Roald Edgar Aas is a former speed skater

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 cyclist

Bicycle racing

Bicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...

 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...

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Roald Aas was the number two speed skater in Norway through the entire 1950s – initially after Hjalmar Andersen

Hjalmar Andersen

Hjalmar "Hjallis" Johan Andersen is a former speed skater from Norway who won three gold medals at the 1952 Winter Olympic Games of Oslo, Norway. He was the only triple gold medalist at the 1952 Winter Olympics, and as such, became the most successful athlete there.-Short biography:Hjalmar...

, later after Knut Johannesen

Knut Johannesen

Knut Johannesen is a former speed skater from Norway.-Biography:Born in Oslo and representing the skating club ASK there, Johannesen won the World Allround Championships in 1957 and 1964, the European Allround Championships in 1959 and 1960, and won the Norwegian...

. He became Norwegian Champion once, in 1956, but finished second a total of seven times.

Aas participated in all international championships between 1951 and 1960, and almost always finished in the top ten. He won bronze at 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 1958, and at two 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...

, in 1957 and 1960. At the Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 Winter Olympics

1952 Winter Olympics

The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible...

, he won bronze on the 1,500 m, while at the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics

1960 Winter Olympics

The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...

 in 1960, he finally won gold, shared with Yevgeny Grishin

Yevgeny Grishin

Yevgeny Romanovich Grishin was a Soviet/Russian speedskater. Grishin trained for the largest part of his speedskating career at CSKA Moscow...

, also on 1,500 m.

Aas also was a successful cyclist, winning the 1956 Norwegian Championships in both road cycling

Road bicycle racing

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 and track cycling

Track cycling

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. For his achievements as both a speed skater and a cyclist, Aas was awarded the prestigious 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 1956.

Until 1956, Aas represented Oslo Idrettslag (Oslo Sports) – from 1957 on, he represented Oslo Skøiteklub (Oslo Skating Club). When he ended his skating career, he became a coach at Oslo Skøiteklub.

Medals

An overview of medals won by Aas at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:

Championships	Gold medal	Silver medal	Bronze medal
Winter Olympics Speed skating at the Winter Olympics Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since the first winter games in 1924. Women's events were added to the Olympic program for the first time in 1960.-History:...	1960 (1,500 m)	–	1952 (1,500 m)
World Allround 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...	–	–	1958
European Allround 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...	–	–	1957 1960
Norwegian Allround	1956	1952 1953 1955 1957 1958 1959 1960	1951

Personal records

To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Aas skated his personal records.

Event	Result	Date	Venue	WR
500 m	42.3	28 February 1960	Squaw Valley	40.2
1,000 m	1:27.4
1,500 m	2:10.4	26 February 1960	Squaw Valley	2:06.3
3,000 m	4:41.7	22 March 1958	Geilo Geilo is a centre in the municipality of Hol in Norway, in the valley of Hallingdal, with around 2300 inhabitants.Geilo is primarily a ski resort town, but also offers summer activities. Geilo is in a valley with mountain ranges on each side. The center of the town lies at 800 meters above sea level, and...	4:40.2
5,000 m	8:01.6	29 January 1956	Misurina Lake Misurina Lake Misurina is the greater natural lake of the Cadore and it is 1,754 m above sea level, fraction of Auronzo di Cadore . The perimeter is 2.6 km long, while the depth is 5 m....	7:45.6
10,000 m	17:08.2	19 January 1958	Notodden Notodden is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Notodden....	16:32.6

Aas has an Adelskalender score of 185.337 points. His highest ranking on the Adelskalender was a thirteenth place.

External links

• Roald Aas at SkateResults.com
• Roald Aas. Deutsche Eisschnelllauf Gemeinschaft e.V. (German Skating Association).
• Evert Stenlund's Adelskalender pages
• Historical World Records from the International Skating Union
• National Championships results from Norges Skøyteforbund (the Norwegian Skating Association)