.250 points.
References
edit- ^ Gjerde, Arild, ed. (2005). Norges Skøyteforbunds årbok 2003–2005 (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norwegian Skating Association. p. 183. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- Terje Andersen at SkateResults.com
- Terje Andersen[permanent dead link]. Deutsche Eisschnelllauf Gemeinschaft e.V. (German Skating Association).
- Personal records from Jakub Majerski's Speedskating Database
- Evert Stenlund's Adelskalender pages
- Historical World Records. International Skating Union.
- National Championships results. Norwegian Skating Association.
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