 Farstad in 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 February 1920 Trondheim, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 March 1978 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sportsklubben Falken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 500 m: 41.8 (1949) 1000 m: 1:29.7 (1950) 1500 m: 2:13.6 (1949) 3000 m: 4:59.2 (1949) 5000 m: 8:15.4 (1949) 10 000 m: 17:39.7 (1949) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sverre Farstad (8 February 1920 – 27 March 1978) was a Norwegian speed skater representing Sportsklubben Falken, Trondheim, as part of the Falken Trio also including Henry Wahl and Hjalmar Andersen. Farstad won one Olympic gold medal and one European Championship in his three-year international career.[1]