Delbert Thomas "Del" Lamb (October 22, 1914 – September 25, 2010) was an

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speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skatin ...

. He competed in the 500 m event at the

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and

1948 Olympics 1948 Olympics may refer to: *The 1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gi ...

and placed fifth-sixth. He won that event at the 1936 World Championships, placing second in 1950. Lamb worked for the Milwaukee Fire Department, and lost his job when he left for the U.S. Olympics Trials and the 1948 Olympics amidst a big snowstorm in Milwaukee. Between 1948 and 1958 he served as sheriff of Milwaukee, and also ran Del Lamb's Sport and Cycle Shop there. After retiring from competitions he worked as a speed skating coach and attended the

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...

in this capacity. At the next Olympics in Squaw Valley he served as Chief Starter for speed skating events. In 1969 he was inducted into the U.S. Speed Skating Hall of Fame.DELBERT LAMB
. National Speed Skating Museum Hall of Fame Lamb died aged 95 from the Alzheimer's disease at his home in

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. He was survived by his wife of 43 years Joanne, sons Pat and Thomas, daughter Susan and step-children Kathleen Ojedak and James Gray. His other daughter Judith died before him.Bill Glauber (September 25, 2010
Lamb was two-time Olympic skater
''Journal Sentinel''

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