Jørn Didriksen
Jørn Didriksen | |||||||
nation | Norway | ||||||
birthday | August 27, 1953 | ||||||
place of birth | Jevnaker , Oppland | ||||||
size | 179 cm | ||||||
Weight | 76 kg | ||||||
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society | Oslo IL | ||||||
status | resigned | ||||||
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Jørn Didriksen (born August 27, 1953 in Jevnaker , Oppland ) is a former Norwegian speed skater .
Didriksen had specialized in short distances in his active career. His greatest success was winning the silver medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria . Over 1,000 m he only had to admit defeat to the American Peter Mueller .
Between 1975 and 1977 Didriksen also took part in three speed skating sprint world championships. His best result was 1975 in Gothenburg , Sweden, when he finished fourth in the overall standings behind three runners from the Soviet Union . In the following years he reached the ranks six and ten.
Also in 1975 Didriksen was Norwegian champion in the sprint four-way fight. In Elverum , Norway, he won over three individual distances (1 × 500 m, 2 x 1,000 m) and thus laid the foundation for his victory in the overall standings.
Didriksen works as a writer and is the author of several detective novels .
Personal bests
route | time | date | place |
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500 m | 38.70 s | January 11, 1977 | Hamar |
1,000 m | 1: 17.34 min | March 20, 1977 | Almaty |
1,500 m | 2: 05.80 min | 4th February 1977 | Oslo |
3,000 m | 4: 37.10 min | January 30, 1971 | Inzell |
5,000 m | 8: 11.00 min | February 11, 1973 | Elverum |
Web links
- Jørn Didriksen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Statistics on the speed skating news page
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Didriksen, Jørn |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian speed skater |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1953 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Jevnaker , Oppland |