- Ivar
Eugen Ballangrud (né Eriksen, 7
March 1904 – 1 June 1969) was a
Norwegian speed skater, a four-time
Olympic champion in
speed skating. As the only...
- 1960s;
during the 1936
Olympic 500–metre race, it was
suggested that Ivar
Ballangrud's 500-metre time was
almost a
second too good.
Finland won the remaining...
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Mathiesen Norway 2:19.2 OR Ivar
Ballangrud Norway 2:20.2
Birger Wasenius Finland 2:20.9 5000
metres details Ivar
Ballangrud Norway 8:19.6 OR
Birger Wasenius...
- won men's
alpine and
Christl Cranz won the women's
alpine event. Ivar
Ballangrud won
three out of the four
speed skating races.
Sonja Henie won her third...
-
skating gold medals,
beating previous champion and
world record holder Ivar
Ballangrud in the 10,000 m by 4.5 m (15 ft).
Eddie Eagan became the only Olympian...
- Finland 2:21.1
Bernt Evensen Norway 2:21.9 Ivar
Ballangrud Norway 2:22.6 5000
metres details Ivar
Ballangrud Norway 8:50.5
Julius Skutnabb Finland 8:59...
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Canadian playwright, journalist, and
politician (b. 1912) 1969 – Ivar
Ballangrud,
Norwegian speed skater (b. 1904) 1971 –
Reinhold Niebuhr,
American theologian...
- on to
defend her
title at the next two
Winter Olympics. Norway's Ivar
Ballangrud won the
Olympic title in the 5,000-metre
speed skating event, and Clas...
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Champion – Ivar
Ballangrud (Norway) Women's All-round
Champion – Kit
Klein (USA) 1936
Winter Olympics (Men) 500m – gold medal: Ivar
Ballangrud (Norway) 1500m...
- cross-country 50 km, as did
Norway in the
Nordic combined. Norway's Ivar
Ballangrud was the most
successful athlete,
winning three golds and a
silver in speed...
