Bjørn Arne Nyland (born 8 October 1962) is a Norwegian

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. He was born in

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, and represented the clubs SK Ceres and Aktiv SK. He competed at the

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. He won a bronze medal at the 1983 European allround speed skating championships. In 1987 he became norwegian national allround speed skating champion at Hamar stadion, Hamar. The same season he also became the first national single distance champion of the 1500 meters at Stavanger, then outdoors at Sørmarka stadium, in the same single distance championships he also got a silver on the 1.000 meter behind Frode Rønning.

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* 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Lillestrøm Speed skaters from Akershus Norwegian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Norway Speed skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-speed-skating-bio-stub