Wiggo Kay Hanssen (17 July 1923 – 13 December 2007) 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

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, were a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway. Discussions about Oslo hosting ...

. He was born in

Tromøy Tromøy (historic: ''Tromø'') is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1878 until its dissolution in 1992. The municipal area is now part of the municipality of Arendal in Agder county. Th ...

and died in

Arendal Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the munici ...

. In 1952 he finished ninth in the 5000 metres competition.SR/OlympicSports: Wiggo Hanssen
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1923 births 2007 deaths Norwegian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Norway Speed skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Arendal 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-speed-skater-bio-stub