Eskil Ervik

	Eskil Ervik
Full name	Eskil Ervik
nation	Norway
birthday	January 11, 1975
place of birth	Trondheim , Norway
Career
discipline	Speed skating
status	resigned
End of career	April 2007
Medal table
All around world championships
All-around European Championships
	last change: September 30, 2011

Eskil Ervik at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin

Eskil Ervik (born January 11, 1975 in Trondheim ) is a Norwegian speed skater.

Eskil Ervik won the bronze medal at the all-round world championships in Hamar in 1999 and the silver medal at the European championships in Hamar in 2000. In 2006 he again won the silver medal at the European Championships in Hamar.

After he switched to the American coach Peter Mueller, he improved by leaps and bounds. On October 15, 2005, he ran a new outdoor world record over 3,000 m (3: 44.90 min.) In Inzell and on November 15, 2005 he improved the record in Calgary to 3: 37.28 min. Eight days later he also set the world record over 5,000 m in Calgary in a time of 6: 12.19 minutes. However, Chad Hedrick ran faster in the next pair, so that Eskil Ervik's time was not recognized as a world record.

At the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, he finished 10th over 5,000 m and 11th place over 10,000 m. Together with Håvard Bøkko , Mikael Flygind Larsen , Øystein Grødum and Lasse Sætre , he took 4th place in the Pursuit team.

After the 2006/2007 season, Eskil Ervik could no longer qualify for international competitions (World Cup, European Championships, World Championships) due to strong national competition.

Ervik is an athlete ambassador for the development aid organization Right to Play .

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personal data
SURNAME	Ervik, Eskil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Norwegian speed skater
DATE OF BIRTH	January 11, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH	Trondheim