Sigmund Søfteland (23 October 1923 – 30 July 1993) was a Norwegian

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...

who competed in the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

and in the

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...

. He was born in Os, Hordaland and died in Bergen. In 1952 he finished tenth in the 500 metres competition. Four years later he finished 16th in the 500 metres event.

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1923 births 1992 deaths Norwegian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of Norway Speed skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics People from Os, Hordaland Sportspeople from Vestland {{Norway-speed-skater-bio-stub