Per Bjørang
Encyclopedia
Per Bjørang is a former Norwegian speed skater
and Sprint World Champion
. At the 1972 Winter Olympics
in Sapporo he finished 4th in the 500 metres. He became World Champion in sprint in 1974.
His highest placement on the "Sprint Adelskalender" was number five, in 1976.
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...
and Sprint World Champion
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1970. The first two years , they were called the ISU Sprint Championships.-Medal winners:-All-time medal count:- References :*...
. At the 1972 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...
in Sapporo he finished 4th in the 500 metres. He became World Champion in sprint in 1974.
His highest placement on the "Sprint Adelskalender" was number five, in 1976.