Odd Harald Lundberg (3 October 1917 – 7 March 1983) was a

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from Norway. Lundberg became World Allround Champion in

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in 1948, finished third in

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in 1949, and second in

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in 1950. He also won a competition in

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, Oslo in 1946, which was announced as unofficial World Championships. At the

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, he won silver on the 5,000 m, bronze on the 1,500 m, and finished in seventh place on the 10,000 m. Lundberg was active over a period of 25 years; his last international event was in 1958, and he participated in the Norwegian Championships in 1961, 43 years old.Odd Lundberg
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Medals

An overview of medals won by Lundberg at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each: Note that the 1946 World Allround Championships were unofficial.

Personal records

To put these personal records in perspective, the ''WR'' column lists the official world records on the dates that Lundberg skated his personal records. Lundberg has an Adelskalender score of 190.441 points.

References

External links

Odd Lundberg at SkateResults.com

Odd Lundberg
''Deutsche Eisschnelllauf Gemeinschaft e.V.'' (German Skating Association).

Historical World Records
''International Skating Union''.
National Championships results
''Norges Skøyteforbund'' (Norwegian Skating Association). 1917 births 1983 deaths Norwegian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Speed skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in speed skating Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists People from Gran, Norway Speed skaters from Innlandet 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-speed-skater-bio-stub