Willy Olsen
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Willy Olsen is a former Norwegian speed skater
from Tynset
who competed internationally in the 1970s. His strength was on the long distances, and he won the 5000 metres distance at the national championship in 1972. At the 1972 Winter Olympics
in Sapporo he finished 5th in the 5000 metres.
Olsen joined the first professional league, International Speed Skating League, in 1973. After the dissolvement of the league in 1974, Olsen became a speed skating coach.
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 Tynset
Tynset
Tynset is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tynset.-Name:...
who competed internationally in the 1970s. His strength was on the long distances, and he won the 5000 metres distance at the national championship in 1972. 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 5th in the 5000 metres.
Olsen joined the first professional league, International Speed Skating League, in 1973. After the dissolvement of the league in 1974, Olsen became a speed skating coach.