Terje Andersen

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Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1980 Lake Placid 1500 m

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.

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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

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

ChampionshipsGold medalSilver medalBronze medal
Winter Olympics 1980 (1,500 m)
World Allround
World Sprint
World Cup
European Allround
Norwegian Allround1975
Norwegian Sprint1976
1978

Personal records

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

EventResultDateVenueWR
500 m38.3031 March 1981 Harbin 36.91
1,000 m1:15.6220 January 1980 Davos 1:13.60
1,500 m1:56.9221 February 1980 Lake Placid 1:54.79
3,000 m4:18.81 December 1979 Larvik 4:04.06
5,000 m7:21.225 March 1976 Inzell 7:07.82
10,000 m15:37.112 January 1981 Oslo 14:26.71
Big combination 170.7782 January 1981 Oslo 162.973

Andersen has an Adelskalender score of 168.250 points.

References

  1. Gjerde, Arild, ed. (2005). Norges Skøyteforbunds årbok 2003–2005 (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norwegian Skating Association. p. 183. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
Sporting positions
Preceded by President of the Norwegian Skating Association
1997–1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Norwegian Skating Association
2003–2007
Succeeded by