Thomas Byberg
Encyclopedia
Thomas Hedvin Byberg (September 18, 1916 – October 13, 1998) was a Norwegian
speed skater
. He represented Hommelvik Idrettslag and Trondhjems Skøiteklub.
He was born in Hommelvik
.
At the 1948 Winter Olympics
in St. Moritz
, Byberg won a silver medal on 500 m. The time 43.2 was one tenth of a second behind his fellow Norwegian team member Finn Helgesen
. The silver medal was shared with two Americans, Ken Bartholomew
and Bob Fitzgerald
.
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...
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...
. He represented Hommelvik Idrettslag and Trondhjems Skøiteklub.
He was born in Hommelvik
Hommelvik
Hommelvik is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Hommelvika, a bay off of the Trondheimsfjord. It is about southwest of Muruvika, about southeast of Smiskaret, about east of Vikhammer,...
.
At the 1948 Winter Olympics
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...
in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
, Byberg won a silver medal on 500 m. The time 43.2 was one tenth of a second behind his fellow Norwegian team member Finn Helgesen
Finn Helgesen
Finn Helgesen was a speed skater from Norway. He was born in Drammen, Buskerud.At the Norwegian Championships, Helgesen won the 500 m in 1947 and 1949. He became Olympic Champion on the 500 m at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St...
. The silver medal was shared with two Americans, Ken Bartholomew
Ken Bartholomew
Kenneth "Ken" Eldred Bartholomew is a former speed skating champion from the United States.Bartholomew was born in Leonard, North Dakota. His parents were William "Bill" N. Bartholomew and Clara U. Bartholomew. Bill and Clara had five children: Earl, Vern, Ken, Ardys, and Carl...
and Bob Fitzgerald
Bob Fitzgerald
Bob Fitzgerald is a TV play-by-play voice for the Golden State Warriors and San Jose SaberCats on CSN Bay Area, and is a co-host of the show Fitz and Brooks on KNBR with co-host Rod Brooks.-Education:...
.