Tom Erik Oxholm

Tom Erik Oxholm
Oxholm in 1981
Personal information
Born (1959-02-22) 22 February 1959 (age 65)
Larvik, Norway
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Men's speed skating
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid 5,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid 10,000 m

Tom Erik Oxholm (born 22 February 1959) is a former speed skater from Norway. He had his best period in the early 1980s.

At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, Oxholm won two bronze medals – on the 5,000 m and the 10,000 m. In addition, he finished third at both the European Allround Championships and the World Allround Championships that same year.

Oxholm was Norwegian Allround Champion in 1980 and 1986. He skated a few seasons for Oslo Skøiteklubb but otherwise represented Idrettsforeningen Fram in Larvik. After his active career, he enjoyed successes as a coach for Ådne Søndrål and Roger Strøm.

Medals

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

Championships Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
Winter Olympics 1980 (5,000 m)
1980 (10,000 m)
World Allround 1980
World Cup
European Allround 1980
Norwegian Allround 1980
1986
1982
1987
1983
1984
Norwegian Single Distance 1988 (1,500 m)

Personal records

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To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Oxholm skated his personal records.

Event Result Date Venue WR
500 m 39.58 17 March 1983 Medeo 36.91
1,000 m 1:16.8  9 November 1984 Inzell 1:12.58
1,500 m 1:57.19 23 January 1983 Davos 1:54.79
3,000 m 4:09.24 26 February 1981 Inzell 4:04.06
5,000 m 7:05.58 17 March 1983 Medeo 6:54.66
10,000 m 14:36.60 23 February 1980 Lake Placid 14:34.33
Big combination 166.148 18 March 1983 Medeo 162.973

Oxholm has an Adelskalender score of 164.031 points.

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