Tom Erik Oxholm
Tom Erik Oxholm (born 22 February 1959) is a former speed skater from Norway. He had his best period in the early 1980s.
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| Born | 22 February 1959 Larvik, Norway | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
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 |
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| 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
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 |
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| 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.