Edvard Wangberg
Encyclopedia
Edvard Wangberg was a Norwegian speed skater
from Trondheim
. He participated at the 1936 Winter Olympics
, where he placed 20th in the 5,000 metres and 18th in the 10,000 metres. He placed seventh at the 1937 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
.
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
from Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
. He participated at the 1936 Winter Olympics
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...
, where he placed 20th in the 5,000 metres and 18th in the 10,000 metres. He placed seventh at the 1937 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world...
.