Oliver Sundberg
Oliver Sundberg (born 16 February 1982) is a Danish speedskater. Along with Cathrine Grage, Sundberg is the first Danish speedskater to reach international compe*ion levels since Kurt Stille ended his career in 1964.
His 2006 and 2007 results were good enough to p* the qualification limits of the International Skating Union for participation in the European Championships. He also regularly competes in ISU's World Cup.
Sundberg started breaking Stille's 41-year-old Danish records on 19 March 2005, when he skated 42.65 in the 500-m and 2:06.51 in the 1,500-m at races in Groningen. Sundberg later broke Stille's other national records, and has repeatedly improved his own best results. As of March 2007, Sundberg has set a Danish record of 36 Danish records. Currently, these are 38.35 (500-m), 1:16.62 (1000-m), 1:53.32 (1500-m), 6:48.67 (5,000-m), and 14:25.57 (10,000-m). When establishing his two most recent Danish records on the 500-m and 1500-m at the Calgary races 10–11 March 2007, Sundberg p*ed the five-time 1980 Olympic gold winner Eric Heiden on the Adelskalenderen.
External links
- Oliver Sundberg in SpeedSkatingBase.eu
- Oliver Sundberg at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Oliver Sundberg at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Oliver Sundberg at SkateResults.com
- Oliver Sundberg's home page
- Interview with Sundberg and Grage
- Sundberg and Grage in Danish Politiken
- Sundberg and Grage at ECh 2006