Edvard Engelsaas (17 November 1872 – 30 August 1902) was a

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and world champion. Engelsaas won a gold medal at the 1900

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, after winning three of the distances, the 1500m, 5000m and 10000m.Medal Winners in World Allround Championships
– ''International Skating Union'' (Retrieved on April 9, 2008)

National championships

He received a silver medal at the 1898 Norwegian allround championship, a bronze medal in 1899, and a gold medal in 1900. He represented the club Trondhjems Skøiteklub.

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1872 births 1902 deaths Norwegian male speed skaters World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists Sportspeople from Trondheim 19th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-speed-skater-bio-stub