Øystein Carlsen (born 30 April 1973) is a Norwegian speed skater. He was born in

Bærum Bærum () is a list of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Akershus County, Norway. It forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a populatio ...

, a grandson of

Armand Carlsen Armand Henning Carlsen (20 October 1905 – 8 May 1969) was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics. In 1928 he finished fifth in the 5000 metres event. He also started in the abandoned 10000 metres competition ...

, and represented the club Oslo SK. He competed in

short track speed skating Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...

at the

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, were an international winter multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Hav ...

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* 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Bærum Speed skaters from Akershus Norwegian male speed skaters Norwegian male short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for Norway Short-track speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-speed-skating-bio-stub