Odd Lundberg
Norwegian speed skater / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Odd Harald Lundberg (3 October 1917 – 7 March 1983) was a speed skater from Norway.
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Birth name | Odd Harald Lundberg | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||
Born | 3 October 1917 Brandbu, Norway | ||||||||||||||
Died | 7 March 1983(1983-03-07) (aged 65) Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||
Club | Brandbu IF (1931–32) Jaren IF (1932/33–1937/38) Brandbu IF (1938/39–1940/41) Oslo IL (1941-42–1955-56) Oslo SK (1956/57–1959/60) Oslo IL (1960/61–1969/70) | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 500 m: 43.4 (1949) 1000 m: 1:32.3 (1949) 1500 m: 2:18.2 (1949) 3000 m: 4:50.0 (1958) 5000 m: 8:14.5 (1958) 10 000 m: 17:10.5 (1958) | ||||||||||||||
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Lundberg became World Allround Champion in Helsinki in 1948, finished third in Oslo in 1949, and second in Eskilstuna in 1950. He also won a competition in Bislett, Oslo in 1946, which was announced as unofficial World Championships. At the 1948 Winter Olympics of St. Moritz, he won silver on the 5,000 m, bronze on the 1,500 m, and finished in seventh place on the 10,000 m.[1]
Lundberg was active over a period of 25 years; his last international event was in 1958, and he participated in the Norwegian Championships in 1961, 43 years old.[1]