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| Born | 27 September 1944 Leksvik Municipality, Norway | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's speed skating | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Sportsklubben Falken | ||||||||||||||
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Villy Haugen (born 27 September 1944) is a former speed skater from Norway.
Haugen earned a bronze medal in 1500 m. at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He came on eighth place on 500 m at the same Olympics. [1] Haugen represented SK Falken in Trondheim.
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