Oskar Fredriksen Biography

Norwegian speed skaterOskar Fredriksen

Oskar Fredriksen (4 July 1870 – 16 August 1920) was a Norwegian speedskater.

In 1890 he became the first registered world record holder in the 5,000-meter race. He did it again in 1893 in the 10,000-meter race. In 1894 Fredriksen set a world record in the 500-meter race with a time of 47.8 seconds.

World records

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com

References


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