 Lanes, circa 1960 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Born | 29 March 1938 Stokke, Norway |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Arne Lanes (born 29 March 1938) is a Norwegian weightlifter. He competed in the men's middle heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]
Claes Arne Borg was a Swedish swimmer. He is best known for breaking 32 world records and winning five Olympic medals in the 1920s. In 1926 Borg won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal, shared with Edvin Wide. Next year, at the 1927 European Championships, he set a new world record in the 1500 m at 19:07.2 which stood for nearly 11 years. Besides swimming, Borg also won a European silver medal in water polo in 1926. His twin brother Åke was also an Olympic medalist in swimming.
Arne Brustad was a Norwegian footballer. He is regarded as one of the country's best players of all time.
Per Arne Åhman was a Swedish athlete who won the triple jump event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Arne Hoel was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival three times. Because of his successes, Hoel was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1956. He also finished sixth and eleventh in the individual large hill event at the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics, respectively.
Bengt Eriksson was a Swedish nordic combined skier. He won an individual silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and finished 10th at the 1960 Games. Between 1953 and 1966 he won eight national titles. He also competed nationally in association football and internationally in ski jumping, finishing 19th in the normal hill at the 1960 Olympics. In 1965 he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal, shared with Arto Tiainen and Arne Larsen.
Jens Arne Svartedal is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed in the World Cup between 1999 and 2010. He represented Trøsken IL from Sarpsborg in Norway. His greatest achievement is winning the individual sprint gold medal at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo. He also has a silver medal in the Team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Sweden competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 81 competitors, 78 men and 3 women, took part in 51 events in 12 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 171 competitors, 163 men and 8 women, took part in 84 events in 17 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 181 competitors, 162 men and 19 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.
James Price McLane Jr. was an American competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and a world record-holder.
Axel Arne Berg was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he finished 20th individually and won a team bronze medal. Four years later he finished 16th in the individual road race. The Swedish road racing team was unplaced, because Berg was the only Swedish finisher.
Ernst Arne Karlsson is a retired Swedish sailor. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat Rush VII that won the silver medal in the 5.5 m class at the 1964 Summer Olympics. His father Hjalmar and younger brother Per-Olof were also Olympic sailors.
Arne Bergodd is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.
Arne Nielsson is a Danish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at Barcelona in 1992.
Arne Bernhard Sletsjøe is a Norwegian mathematician and retired canoe sprinter who competed internationally in the mid to late 1980s.
Arne Johan Almeland is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1987 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.
Sportsklubben Brage was a Norwegian multi-sports club from Trondheim.
Arne Tellefsen was a Norwegian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Ernst Arne Jutner was a Swedish water polo player. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Per-Arne Andersson is a Swedish water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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