Roald Larsen
Roald Larsen 
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| Full name | Roald Morel Larsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| birthday | February 1, 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | Kristiania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| date of death | July 28, 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Oslo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| discipline | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roald Morel Larsen (born February 1, 1898 in Kristiania (today's Oslo ), † July 28, 1959 there ) was a Norwegian speed skater .
His most successful year was 1924, when he became all- around world champion , all- around European champion and Norwegian all- around champion. In addition, he won two silver and three bronze medals at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix . His record was only clouded by the fact that he was classified there in all disciplines behind the Finn Clas Thunberg .
In the following years he won several other medals, including another bronze medal at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz . He then occasionally took part in competitions, but after 1928 he no longer celebrated any major successes.
After retiring from speed skating, he followed in his father's footsteps and became a glazier . In 1937 he founded Roald Larsen AS in Oslo. This still exists.
World records
During his career, Larsen has set a world record:
| discipline | time | date | place |
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| 500 m | 43.1 | February 4, 1928 | Davos |
Web links
- Roald Larsen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Roald Larsen on skateresults.com
- Profile at Roald Larsen Glassmester ( Norwegian )
- Statistics at speed skating news
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| SURNAME | Larsen, Roald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Larsen, Roald Morel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian speed skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kristiania (now Oslo ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 1959 |
| Place of death | Kristiania (now Oslo ) |