Espen Tveit (; born 31 December 1991) is a
Norwegian
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
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speed skater
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...
specialising in the 500, 1000 and 1500 distances.
He represents
Herkules IF
Idrettsforeningen Herkules is a Norwegian multi-sports club from Skien, Telemark. It is organized as an alliance club with independent sections for association football, team handball, track and field athletics, gymnastics, Nordic skiing and spee ...
in
Skien Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsj ...
, and began training with the KIA Speed Skating Academy in
Inzell
Inzell is a municipality in the district of Traunstein in Bavaria, Germany. It is known for the Eisstadion Inzell, an outdoor artificial ice rink that has been used for many international speed skating championships. It is now an indoor oval.
Ge ...
, Germany, in 2012. Tveit's best placing to date at a Norwegian Championship is 4th,
on the 1500 m in 2012, and he made his
World Cup
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debut during the
2011–12 season, finishing 17th in the B division of the 1500 m.
Tveit was selected
for the opening races of the
2012–13 World Cup season after winning four of four races at a
Norwegian Cup
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meeting in
Hamar
Hamar is a List of cities in Norway, town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet Counties of Norway, county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hedmarken. ...
on 10 and 11 November 2012.
References
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1991 births
Norwegian male speed skaters
Sportspeople from Skien
Living people
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