Brigt Rykkje
Encyclopedia
Brigt Rykkje is a Dutch and Norwegian speed skater
. He was born in Bergen
to a Dutch mother and Norwegian father, and grew up in the Netherlands. He is the brother of Bjarne Rykkje. He competed for Norway at the 1998 Winter Olympics
in Nagano. He has competed for the Netherlands at the world championships
.
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
. He was born in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
to a Dutch mother and Norwegian father, and grew up in the Netherlands. He is the brother of Bjarne Rykkje. He competed for Norway at the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
in Nagano. He has competed for the Netherlands at the world championships
World Single Distance Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the World Single Distance Championships for Men since 1996.-Locations:* 1996 Hamar, Norway* 1997 Warsaw, Poland* 1998 Calgary, Canada* 1999 Heerenveen, Netherlands* 2000 Nagano, Japan...
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