Helge Bjørnstad
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Helge Bjørnstad is a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 ice sledge hockey player.

As a member of the Norwegian ice sledge hockey team
Norway men's national ice sledge hockey team
The Norwegian national ice sledge hockey team is the ice sledge hockey team representing Norway. The team is since 2004 overseen by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, and participates in international competitions.-Performance in Paralympic...

 he has three silver (1994
Ice sledge hockey at the 1994 Winter Paralympics
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, 2002
Ice sledge hockey at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
The 2002 Winter Paralympics ice sledge hockey tournament was held between March 4, 2002 and March 15, 2002 at the E Center in West Valley City, Utah, USA.-Final rankings:- Preliminary round :Preliminary round summary- Final round :5th place playoff...

, 2006
Ice sledge hockey at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
At the 2006 Winter Paralympics, the ice sledge hockey events were contested at the Torino Esposizioni.-Final rankings:-Team rosters:-Group A:-Preliminary round summary:-Group B:-Preliminary round summary:-Classification round:...

) from the Paralympic Games. At the 1998 Paralympic Games
Ice sledge hockey at the 1998 Winter Paralympics
- Medal summary :- References :...

 the team took the gold medal. He took the bronze medal with the Norwegian team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
Ice sledge hockey at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
The ice sledge hockey competition of the 2010 Winter Paralympics was held at the UBC Winter Sports Centre in Vancouver, Canada, from 13 March to 20 March 2010.For the first time, women were allowed to compete in ice sledge hockey at the Paralympic Games....

 in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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He has also won several Paralympic medals as a swimmer. He took two gold medals and one silver at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of 163 events, 88 for men and 75 for women. Because of ties for third place in the women's 50 metre freestyle B3 and men's 50 metre freestyle B2 events, a total of 165 bronze medals were awarded....

, and two gold and one silver at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
Swimming at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
Swimming at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 168 events, 87 for men and 81 for women. Because of a tie in the men's 100 m freestyle S4 event, a total of 169 bronze medals were awarded.-Medal table:...

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He received the Egebergs Ærespris
Egebergs Ærespris
The Egebergs Ærespris is a prize awarded to Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport. The prize was created by Ferdinand Julian Egeberg, and consists of a bronze statuette modelled by sculptor Magnus Vigrestad.-History:...

in 2009, a prize awarded to Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport.
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