Alf Ivar Eriksen (born 7 March 1942) is a former

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from

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. He won a silver medal in 1500 m., shared with

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, at the

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; at the

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he came on sixth place on the same distance. Over the course of his career, Eriksen skated five

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and was the first to skate 1,000 m below 1:20.0. After the 1972 season, Eriksen joined the European long track skaters' professional league, the ''International Speedskating League''. ;World records Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com ;Personal records *500 m – 39.1 *1000 m – 1:19.2 *1500 m – 2:04.0 *5000 m – 7:55.6 *10000 m – 16:33.4

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