Odd Harald Lundberg (3 October 1917 – 7 March 1983) was a speed skater from Norway.
Lundberg became World Allround Champion in Helsinki in 1948, finished third in Oslo in 1949, and second in Eskilstuna in 1950. He also won a competition in Bislett, Oslo in 1946, which was announced as unofficial World Championships. At the 1948 Winter Olympics of St. Moritz, he won silver on the 5,000 m, bronze on the 1,500 m, and finished in seventh place on the 10,000 m.
Lundberg was active over a period of 25 years; his last international event was in 1958, and he participated in the Norwegian Championships in 1961, 43 years old.Odd Lundberg. sports-reference.com
Medals An overview of medals won by Lundberg at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:
Championships Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal Winter Olympics – 1948 (5,000 m) 1948 (1,500 m) World Allround (1946) 1948 1950 1949 European Allround – – 1948 Norwegian Allround 1948 1947 1946
Note that the 1946 World Allround Championships were unofficial.
Personal records To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Lundberg skated his personal records.
EventResultDateVenueWR500 m43.45 February 1949Davos41.8 1,000 m1:32.32 March 1940Hamar1:28.41,500 m2:18.26 February 1949Davos2:13.83,000 m4:50.022 March 1958Geilo4:40.25,000 m8:14.515 March 1958Fagernes7:45.610,000 m17:10.516 March 1958Fagernes16:32.6
Lundberg has an Adelskalender score of 190.441 points.
References
External links
Odd Lundberg at SkateResults.com Odd Lundberg. Deutsche Eisschnelllauf Gemeinschaft e.V. (German Skating Association). Evert Stenlund's Adelskalender pages Historical World Records. International Skating Union. National Championships results. Norges Skøyteforbund (Norwegian Skating Association).