Oskar Fredriksen (speed skater)

Oskar Fredriksen

Oskar Fredriksen (17 July 1872 16 August 1920) was a Norwegian speedskater.

In 1890 he became the first registered world record holder in the 5,000-meter race. He did it again in 1893 in the 10,000-meter race. In 1894 Fredriksen set a world record in the 500-meter race with a time of 47.8 seconds.[1]

World records

DisciplineTimeDateLocation
5000 m9.19,82 March 1890Sweden Stockholm
10,000 m20.21,414 January 1893Netherlands Amsterdam
500 m0.47,821 January 1894Norway Kristiania

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[2]

References

  1. International Skating Union "Speed Skating. Complete history list of World Records" Check |url= value (help) (PDF). Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  2. "Oskar Fredriksen". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 28 August 2012.


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