Karl Ivar Martinsen (8 December 1920 – 24 September 2018) was a Norwegian speed skater.Tidligere skøyteløper Ivar Martinsen er død
He competed in the 1500 m event at the

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

and

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

Olympics and finished 16th and 8th, respectively. He won bronze medals at the 1952 world and 1953 European allround championships. Martinsen died in

Stange is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stangebyen. Other villages include Bekkelaget, Espa, Bottenfjellet, Il ...

, Norway on 24 September 2018, aged 97.

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* 1920 births 2018 deaths People from Løten Norwegian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Norway Speed skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists Speed skaters from Innlandet 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-speed-skater-bio-stub