Helge Bjørnstad

Helge Bjørnstad
Born (1971-10-14) 14 October 1971
Østerås, Norway
Position ?
National team  Norway
Playing career ?–present
Medal record
Competitor for  Norway
Ice sledge hockey
Winter Paralympic Games
1998 Nagano Tournament
1994 Lillehammer Tournament
2002 Salt lake City Tournament
2006 Turin Tournament
2010 Vancouver Tournament

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

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. ↑ Profile - Helge Bjørnstad, Official site of Vancouver 2010
  2. ↑ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Men/Sledge/2011-WSHC-London/Team-Roster-New-nor
  3. ↑ Results for Helge Bjornstad from the International Paralympic Committee
  4. ↑ Results for Helge Bjoernstad from the International Paralympic Committee
  5. ↑ Andresen hedret med Egeberg, Tidens Krav, December 30, 2009


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