• Roald Morel Larsen (1 February 1898 – 28 July 1959) was a World Champion speed skater from Norway. He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo). Roald Larsen's...
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    Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (UK: /ˈɑːmʊndsən/, US: /-məns-/; Norwegian: [ˈrùːɑɫ ˈɑ̂mʉnsən] ; 16 July 1872 – c. 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian explorer...
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  • the first gold medal of the 1924 Winter Games, and Clas Thunberg and Roald Larsen each won medals in all five events, with Thunberg winning 3 gold. Eleven...
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    footballer Roald Larsen (1898–1959), Norwegian Olympic speed skater Roald (Løgmaður) (fl. 1450), First Minister of the Faroe Islands Roald Øyen (born...
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  • 1957), Danish footballer Roald Larsen (1898–1959), Norwegian speed skater Søren Larsen (born 1981), Danish footballer Tonje Larsen (born 1975), Norwegian...
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    Herføl, south of Fredrikstad in Norway. Like his hero, Roald Amundsen, he became a seaman. Larsen immigrated to Canada, and became a British subject in...
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  • 4 Rintje Ritsma  Netherlands Speed skating 1994–2006 Winter M 0 2 4 Roald Larsen  Norway Speed skating 1924–1928 Winter M 0 2 4 318 Harri Kirvesniemi...
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    Oskar Olsen  Norway Roald Larsen  Norway Clas Thunberg  Finland 1928 St. Moritz details Bernt Evensen  Norway None awarded Roald Larsen  Norway Jaakko Friman...
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    medals: three golds, one silver, and one bronze. One of his competitors, Roald Larsen of Norway, also won five medals, with two silver and three bronze medal-winning...
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    table Chamonix, France 16 16 16 17 49  Clas Thunberg (FIN) (3–1–1)  Roald Larsen (NOR) (0–2–3)  Clas Thunberg (FIN) (3–1–1)  Thorleif Haug (NOR) (3–0–0)...
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    also set a new world record in the 100 yard event in 9.4 seconds whilst Roald Larsen of Norway skated 44.6 seconds in Frogner. Joe Moore of the United States...
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  • are held. Speed Skating World Championships Men's All-round Champion – Roald Larsen (Norway) 1924 Winter Olympics 500m – gold medal: Charles Jewtraw (USA)...
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    Farrell  United States 43.6 Clas Thunberg  Finland Jaakko Friman  Finland Roald Larsen  Norway 1500 metres details Clas Thunberg  Finland 2:21.1 Bernt Evensen...
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  • (Oslo) Harald Strøm Roald Larsen Clas Thunberg 1923 Stockholm Clas Thunberg Harald Strøm Yakov Melnikov 1924 Helsinki Roald Larsen Uuno Pietilä Julius...
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    the south-west coast of King William Island. In 1903, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, looking for the Northwest Passage, sailed through the James Ross...
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  • Men's 500 metres Charles Jewtraw  United States Oskar Olsen  Norway Roald Larsen  Norway Clas Thunberg  Finland 1928 St. Moritz Speed skating Men's 500...
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    medals at Winter Olympics January 26, 1924 – January 26, 1924 With: Oskar Olsen Roald Larsen Clas Thunberg Succeeded by Clas Thunberg and Roald Larsen...
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  • Amundsen (film) (category Cultural depictions of Roald Amundsen)
    biography written by Tor Bomann-Larsen. Bernhard Ellefsen in Morgenbladet believed that "the best thing about the film about Roald Amundsen is that the polar...
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    10 January 1914 Kristiania Oscar Mathisen 43.4 17 January 1914 Davos Roald Larsen 43.1 4 February 1928 Davos World Allround Championships Clas Thunberg...
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    was defending champion but did not succeed in prolonging his title. Roald Larsen became World champion for the first time. * = Fell NC = Not classified...
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    accommodation for the boat crews and was named "Norway House". Sevrin Roald's wife, Inga Roald, was the housekeeper. Flemington House was also on occasion visited...
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  • Yelena Välbe  Unified Team Cross-country skiing 1992 Winter F 1 – 4 5 Roald Larsen  Norway Speed skating 1992 Winter M – 2 3 5 Shannon Miller  United States...
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  • medals at Winter Olympics 26 January 1924 – 26 January 1924 With: Charles Jewtraw Roald Larsen Clas Thunberg Succeeded by Clas Thunberg and Roald Larsen...
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    Oskar Olsen and Roald Larsen Athlete with the most medals at Winter Olympics 26 January 1924 – 14 February 1928 With: Roald Larsen Succeeded by Himself...
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  • Olsen 1921 Moss Ole Olsen Roald Larsen Ole Mamen 1922 Drammen Roald Larsen Ole Olsen Theodor Pedersen 1924 Kongsberg Roald Larsen Sigurd Moen Sverre Aune...
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    aviation companies.[citation needed] Riiser-Larsen's years of polar exploration began in 1925 when his compatriot Roald Amundsen, the famed polar explorer, asked...
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    and 22 February 1925 at the ice rink Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway. Roald Larsen was defending champion but did not succeed in prolonging his title. Clas...
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    18 km  Bronze Jon Snersrud Nordic combined Men's individual  Bronze Roald Larsen Speed skating Men's 500m  Bronze Ivar Ballangrud Speed skating Men's...
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  • Helgesen Knut Johannesen Arne Johansen Geir Karlstad Johann Olav Koss Roald Larsen Reidar Liaklev Odd Lundberg Fred Anton Maier Charles Mathiesen Oscar...
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