Hans Engnestangen (28 March 1908 – 9 May 2003) was a Norwegianspeed skater and world champion. He held the world records over 500 and 1500 meters for more than 13 years.
Engnestangen won a gold medal at the 1933 World Allround Championships, and a bronze medal in 1935.[3] He won the 500 m event in 1933, 1938 and 1939, and the 1500 m in 1937 and 1938. He received a silver medal at the 1937 European Allround Championships, where he also won the 500 m race.[1]
World recordsedit
In January 1933 Engnestangen broke the Clas Thunberg's world record over 500 m, with 42.5, a record which lasted until 1936. Engnestangen improved the time in January 1937 (42.3), and again in February 1938 (41.8). The last record was unbeaten for 14 years, until 1952.[4]
In January 1939 Engnestangen set a world record over 1500 m at 2:13.8. This record was unbeaten for 13 years.[4]
Along with fellow speed skater Finn Hodt, Engnestangen had been one of the few leading Norwegian athletes not to follow a nationwide boycott of sports events (the "sports strike") during the occupation. In particular, in 1942 he skated in a Norway-Germany meet in Klagenfurt in Austria. The boycott had been launched by the Norwegian sports leadership in response to attempts from 1940 onwards by the collaborationist Quisling regime at nazification of all sports events in Norway.[6] After the war Engnestangen was sentenced to two years for collaborating with the Nazi Germany,[1] though contrary to other involved sportsmen he had no personal connection to Nazis.[2]
Referencesedit
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hans, engnestangen, march, 1908, 2003, norwegian, speed, skater, world, champion, held, world, records, over, 1500, meters, more, than, years, personal, informationborn28, march, 1908brandbu, norwaydied9, 2003, aged, jevnaker, norwayheight1, sportsportspeed, s. Hans Engnestangen 28 March 1908 9 May 2003 was a Norwegian speed skater and world champion He held the world records over 500 and 1500 meters for more than 13 years Hans EngnestangenPersonal informationBorn28 March 1908Brandbu NorwayDied9 May 2003 aged 95 Jevnaker NorwayHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in SportSportSpeed skatingEvent500 10000 mClubHamar ILAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 500 m 41 8 1938 1500 m 2 13 8 1939 5000 m 8 31 3 1934 10000 m 18 06 9 1933 1 2 Medal record Representing NorwayWorld Championships1933 Trondheim Allround1935 Oslo AllroundEuropean Championships1937 Davos Allround Contents 1 International championships 2 World records 3 World War II 4 References 5 External linksInternational championships editAt the 1932 Winter Olympics he participated in the 10000 metres event but was eliminated in the heats Four years later he finished eights in the 1500 metres competition He also participated in the 500 metres event but did not finish 1 Engnestangen won a gold medal at the 1933 World Allround Championships and a bronze medal in 1935 3 He won the 500 m event in 1933 1938 and 1939 and the 1500 m in 1937 and 1938 He received a silver medal at the 1937 European Allround Championships where he also won the 500 m race 1 World records editIn January 1933 Engnestangen broke the Clas Thunberg s world record over 500 m with 42 5 a record which lasted until 1936 Engnestangen improved the time in January 1937 42 3 and again in February 1938 41 8 The last record was unbeaten for 14 years until 1952 4 In January 1939 Engnestangen set a world record over 1500 m at 2 13 8 This record was unbeaten for 13 years 4 Discipline Time Date Location500 m 42 5 21 January 1933 Davos500 m 42 3 30 January 1937 Davos500 m 41 8 5 February 1938 Davos1500 m 2 13 8 29 January 1939 DavosSource SpeedSkatingStats com 5 World War II editAlong with fellow speed skater Finn Hodt Engnestangen had been one of the few leading Norwegian athletes not to follow a nationwide boycott of sports events the sports strike during the occupation In particular in 1942 he skated in a Norway Germany meet in Klagenfurt in Austria The boycott had been launched by the Norwegian sports leadership in response to attempts from 1940 onwards by the collaborationist Quisling regime at nazification of all sports events in Norway 6 After the war Engnestangen was sentenced to two years for collaborating with the Nazi Germany 1 though contrary to other involved sportsmen he had no personal connection to Nazis 2 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hans Engnestangen a b c d Hans Engnestangen sports reference com a b Kjeldstadli Ole Peder 13 November 2008 Hans Engnestangen vant bade VM og vinter spartakiaden Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine n s f no Medal Winners in World Allround Championships Archived 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine International Skating Union Retrieved on 9 April 2008 a b Historical World Records Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine International Skating Union Retrieved on 9 April 2008 Hans Engnestangen SpeedSkatingStats com Retrieved 28 August 2012 Fretland Frode 1997 Sogn og Fjordane fotballkrets 75 ar 1922 1997 in Norwegian Forde Sogn og Fjordane fotballkrets p 71 External links editHans Engnestangen in SpeedSkatingBase eu archived nbsp Hans Engnestangen at SpeedSkatingNews info nbsp Hans Engnestangen at SpeedSkatingStats com nbsp Hans Engnestangen at Olympics com nbsp Hans Engnestangen at Olympedia nbsp RecordsPreceded by nbsp Clas Thunberg Men s 500 m World Record Holder21 January 1933 18 January 1936 Succeeded by nbsp Allan PottsPreceded by nbsp Allan Potts Men s 500 m World Record Holder30 January 1937 6 January 1952 Succeeded by nbsp Yury SergeevPreceded by nbsp Michael Staksrud Men s 1500 m World Record Holder29 January 1939 20 January 1952 Succeeded by nbsp Valentin Chaikin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hans Engnestangen amp oldid 1156923143, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
