20th-century Norwegian people

Trygve_Stokstad

Trygve Stokstad (25 November 1902 – 26 April 1979) was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the welterweight class after losing his fight to William Clark. Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the middleweight class after losing his fight to Harry Mallin who was on the way to win his second consecutive Olympic gold medal.

Kai_Arne_Engelstad

Kai Arne Engelstad (born 21 December 1954, in Oslo) is a former speed skater from Norway.
Engelstad specialised on the sprint, with his strongest distance being the 1,000 m. He had his best year in 1984 when he became Norwegian Sprint Champion for the third time, won bronze on the 1,000 m at the Winter Olympics of Sarajevo, and won another bronze medal when he finished third at the World Sprint Championships in Trondheim. Engelstad represented the club Aktiv SK.

Asbjørn_Wang

Asbjørn Wang (28 September 1899 – 16 January 1966) was a Norwegian sport swimmer.He was born in Kristiania. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics, where he reached the semifinals in 100 metre backstroke. He placed fourth in his heat in the semifinal, but did not qualify for the final.

Tore_Sagvolden

Tore Sagvolden (born 27 February 1959) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He is four times Relay World Champion, in 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1987. He obtained silver in the Individual World Orienteering Championships 1981, 1985 and 1987, and bronze in 1979.

Tor_Heiestad

Tor Heiestad (born 13 January 1962) is a Norwegian shooter.
He was born in Oslo, but represented the club Bærum JK. He became Olympic champion in the 50 metre running target in Seoul 1988. The event was then discontinued, so in Barcelona 1992 he placed tenth in the 10 metre running target event. He won the European Championship in the same event in 1990, in addition to four Nordic titles. On national level he has one King's Cup and many Norwegian championships.

Stig-Arne_Gunnestad

Stig-Arne Gunnestad (born 12 February 1962) is a Norwegian curler and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.He was part of the team that finished second at the 1992 Winter Olympics where curling was a demonstration sport.

Paal_Frisvold

Paal Frisvold (born 5 May 1962) is a Norwegian organizational leader and retired fencer.
He competed in the team épée event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 2009 he was elected as the new leader of the European Movement in Norway, succeeding Svein Roald Hansen.