Willy Reisvang (23 May 1923 – 17 February 2001) was a Norwegian sports official. He chaired the club

Oslo SK Oslo Skøiteklub (OSK) is a sports club in Oslo. Its home arena is Frogner Stadion. The club has departments for speed skating and figure skating. Establishment Christiania Skøiteklub - later Kristiania Skøiteklub (KSK) - was founded 18 February ...

from 1958 to 1962, 1963 to 1966 and 1972 to 1976. From 1966 to 1969 he was the president of the

Norwegian Skating Association The Norwegian Skating Association ( no, Norges Skøyteforbund, NSF) is the main skating authoritative body in Norway. It oversees speed skating, figure skating, short track speed skating on ice, and more recently inline and roller skating. The Nor ...

. He was a board member of the

Norwegian Olympic Committee The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports ( no, Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité; NIF) is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in No ...

from 1968 to 1984, and also chairman of the Norwegian Skating Museum, which has been called his "life work". He was decorated with the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

. He spent his working career outside of sports in the companies Jiffy-Pot and Strøm-Stål, and resided in Billingstad.

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1923 births 2001 deaths Norwegian sports executives and administrators Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit {{Norway-sport-bio-stub