Haakon Sandtorp (22 August 1911 – 9 August 1974) was a Norwegian cyclist who competed in both track and road races. He competed at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. He grew up in the street ''Torggata'' in central Oslo, named Kristiania at the time of his birth. Sandtorp's cycling career coincided with Oslo getting a velodrome at

Dælenenga idrettspark Dælenenga idrettspark is a sports facility located at Grünerløkka in Oslo, Norway. It consists of an artificial turf football pitch, a club house and an indoor ice rink—Grünerhallen. The facilities are owned by the Municipality of Oslo an ...

, with himself, Bernt Evensen and Arnfinn Mortensen competing on the international stage, before the velodrome eventually was demolished. He also raced at the

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velodrome in Denmark. Sandtorp was an eight-time national champion in track cycling, and at the Nordic Championships he won two silver medals and two bronze medals. He competed at three World Championships. At the

he competed in the

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event, winning one head-to-head and losing two. Sandtorp represented the sports club IK Hero, and was proclaimed lifetime member of that club. He was a vice president of the

Norwegian Cycling Federation The Norwegian Cycling Federation or NCF (In Norwegian: ''Norges Cykleforbund'') is the national governing body of cycle racing in Norway. The NCF is a member of the UCI and the UEC. External links Norwegian Cycling Federation official website ...

for two years, and president from 1950 to 1952. He thus led the Norwegian cycling squad at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. Outside of sport administration, he held a job in sport retail. Sandtorp died at age 62.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandtorp, Haakon 1911 births 1974 deaths Cyclists from Oslo Norwegian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Norway Cyclists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Norwegian sports executives and administrators