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Hjalmar Andersen of Norway was the first man to win three speedskating gold medals at one Olympic Winter Games, when in 1952, he triumphed in the three long races (1,500m, 5,000m, 10,000m) in his native Oslo. His winning margin in the 5,000m was an astounding 11 seconds and he also won the 10,000m by a substantial margin. His Olympic speed skating career began with a rather inauspicious debut, as he failed to finish the 10,000m in 1948, the only event in which he competed that year. He retired after the 1952 Games but returned to competition in 1954 to win his fourth Norwegian title, having earlier won the World, European and Norwegian all-around titles in 1950-52. Andersen competed at the 1956 Olympic Games, finishing 11th in the 5 000 and 6th in 10,000, but then retired for good. His strength was as a distance skater, and he was world champion at 5,000m and 10,000m from 1950-52 consecutively. He set one world record at 5,000m and three at 10,000m.
1950年到1952年是他的运动生涯的巅峰,在这三年中,他包揽了挪威国内,欧洲,和世界滑冰的冠军。1952年奥运会后,他宣布退役,但是1954年,他重新复出,并夺得他的第四个挪威冠军。1956年,他再次参加冬奥会的争夺,但33岁的他只在5000米中夺得11名,10000米项目中夺得第六名,没能再续辉煌。这届奥运会后,他最终退役。他的优势在于长距离滑冰,他曾经连续三年夺得5000米和10000米两个项目的世界冠军,并且分别改写这两个项目的世界纪录。
来自挪威的西奥马尔-安德森是历史上第一位在一届冬季奥运会上,夺得三枚速度滑冰金牌的运动员。1952年的奥斯陆冬奥会上,他在1500米,5000米和10000米三项速滑比赛中,均获得金牌。5000米速度滑冰比赛中,他领先第二名达到令人难以置信的11秒,同样在10000米的比赛中,他也以较大的优势夺冠。他的奥运滑冰生涯开始得并不顺利,1948年的冬奥会,他只参加了10000米的比赛,但他也没能滑到终点。 |
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