Roald Larsen
Speed Skater, Olympic athlete
1898 – 1959
Who was Roald Larsen?
Roald Morel Larsen was a World Champion speed skater from Norway. He was born in Kristiania. Roald Larsen's parents were Hans Jacob Larsen, a glazier born in Kristiania in 1870, and Lydia Larsen, born in Porsgrunn in 1865. They had four children, all sons: Jaan Harald, Lyder Ragnar, Roald Morel, and Gelgjermo Stone.
Representing Kristiania Skøiteklub, Larsen had his best year in 1924, when he became World Allround, European Allround, and Norwegian Allround Champion, in addition to winning two silver and three bronze medals at the 1924 Winter Olympics of Chamonix. One of those Olympic silver medals was on the allround event, a combination of the results of the 500 m, the 1,500 m, the 5,000 m, and the 10,000 m – the only time in Olympic history that there was an allround event. Larsen won several more medals in the years that followed, including another bronze medal at the 1928 Winter Olympics of St. Moritz.
Larsen often had to admit defeat to Clas Thunberg. This is illustrated by the fact that at none of the six events in which Larsen won an Olympic medal he managed to finish ahead of Thunberg. After 1928, Larsen's appearances and successes quickly became less, although he kept competing occasionally until 1936.
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- Born
- Feb 1, 1898
Oslo - Nationality
- Norway
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 28, 1959
Oslo
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on July 23, 2013
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