Harald Strøm (14 October 1897 – 25 December 1977) was a Norwegian

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, world champion, European champion and world record holder on 5000 metres. He was also a

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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

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overtook the record with 8:24.2 in 1929.Historical World Records
– ''International Skating Union'' (Retrieved on 9 April 2008) Strøm won a gold medal at the 1922

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, 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 9 April 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 () and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Originally held in association with the 1924 Summer ...

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. 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

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: Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com

Personal records

Source: Sports-reference.com& SpeedSkatingNews.info

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 & Skoyteforbundet.no

Football

Strøm played for the football club Ørn Horten, and became two times Norwegian champion, in

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen in Finland, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its ow ...

and in

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...

. 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 Empire, British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that has been stored ...

and

1926 In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the ...

, 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 Norway, 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 Magnu ...

in 1921.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stroem, Harald 1897 births 1977 deaths Norwegian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Norway Speed skaters at the 1924 Winter Olympics Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's international footballers FK Ørn Horten players World record setters in speed skating World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists Men's association football players not categorized by position Sportspeople from Horten Footballers from Horten