Geir Karlstad

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Geir Karlstad
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Geir Karlstad
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1963-07-07) 7 July 1963 (age 61)
Skedsmo, Akershus, Norway
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryNorway
Sport Speed skating
Club SK Ceres (1972/731981/82)
Ask SK (1982/831986/87)
Lillestrøm SK (1987/881991/92)
Turned pro1981
Retired1992
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 39.41 (1992)
1000 m: 1:22.5 (1981)
1500 m: 1:55.24 (1992)
3000 m: 3:59.78 (1987)
5000 m: 6:43.59 (1987)
10 000 m: 13:48.29 (1992)
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Albertville 5,000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1992 Albertville 10,000 m
World Allround
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Oslo Allround
European Allround
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Gothenburg Allround
World Junior
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Innsbruck Allround
Norwegian Allround
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Hundorp Allround
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Verdal Allround
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Trondheim Allround
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Jevnaker Allround
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Oslo Allround
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Hol/Gol Allround
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Savalen Allround
Norwegian Single Distances
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Stavanger 5,000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Stavanger 10,000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Hundorp 5,000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Trondheim5,000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Stavanger 1,500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Brandbu 1,500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Brandbu 5,000 m

Geir Karlstad (born 7 July 1963) is a Norwegian former speed skater and national team speed skating coach.

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Biography

Although best at the longest distances (the 5,000 m and the 10,000 m), Geir Karlstad became Junior World Allround Champion in 1982 and, as a senior, won bronze in both the World and European Allround Championships in 1989. Among the dominating speed skaters in the 1980s, Karlstad competed at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics, winning no medals. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won the gold medal on the 5,000 m and the bronze on the 10,000 m while skating for Lillestrøm SK. He also represented Aktiv SK, but in his youth he represented SK Ceres.

A severe back injury forced him to end his career before the 1994 Winter Olympics of Lillehammer held in his homeland. He had originally intended to end his career at those Winter Olympics. From 1998 to 2002, he was the national team coach of the Norwegian speed skating team. Karlstad received the Oscar Mathisen Award in 1986.

Medals

An overview of medals won by Karlstad at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:

ChampionshipsGold medalSilver medalBronze medal
Winter Olympics 1992 (5,000 m)1992 (10,000 m)
World Allround 1989
European Allround 1989
Norwegian Allround1989
1990
1985
1986
1988
1991
1992
Norwegian Single Distance1987 (5,000 m)
1987 (10,000 m)
1988 (5,000 m)
1992 (5,000 m)
1987 (1,500 m)
1990 (1,500 m)
1990 (5,000 m)

Records

World records

Over the course of his career, Karlstad set five world records:

DisciplineTimeDateLocation
10,000 m 14.12,1416 February 1986 Inzell
10,000 m14.03,9215 February 1987 Heerenveen
5,000 m 6.45,4422 November 1987Heerenveen
5,000 m6.43,594 December 1987 Calgary
10,000 m13.48,516 December 1987Calgary

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com [1]

Personal records

To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Karlstad skated his personal records.

EventResultDateVenueWR
500 m39.4117 January 1992 Heerenveen 36.45
1,000 m1:22.525 January 1981 Notodden 1:13.60
1,500 m1:55.2422 March 1992 Calgary 1:52.06
3,000 m3:59.7819 March 1987 Heerenveen 4:03.22
5,000 m6:43.594 December 1987 Calgary 6:45.44
10,000 m13:48.2919 January 1992 Heerenveen 13:43.54
Big combination 160.18919 January 1992 Heerenveen 157.396

Karlstad's personal record on the 3,000 m was not a world record because Leo Visser skated 3:59.27 at the same tournament.

Karlstad has an Adelskalender score of 159.596 points. His highest ranking on the Adelskalender was seventh place.

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References

  1. "Geir Karlstad". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
Awards
Preceded by Oscar Mathisen Award
1986
Succeeded by