Magne Thomassen
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Born | Melhus, Norway | 1 May 1941|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Trondhjems Skøiteklub | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 500 m: 39.8 (1970) 1000 m: 1:21.0 (1971) 1500 m: 2:02.5 (1968) 3000 m: 4:23.1 (1968) 5000 m: 7:22.3 (1969) 10 000 m: 15:23.3 (1969) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Magne Thomassen (born 1 May 1941) is a former speed skater from Norway. He participated in international championships over a period of more than ten years. He took part in 23 country matches for Norway in the period 1959–1971[1] and competed in the European Speed Skating Championships, World Allround Speed Skating Championships and World Sprint Speed Skating Championships between 1962 and 1972.
Biography
After setting a
Thomassen became Norwegian allround champion in 1968.[3] He became the first winner of the Norwegian sprint speed skating championship in 1970, a title he also won the year thereafter.[4]
Thomassen won silver in the 500 m event of the
He represented the club Trondhjems Skøiteklub.[6]
Records
World record
Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
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1500 m |
2.02,5 | 5 February 1968 | Davos
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Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[7]
Personal records
To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Thomassen skated his personal records.[5]
Event | Result | Date | Venue | WR |
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500 m | 39.8 | 27 January 1970 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 38.87 |
1,000 m | 1:21.0 | 20 February 1971 | Inzell |
1:19.2 |
1,500 m | 2:02.5 | 5 February 1968 | Davos | 2:03.9 |
3,000 m | 4:23.1 | 28 January 1969 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 4:17.5 |
5,000 m | 7:22.3 | 1 March 1969 | Inzell |
7:16.7 |
10,000 m | 15:23.3 | 10 March 1968 | Inzell |
15:20.3 |
Big combination | 173.252 | 10 March 1968 | Inzell |
176.340 |
Note that Thomassen's score on the Big combination was no world record because Kees Verkerk skated an even lower total of points on that day.
References
- Notes
- ^ Eng & Petersen 1986, p. 97.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Eng & Teigen 2005, p. 26.
- ^ Eng & Teigen 2005, p. 42.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Magne Thomassen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ "Magne Thomassen". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- Bibliography
- Eng, Trond. All Time International Championships, Complete Results: 1889 – 2002. Askim, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2002.
- Eng, Trond; Gjerde, Arild and Teigen, Magne. Norsk Skøytestatistikk Gjennom Tidene, Menn/Kvinner, 1999 (6. utgave). Askim/Skedsmokorset/Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1999.
- Eng, Trond; Gjerde, Arild; Teigen, Magne and Teigen, Thorleiv. Norsk Skøytestatistikk Gjennom Tidene, Menn/Kvinner, 2004 (7. utgave). Askim/Skedsmokorset/Veggli/Hokksund, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2004.
- Eng, Trond and Petersen, Preben Gorud. Norges Landskamper, Komplette resultater 1929 – 86. Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1986.
- Eng, Trond and Teigen, Magne. Komplette Resultater fra offisielle Norske Mesterskap på skøyter, 1894 – 2005. Askim/Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2005.
- Teigen, Magne. Komplette Resultater Norske Mesterskap På Skøyter, 1887 – 1989: Menn/Kvinner, Senior/Junior. Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1989.
- Teigen, Magne. Komplette Resultater Internasjonale Mesterskap 1889 – 1989: Menn/Kvinner, Senior/Junior, allround/sprint. Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1989.
External links
- Magne Thomassen at the International Skating Union
- Magne Thomassen at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Magne Thomassen at Olympics.com