Fridtjof Antonius Paulsen (20 November 1895 – 28 June 1988) was a Norwegian

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, and marath ...

who competed in the

1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Originally held in association with the 1924 Summer ...

. He was born and died in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

and represented

Oslo SK Oslo Skøiteklub (OSK) is a sports club in Oslo. Its home arena is Frogner Stadion. The club has departments for speed skating and figure skating. Establishment Christiania Skøiteklub - later Kristiania Skøiteklub (KSK) - was founded 18 Februar ...

. In 1924 he finished fourth in the 10000 metres event and seventh in the 5000 metres competition.

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1895 births 1988 deaths Speed skaters from Oslo Norwegian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Norway Speed skaters at the 1924 Winter Olympics {{Norway-speed-skater-bio-stub