Frogner stadion is a sports

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in Oslo, Norway, which has artificial ice in the winter for speed skating and

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. The artificial grass is used in the summer for soccer and American football. It is located close to the

Frogner Park Frogner Park ( no, Frognerparken) is a public park located in the West End borough of Frogner in Oslo, Norway. The park is historically part of Frogner Manor, and the manor house is located in the south of the park, and houses Oslo Museum. Both ...

, between the park and Majorstuen. One match, Norway- Belarus, was played here at the

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History

It opened in 1901, and was built by the speed skating club Kristiania Skøiteklub. In 1914, the stadium was moved to its current position, due to the

1914 Jubilee Exhibition The 1914 Jubilee Exhibition took place in Kristiania, Norway, from May 5 to October 11, 1914. It marked the centennial anniversary of the 1814 constitution and focused on industry and agriculture. The main location was the grounds of Frogner Manor ...

. At the inaugural race in 1914, two speed skating world records were set by

Oscar Mathisen Oscar Wilhelm Mathisen (4 October 1888 – 10 April 1954) was a Norwegian speed skater and celebrity, almost rivalling Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen as symbols for a young nation (Norway became independent in 1905). He represented ''Krist ...

, in 500 m and 1,500 m. In 1928, Oslo Municipality took over responsibility for the stadium. Frogner stadion was one of the most important ice skating venues in Norway until 1940. A long series of championships were held at Frogner stadion, both in figure skating and in speed skating. A total of 23 speed skating world records have been set at the stadium (including some not officially listed). Seventeen of the records from Frogner are listed among the official ISU world records in speed skating. Outside the stadium are statues of

and Sonja Henie. Frogner stadion has been the venue for international matches both in

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and

, as well as international track and field athletics competitions. The venue hosted the Norwegian Athletics Championships in 1906, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1922 and 1924. After the rebuild in 2010 it also became the homefield of th
Oslo Vikings American football
currently the second best team in Norway.

Speed skating world records at Frogner stadion

Men's records

;World records at the old stadium (before 1914) In 1911, Nikolay Strunnikov skated the 5,000 m distance in a world record time of 8:37.2. This record was originally not approved by ISU, but is now listed among the world records. Oscar Mathisen set two records on 17 and 18 February 1912. The 500 m time was 44.2, while the 10,000 m record was 17:46.3. He improved his own record twice in 1913, first in Trondhjem and later at Frogner, and the new record was 17:22.6. ;World records at the new stadium from 1914 Oscar Mathisen set two world records at the opening of the new stadium on 10 January 1914. The time was 43.7 over 500 m and 2:19.4 over 1,500 m. In 1916, Oscar Mathisen set a world record over 5,000 m, with the time 8:36.3. In 1921, Harald Strøm set the record 8:27.7, and in 1922 he improved his own record to 8:26.5, both at Frogner stadion. Strøm's 5,000 m record from 1922 lasted seven years, the longest lasting of all world records set at Frogner, until it was beaten by Ivar Ballangrud in

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in 1929. In 1932, Clas Thunberg skated the 1,000 m distance in 1:27.4, better than the world record, but this time is not registered as an official record. In 1936, Allan Potts set a world record over 500 m, with the time 42.4, improving on Hans Engnestangen's time from Davos three years earlier. This record lasted only 12 days, when Engnestangen set another world record in Davos. Ivar Ballangrud set a world record at Frogner over 5,000 m in 1936, with the time 8:17.2, and this record lasted five years.

Women's records

Several records from Frogner stadion from the 1930s are not listed as official world records. Those that are listed are

Synnøve Lie Synnøve Lie (22 August 1908 – 9 July 1980) was a Norwegian speed skater. Biography Representing '' Oslo Skøiteklub'' (Oslo Skating Club), Lie became Norwegian Allround Champion in 1933 after having already won the unofficial Norwegian Al ...

's 50.3 over 500 m in 1934, and Laila Schou Nilsen's 49.3 in 1935.

Verné Lesche Verné Lesche, married Vanberg (11 October 1917 – 21 April 2002) was a speed skater from Finland who twice won the World Allround Championships. __NOTOC__ Lesche was born in Helsinki, Finland, and already skated a world record i ...

set a world record over 1,000 m in 1934, with 1:45.7. For the 1,500 m distance, three world records set at Frogner stadium are listed: Synnøve Lie's 3:08.1 in 1932,

Undis Blikken Undis Blikken (7 May 1914 – 22 January 1992) was a Norwegian female speed skating pioneer. She won the unofficial World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1934, ahead of Verné Lesche from Finland. Her winning time on the 1 ...

's 2:40.0 in 1934, and Laila Schou Nilsen's 2:38.1 in 1937.

Transport

The stadium is served by a nearby light rail station on the Frogner Line; the station is named Frogner stadion. The station is served by line 12, which uses high-floor SL79 Trams.

References

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