Øystein Grødum (born 15 February 1977) is a
Norwegian speedskater, who is a member of
Arendal SK. Grødum competed in the
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ...
for Norway, with fourth place on 10,000 metres as his best place, and won the
World Cup
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on long distances in 2004–05.
Grødum: - Formen har vært enorm
from VG, retrieved 26 June 2006 However, he is yet to win an overall championship medal, though he won two distance golds in the 2005 World Allround Championship and a distance gold at the European Championship
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In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...
the same year.
Personal bests
As of December 2006, these are
References
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Nettavisen - Torino 2006 - Øystein Grødum
from Nettavisen, retrieved 26 June 2006
External links
Photos of Øystein Grødum at Speedskatingphotos by Biseth
Øystein Grødum at SkateResults.com
Grødum's home page
Photos of Øystein Grødum
Further references and notes
1977 births
Living people
Norwegian male speed skaters
Speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Olympic speed skaters for Norway
Sportspeople from Arendal
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