Thor Kristian "Mr Frisk" Martinsen (born 12 July 1945) is a Norwegian

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

player who played for the

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. He participated at the

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in 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1980. On 18 April 2009, he was appointed as honorary member of

Frisk Tigers Frisk Asker Ishockey, commonly known as Frisk Asker, is a Norwegian ice hockey club based in Asker, Norway. The team is currently a member of the highest Norwegian ice hockey league, EliteHockey Ligaen. They are based in the municipality of Ask ...

. He played 302 matches for the club during his career. He also played 113 national team matches, including 4 Olympic Games and 13 World Championships. He currently works in Frisk Tigers' junior sporting committee.

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* * 1945 births Living people Frisk Asker Ishockey coaches Frisk Asker Ishockey players Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics Norwegian ice hockey defencemen Olympic ice hockey players for Norway Sportspeople from Halden {{norway-icehockey-bio-stub