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.

Tom Erik Oxholm
Oxholm in 1981
Personal information
Born (1959-02-22) 22 February 1959
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 place1980 Lake Placid5,000 m
Bronze medal – third place1980 Lake Placid10,000 m

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 medalSilver medalBronze medal
Winter Olympics1980 (5,000 m)
1980 (10,000 m)
World Allround1980
World Cup
European Allround1980
Norwegian Allround1980
1986
1982
1987
1983
1984
Norwegian Single Distance1988 (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.

EventResultDateVenueWR
500 m39.5817 March 1983Medeo36.91
1,000 m1:16.8 9 November 1984Inzell1:12.58
1,500 m1:57.1923 January 1983Davos1:54.79
3,000 m4:09.2426 February 1981Inzell4:04.06
5,000 m7:05.5817 March 1983Medeo6:54.66
10,000 m14:36.6023 February 1980Lake Placid14:34.33
Big combination166.14818 March 1983Medeo162.973

Oxholm has an Adelskalender score of 164.031 points.

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