Willy Olsen: Difference between revisions

Willy Olsen
	Willy Olsen in 1972
Personal information
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	28 February 1950 (age 74); Tynset
Sport
Sport	Speed skating
Club	Tynset IF

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 22:19, 8 February 2024

Willy Olsen (born 28 February 1950) is a retired Norwegian speed skater from Tynset who competed internationally in the 1970s. His strength was in the long distances, and he won the 5000 metres event at the national championship in 1972. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he finished 5th in the 5000 metres.^[1]

Olsen joined the first professional league, International Speed Skating League, in 1973. After the dissolution of the league in 1974, Olsen became a speed skating coach.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Profile: Willy Olsen". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
^ Bjarne Grandum (2000) [1975]. "Skøytegruppa i Tynset idrettsforening - historikk". Tynset idrettsforenings 75-års jubileumsmelding / Tynset idrettsforenings 100-årsjubileumsbok (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 February 2009.

External links[edit]

Willy Olsen in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
Willy Olsen at SpeedSkatingNews.info
Willy Olsen at SpeedSkatingStats.com
Willy Olsen at Olympics.com
Willy Olsen at Olympedia

This biographical article about a Norwegian speed skater is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[sports-ref-1] "Profile: Willy Olsen". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2009.

[tif-hist-2] Bjarne Grandum (2000) [1975]. "Skøytegruppa i Tynset idrettsforening - historikk". Tynset idrettsforenings 75-års jubileumsmelding / Tynset idrettsforenings 100-årsjubileumsbok (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 February 2009.

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{short description|Norwegian speed skater}}
-'''Willy Olsen''' (born 28 February 1950) is a former Norwegian [[speed skating|speed skater]] from [[Tynset]] who competed internationally in the 1970s. His strength was on the long distances, and he won the 5000 metres distance at the national championship in 1972. At the [[Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics|1972 Winter Olympics]] in Sapporo he finished 5th in the 5000 metres.<ref name=sports-ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ol/willy-olsen-1.html | title=Profile: Willy Olsen  |publisher=sports-reference.com |accessdate=3 February 2009}}</ref>
+{{for|the Norwegian footballer|Willy Olsen (footballer)}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
+{{Infobox sportsperson
+| name = Willy Olsen
+| fullname =
+| image = Wereldkampioenschappen schaatsen mannen allround in Oslo. De Noor Willy Olsen i…, Bestanddeelnr 254-9160.jpg
+| image_size =
+| caption = Willy Olsen in 1972
+| birth_date = {{Birth date and age  |1950|2|28|df=y}}
+| birth_place = [[Tynset]]
+| death_date =
+| death_place =
+| residence =
+| nationality = Norwegian
+| spouse =
+| sport = Speed skating
+| event =
+| club = [[Tynset IF]]
+| worlds =
+| nationals =
+| headercolor =
+| show-medals =
+| medaltemplates =
+}}
+'''Willy Olsen''' (born 28 February 1950) is a retired Norwegian [[speed skating|speed skater]] from [[Tynset]] who competed internationally in the 1970s. His strength was in the long distances, and he won the 5000 metres event at the national championship in 1972. At the [[Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics|1972 Winter Olympics]] in Sapporo, he finished 5th in the 5000 metres.<ref name=sports-ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ol/willy-olsen-1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034350/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ol/willy-olsen-1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 April 2020 | title=Profile: Willy Olsen  |publisher=sports-reference.com |accessdate=3 February 2009}}</ref>
-Olsen joined the first professional league, ''International Speed Skating League'', in 1973. After the dissolvement of the league in 1974, Olsen became a speed skating coach.<ref name=tif-hist>{{Cite web| url=http://unosport.no/historie/historie.htm | title=Skøytegruppa i Tynset idrettsforening - historikk |author=Bjarne Grandum |work= Tynset idrettsforenings 75-års jubileumsmelding / Tynset idrettsforenings 100-årsjubileumsbok |date=1975/2000 |language=Norwegian|accessdate=3 February 2009}}</ref>
+Olsen joined the first professional league, ''International Speed Skating League'', in 1973. After the dissolution of the league in 1974, Olsen became a speed skating coach.<ref name=tif-hist>{{Cite web| url=http://unosport.no/historie/historie.htm | title=Skøytegruppa i Tynset idrettsforening - historikk |author=Bjarne Grandum |work= Tynset idrettsforenings 75-års jubileumsmelding / Tynset idrettsforenings 100-årsjubileumsbok |origyear=1975|year=2000 |language=Norwegian|accessdate=3 February 2009}}</ref>
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+==External links==
-{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2010}}
+*{{sports links}}
+{{Authority control}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              =Olsen, Willy
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Norwegian speed skater
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 28 February 1950
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    =
-| DATE OF DEATH     =
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Olsen, Willy}}
 [[Category:1950 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Norwegian speed skaters]]
+[[Category:Norwegian male speed skaters]]
+[[Category:Norwegian speed skating coaches]]
 [[Category:Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics]]
-[[Category:Olympic speed skaters of Norway]]
+[[Category:Olympic speed skaters for Norway]]
+[[Category:People from Tynset]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Innlandet]]
 {{Norway-speed-skater-bio-stub}}
-[[no:Willy Olsen]]