Harald Strøm (14 October 1897 – 25 December 1977) was a
Norwegian
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speed skater
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, world champion, European champion and world record holder on 5000 metres. He was also a
football player, national champion with his club, and playing for the
national football team.
Speed skating
He set his first speed skating world record on 5000m in 1921 (8:27.7), being the first to break the magic 8:30.
[ He improved his own record in 1922 (8:26.5). His record lasted for seven years, until ]Ivar Ballangrud
Ivar Eugen Ballangrud (né ''Eriksen'', 7 March 1904 – 1 June 1969) was a Norwegian speed skater, a four-time Olympic champion in speed skating. As the only triple gold medalist at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Ballangrud was the most successful at ...
overtook the record with 8:24.2 in 1929.[Historical World Records]
– ''International Skating Union'' (Retrieved on April 9, 2008)
Strøm won a gold medal at the 1922 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889–1892.
History
Distances used
* In 1889, three distances had to be skated: 1/2 ...
, winning both the 5000m and 10000m, and he received a silver medal in 1923.[Medal Winners in World Allround Championships]
– ''International Skating Union'' (Retrieved on April 9, 2008) He received a gold medal at the 1923 European Allround Championships, where he also won the 5000m distance.
He was flag bearer for Norway at the 1924 Winter Olympics
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (french: Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 ( frp, Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, Franc ...
in Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ( frp, Chamôni), more commonly known as Chamonix, is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. In 2019, it had ...
. He finished 5th on the three longest distances, and 4th allround. He represented Horten SK.
Records
World records
Over the course of his career, Strøm skated two world records
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:
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
Personal records
Source: Sports-reference.com
Medals
An overview of medals won by Strøm at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
Football
Strøm played for the football club Ørn Horten, and became two times Norwegian champion, in 1920 and in 1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
* January 7
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. Strøm also played in the Cup final in 1916
Events
Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled.
* J ...
and 1926
Events January
* January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece.
* January 8
**Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Viet ...
, which Ørn lost. He played sixteen matches for the Norwegian national team between 1918 and 1927.
Awards
Harald Strøm was awarded Egebergs Ærespris
The Egebergs Ærespris ("Honorary Prize of Egeberg") is a prize awarded to Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport. The prize was created by Ferdinand Julian Egeberg, and consists of a bronze statuette modelled by sculptor Magnus Vigr ...
in 1921.
References
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1897 births
1977 deaths
Norwegian male speed skaters
Olympic speed skaters of Norway
Speed skaters at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Norwegian footballers
Norway international footballers
FK Ørn-Horten players
World record setters in speed skating
World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists
Association footballers not categorized by position
People from Horten
Sportspeople from Vestfold og Telemark