Kai Arne Engelstad (born 21 December 1954, in Oslo) is a former speed skater from Norway.
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| Born | 21 December 1954 (age 69) Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Engelstad specialised on the sprint, with his strongest distance being the 1,000 m. He had his best year in 1984 when he became Norwegian Sprint Champion for the third time, won bronze on the 1,000 m at the Winter Olympics of Sarajevo, and won another bronze medal when he finished third at the World Sprint Championships in Trondheim. Engelstad represented the club Aktiv SK.
Medals edit
An overview of medals won by Engelstad at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:
| Championships | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics | – | – | 1984 (1,000 m) |
| World Sprint | – | – | 1984 |
| World Cup | – | – | – |
| Norwegian Sprint | 1977 1983 1984 |
1978 1979 1985 |
1981 1982 |
Personal records edit
To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Engelstad skated his personal records.
| Event | Result | Date | Venue | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 38.14 | 4 March 1984 | Trondheim | 36.57 |
| 1,000 m | 1:14.69 | 17 March 1983 | Medeo | 1:13.39 |
| 1,500 m | 1:59.46 | 15 January 1984 | Kongsberg | 1:54.26 |
| 3,000 m | 4:23.0 | 17 November 1978 | Inzell | 4:07.01 |
| 5,000 m | 7:40.16 | 14 January 1984 | Kongsberg | 6:54.55 |
| 10,000 m | 17:32.3 | 15 March 1984 | Oslo | 14:23.59 |
Engelstad has an Adelskalender score of 176.591 points.
References edit
- Kai Arne Engelstad at SkateResults.com
- Kai Arne Engelstad. Deutsche Eisschnelllauf Gemeinschaft e.V. (German Skating Association).
- Personal records from Jakub Majerski's Speedskating Database
- Evert Stenlund's Adelskalender pages
- Historical World Records. International Skating Union.
- National Championships results. Norges Skøyteforbund (Norwegian Skating Association).
External links edit
- Kai Arne Engelstad at the International Skating Union
- Kai Arne Engelstad at Olympics.com
- Kai Arne Engelstad at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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