Edvard Engelsaas

Edvard Engelsaas
Personal information
Born (1872-11-17)17 November 1872
Trondheim, Norway
Died 3 August 1902(1902-08-03) (aged 29)
Sport
Country Norway
Sport Men's speed skating
Club Trondhjems Skøiteklub

Edvard Engelsaas (17 November 1872 – 3 August 1902) was a Norwegian speed skater and world champion.

Engelsaas won a gold medal at the 1900 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men, after winning three of the distances, the 1500m, 5000m and 10000m.[1]

National championships

He received a silver medal at the 1898 Norwegian allround championship, a bronze medal in 1899, and a gold medal in 1900.

He represented the club Trondhjems Skøiteklub.[2]

References

  1. Medal Winners in World Allround Championships International Skating Union (Retrieved on April 9, 2008)
  2. Bryhn, Rolf (2007). "Trondhjems Skøiteklub". In Henriksen, Petter. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 March 2009.


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