Geir Karlstad

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NationalityNorwegian
Born (1963-07-07) 7 July 1963 (age 62)
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Geir Karlstad
Geir Karlstad
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1963-07-07) 7 July 1963 (age 62)
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportSpeed skating
ClubSK Ceres (1972/731981/82)
Ask SK (1982/831986/87)
Lillestrøm SK (1987/881991/92)
Turned pro1981
Retired1992
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 39.41 (1992)
1000 m: 1:22.5 (1981)
1500 m: 1:55.24 (1992)
3000 m: 3:59.78 (1987)
5000 m: 6:43.59 (1987)
10 000 m: 13:48.29 (1992)
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 Albertville5,000 m
Bronze medal – third place1992 Albertville10,000 m
World Allround
Bronze medal – third place1989 OsloAllround
European Allround
Bronze medal – third place1989 GothenburgAllround
World Junior
Gold medal – first place1982 InnsbruckAllround
Norwegian Allround
Gold medal – first place1989 HundorpAllround
Gold medal – first place1990 VerdalAllround
Silver medal – second place1985 TrondheimAllround
Silver medal – second place1986 JevnakerAllround
Silver medal – second place1988 OsloAllround
Silver medal – second place1991 Hol/GolAllround
Silver medal – second place1992 SavalenAllround
Norwegian Single Distances
Gold medal – first place1987 Stavanger5,000 m
Gold medal – first place1987 Stavanger10,000 m
Gold medal – first place1988 Hundorp5,000 m
Gold medal – first place1992 Trondheim5,000 m
Silver medal – second place1987 Stavanger1,500 m
Silver medal – second place1990 Brandbu1,500 m
Silver medal – second place1990 Brandbu5,000 m

Geir Karlstad (born 7 July 1963) is a Norwegian former speed skater and national team speed skating coach.

Although best at the longest distances (the 5,000 m and the 10,000 m), Geir Karlstad became Junior World Allround Champion in 1982 and, as a senior, won bronze in both the World and European Allround Championships in 1989. Among the dominating speed skaters in the 1980s, Karlstad competed at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics, winning no medals. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won the gold medal on the 5,000 m and the bronze on the 10,000 m while skating for Lillestrøm SK. He also represented Aktiv SK, but in his youth he represented SK Ceres.

A severe back injury forced him to end his career before the 1994 Winter Olympics of Lillehammer held in his homeland. He had originally intended to end his career at those Winter Olympics. From 1998 to 2002, he was the national team coach of the Norwegian speed skating team. Karlstad received the Oscar Mathisen Award in 1986.

Medals

An overview of medals won by Karlstad at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:

Championships Gold medalSilver medalBronze medal
Winter Olympics1992 (5,000 m)1992 (10,000 m)
World Allround1989
European Allround1989
Norwegian Allround1989
1990
1985
1986
1988
1991
1992
Norwegian Single Distance1987 (5,000 m)
1987 (10,000 m)
1988 (5,000 m)
1992 (5,000 m)
1987 (1,500 m)
1990 (1,500 m)
1990 (5,000 m)

Records

References

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