Hans Engnestangen

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Hans Engnestangen Speed ​​skating
Hans Engnestangen, 1933
nation NorwayNorway Norway
birthday March 28, 1908
place of birth Brandbu
date of death May 9, 2003
Place of death Jevnaker
Career
discipline Speed ​​skating
End of career 1940
Medal table
M-World Championship medals 1 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
M-EM medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
ISU All around world championships
gold Trondheim 1933 All-around
bronze Oslo 1935 All-around
ISU All-around European Championships
silver Davos 1937 All-around
 

Hans Engnestangen (born March 28, 1908 in Brandbu ; † May 9, 2003 in Jevnaker ) was a Norwegian speed skater .

Engnestangen belonged to the so-called "Hadeland Trio", which also consisted of the speed skaters Ivar Ballangrud and Michael Staksrud and which dominated speed skating in the 1930s.

He became all-around world champion in Trondheim in 1933 . In 1935 in Oslo he won the bronze medal.

Narrow rods was especially strong on the short distances. He ran world records over 500 meters and 1500 meters, which remained unbroken for over thirteen years.

Personal bests

route time date place
500 m 41.8 sec -1 February 5, 1938 Davos
1500 m 2: 13.8 min-1 March 28, 1939 Davos
5000 m 8: 31.3 min February 7, 1934 Gjøvik
10,000 m 18: 06.9 min February 19, 1933 Trondheim

¹ = world record at the time of the run

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personal data
SURNAME Narrow rods, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian speed skater
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Brandbu
DATE OF DEATH May 9, 2003
Place of death Jevnaker