Harald Strøm
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Full name | Harald Aleksander Strøm | |||||||||||||||
nation | Norway | |||||||||||||||
birthday | October 14, 1897 | |||||||||||||||
place of birth | Hoard | |||||||||||||||
date of death | December 25, 1977 | |||||||||||||||
Place of death | Borre | |||||||||||||||
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discipline | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||
End of career | 1928 | |||||||||||||||
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Harald Aleksander Strøm (born October 14, 1897 in Horten , † December 25, 1977 in Borre ) was a Norwegian speed skater and footballer .
Strøm was in 1922 in Kristiania speed skating world champion in the all-around and in 1923 in Stockholm vice world champion behind Clas Thunberg . In 1923 he also won gold at the European Championships in Hamar .
Strøm was the flag bearer for Norway at the opening ceremony of the 1924 Olympic Games in Chamonix . However, he caught a cold and could not live up to his role as one of the favorites.
His best route was the 5000 meters. He was the first person to run it under 8:30 minutes. His best performance of 8: 26.5 minutes was a world record for seven years until it was beaten by Ivar Ballangrud in 1929 .
Strøm became Norwegian football champions in 1920 and 1927 with his club Ørn-Horten. He played 16 times for the Norwegian national team.
Personal bests
route | time | date | place |
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500 m | 45.2 sec | February 18, 1922 | Kristiania |
1500 m | 2: 24.2 min | February 2, 1923 | Hamar |
5000 m | 8: 26.5 min-1 | February 18, 1922 | Kristiania |
10,000 m | 17: 32.8 min | February 19, 1921 | Kristiania |
¹ = world record at the time of the run
Web links
- Harald Strøm's stats at SpeedSkatingStats
- Harald Strøm in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Strøm, Harald |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Strøm, Harald Aleksander (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian speed skater and soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1897 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hoard |
DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1977 |
Place of death | Borre |