Harald Strøm

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Harald Strøm Speed ​​skating
Full name Harald Aleksander Strøm
nation NorwayNorway Norway
birthday October 14, 1897
place of birth Hoard
date of death December 25, 1977
Place of death Borre
Career
discipline Speed ​​skating
End of career 1928
Medal table
M-World Championship medals 1 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
M-EM medals 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
ISU All around world championships
gold Kristiania 1922 All-around
silver Stockholm 1923 All-around
ISU All-around European Championships
gold Hamar 1923 All-around
 

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
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

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personal data
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