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Roar Grønvold

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Roar Grønvold
Roar Grønvold at the 1968 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1946-03-19) 19 March 1946 (age 78)
Hvittingfoss, Norway
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
SportSpeed skating
ClubTønsbergs Turnforening
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 39:3 (1972)
1000 m: 1:21.32 (1972)
1500 m: 2:01.45 (1972)
3000 m: 4:15.7 (1972)
5000 m: 7:22.55 (1972)
10 000 m: 15:19.98 (1972)
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Sapporo 1,500 m
Silver medal – second place 1972 Sapporo 5,000 m

Roar Grønvold (born 19 March 1946) is a former speed skater from Norway.

Grønvold had his best year in 1972 when he became Norwegian Allround Champion and won silver at the Norwegian Sprint Championships. In addition, he won silver at the 1972 Winter Olympics of Sapporo on both the 1,500 m and the 5,000 m,[1] and he won silver at both the European Allround and the World Allround Championships. All four of those Olympic, World, and European silver medals were behind Ard Schenk.[2]

In 1973, Grønvold joined the short-lived professional league, winning bronze at the Professional World Allround Championships that year and silver at the Professional European Allround Championships. At both those championships, it was again Ard Schenk who won the gold medals. In 1974, Grønvold again won silver at the Professional European Allround Championships, this time behind fellow Norwegian Bjørn Tveter. The professional league was dissolved that same year and that also meant the end of Grønvold's skating career. After his speed skating career ended, Grønvold became a speed skating coach.

Medals

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An overview of medals won by Grønvold at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:[2]

Championships Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
Winter Olympics 1972 (1,500 m)
1972 (5,000 m)
World Allround 1972
World Sprint
European Allround 1972
Norwegian Allround 1972 1970
1971
Norwegian Sprint 1972

Personal records

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To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Grønvold skated his personal records.[1]

Event Result Date Venue WR
500 m 39.3  2 March 1972 Inzell 38.0
1,000 m 1:21.32 26 February 1972 Eskilstuna 1:18.8
1,500 m 2:01.45 23 January 1972 Davos 1:58.7
3,000 m 4:15.7  2 March 1972 Inzell 4:12.6
5,000 m 7:22.55 22 January 1972 Davos 7:12.0
10,000 m 15:19.98 23 January 1972 Davos 14:55.9
Big combination 170.647 23 January 1972 Davos 168.248

Grønvold has an Adelskalender score of 170.037 points. His highest ranking on the Adelskalender was a fifth place.

References

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  1. ^ a b Roar Grønvold. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b Roar Grønvold. speedskatingstats.com
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