Magne Thomassen
Encyclopedia
Magne Thomassen 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 and competed in the European Speed Skating Championships
, World Allround Speed Skating Championships
and World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
between 1962 and 1972.
regained that position.
Thomassen became Norwegian allround champion in 1968. He became the first winner of the Norwegian sprint speed skating championship in 1970, a title he also won the year thereafter.
Thomassen won silver in the 500m event of the 1968 Winter Olympic Games, silver in the World Allround Speed Skating Championships
in 1968 and 1970, bronze in the 1970 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
as well as bronze in the 1968 allround European Speed Skating Championships
.
He represented the club Trondhjems Skøiteklub
.
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.
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...
from Norway
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...
. 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 and competed in the European Speed Skating Championships
European Speed Skating Championships
The European Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of Europe. The International Skating Union has organised the European Championships for Men since 1893 and the European Championships for Women since 1970. The...
, World Allround Speed Skating Championships
World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world...
and World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
The World Sprint Speed Skating Championships are annual speed skating championships. The championships are held over a two day period, with the skaters racing one 500 m and one 1,000 m each day...
between 1962 and 1972.
Biography
After setting a world record on the 1,500 meters with the time 2:02.5 on February 5, 1972, Magne Thomassen conquered the first position on the Adelskalenderen ranking for a period of two days until Kees VerkerkKees Verkerk
Cornelis Arie Verkerk , better known as Kees Verkerk, is a former speed skater from the Netherlands.-Short biography:...
regained that position.
Thomassen became Norwegian allround champion in 1968. He became the first winner of the Norwegian sprint speed skating championship in 1970, a title he also won the year thereafter.
Thomassen won silver in the 500m event of the 1968 Winter Olympic Games, silver in the World Allround Speed Skating Championships
World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world...
in 1968 and 1970, bronze in the 1970 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
The World Sprint Speed Skating Championships are annual speed skating championships. The championships are held over a two day period, with the skaters racing one 500 m and one 1,000 m each day...
as well as bronze in the 1968 allround European Speed Skating Championships
European Speed Skating Championships
The European Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of Europe. The International Skating Union has organised the European Championships for Men since 1893 and the European Championships for Women since 1970. The...
.
He represented the club Trondhjems Skøiteklub
Trondhjems SK (skating)
Trondhjems Skøiteklub is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim, founded in 1876. It has sections for figure skating and speed skating.Former members include Peder Østlund, Edvard Engelsaas, Oluf Steen, Martin Sæterhaug, Ivar Ballangrud, Magne Thomassen and Rolf Falk-Larssen....
.
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.| Event | Result | Date | Venue | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 39.8 | 27 January 1970 | Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene... |
38.87 |
| 1,000 m | 1:21.0 | 20 February 1971 | Inzell Eisstadion Inzell Eisstadion Inzell is a stadium located in Inzell, Germany, best known as a speed skating venue. It is an outdoor, artificial ice, rink, located 690 metres above sea level and has a capacity of 20,000 people... |
1:19.2 |
| 1,500 m | 2:02.5 | 5 February 1968 | Davos Eisstadion Davos Vaillant Arena is an arena in Davos, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of HC Davos. It holds 7,080 people, of which 3,280 are seated... |
2:03.9 |
| 3,000 m | 4:23.1 | 28 January 1969 | Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene... |
4:17.5 |
| 5,000 m | 7:22.3 | 1 March 1969 | Inzell Eisstadion Inzell Eisstadion Inzell is a stadium located in Inzell, Germany, best known as a speed skating venue. It is an outdoor, artificial ice, rink, located 690 metres above sea level and has a capacity of 20,000 people... |
7:16.7 |
| 10,000 m | 15:23.3 | 10 March 1968 | Inzell Eisstadion Inzell Eisstadion Inzell is a stadium located in Inzell, Germany, best known as a speed skating venue. It is an outdoor, artificial ice, rink, located 690 metres above sea level and has a capacity of 20,000 people... |
15:20.3 |
| Big combination Samalog Samalog is a scoring system in speed skating. It is used in allround tournaments to convert results at various distances into points in order to determine an overall champion... |
173.252 | 10 March 1968 | Inzell Eisstadion Inzell Eisstadion Inzell is a stadium located in Inzell, Germany, best known as a speed skating venue. It is an outdoor, artificial ice, rink, located 690 metres above sea level and has a capacity of 20,000 people... |
176.340 |
Note that Thomassen's score on the Big combination
Samalog
Samalog is a scoring system in speed skating. It is used in allround tournaments to convert results at various distances into points in order to determine an overall champion...
was no world record because Kees Verkerk
Kees Verkerk
Cornelis Arie Verkerk , better known as Kees Verkerk, is a former speed skater from the Netherlands.-Short biography:...
skated an even lower total of points on that day.