Name Thomas Byberg Role Speed Skater | Died October 13, 1998 | |
Olympic medals Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's 500m People also search for Finn Helgesen, Ken Bartholomew, Robert Fitzgerald | ||
Thomas Hedvin Byberg (18 September 1916 – 13 October 1998) was a Norwegian speed skater. He represented Hommelvik Idrettslag and Trondhjems Skøiteklub.
He was born in Hommelvik.
At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Byberg won a silver medal on 500 m. The time 43.2 was one tenth of a second behind his fellow Norwegian team member Finn Helgesen. The silver medal was shared with two Americans, Ken Bartholomew and Bob Fitzgerald.
Personal records
43.2 - 1:34.0 - 2:23.7 - 5:12.9 - 8:51.9 - 18:49.1
References
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