Helge Bjørnstad

Helge Bjørnstad (born 14 October 1971) is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player.[1][2]

Helge Bjørnstad
Born (1971-10-14) 14 October 1971
Østerås, Norway
Position ?
National team  Norway
Playing career ?–present
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Men's para ice hockey
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lillehammer Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Team competition
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Ostrava Team competition
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Sollefteå Team competition
Men's para swimming
Summer Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 100 m backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 200 m medley SM9
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 100 m backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 200 m medley SM9
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 400 m freestyle S9
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke SB8

As a member of the Norwegian ice sledge hockey team he has three silver (1994, 2002, 2006) from the Paralympic Games. At the 1998 Paralympic Games the team took the gold medal. He took the bronze medal with the Norwegian team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.[3]

He has also won several Paralympic medals as a swimmer. He took two gold medals and one silver at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, and two gold and one silver at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.[4]

He received the Egebergs Ærespris in 2009, a prize awarded to Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport.[5]

References
  1. "Helge Bjornstad". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010.
  2. "Team Profile". www.hockeycanada.ca.
  3. "Helge Bjornstad". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  4. "Helge Bjoernstad". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  5. Andresen hedret med Egeberg, Tidens Krav, 30 December 2009


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