Edvard Engelsaas

Edvard Engelsaas
Personal information
Born (1872-11-17)17 November 1872
Trondheim, Norway
Died 3 August 1902(1902-08-03) (aged 29)
Sport
Country Norway
Sport Men's speed skating
Club Trondhjems Skøiteklub

Edvard Engelsaas (17 November 1872 – 3 August 1902) was a Norwegian speed skater and world champion.

Engelsaas won a gold medal at the 1900 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men, after winning three of the distances, the 1500m, 5000m and 10000m.[1]

National championships

He received a silver medal at the 1898 Norwegian allround championship, a bronze medal in 1899, and a gold medal in 1900.

He represented the club Trondhjems Skøiteklub.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Medal Winners in World Allround Championships – International Skating Union (Retrieved on April 9, 2008)
  2. ↑ Bryhn, Rolf (2007). "Trondhjems Skøiteklub". In Henriksen, Petter. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 March 2009.


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