Olav Torstein Seiersten (born 22 February 1931) is a retired Norwegian speed skater who won the 10,000 metres event at the 1956 World Allround Championships. He placed 10th in the 5,000 metres at 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 ...

. At the

1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall ...

, he finished 4th in the 5,000 metres and 6th in the 10,000 metres.

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1931 births Living people People from Gran, Norway Speed skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics Norwegian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of Norway Sportspeople from Innlandet {{Norway-speed-skating-bio-stub