Alf Ivar Eriksen (born 7 March 1942) is a former speed skater from Norway.
He won a silver medal in 1500 m., shared with Ard Schenk, at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble; at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck he came on sixth place on the same distance.[1][2] Over the course of his career, Eriksen skated five world records[2] and was the first to skate 1,000 m below 1:20.0. After the 1972 season, Eriksen joined the European long track skaters' professional league, the International Speedskating League.
- World records
| Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3000 m | 4.33,0 | 28 February 1963 | Oslo |
| 1000 m | 1.20,5 | 9 March 1968 | Inzell |
| 1000 m | 1.20,3 | 8 February 1969 | Inzell |
| 1000 m | 1.19,5 | 1 March 1969 | Inzell |
| 1000 m | 1.19,2 | 15 January 1971 | Davos |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[3]
- Personal records[1]
- 500 m – 39.1
- 1000 m – 1:19.2
- 1500 m – 2:04.0
- 5000 m – 7:55.6
- 10000 m – 16:33.4
References
- ^ a b Ivar Eriksen Archived 2012-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b "Ivar Eriksen at SkateResults.com". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ "Ivar Eriksen". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.