Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Torodd Hilding•Hauer |
Used name | Torodd•Hauer |
Nick/petnames | Basse |
Born | 8 July 1922 in Tingelstad, Gran, Innlandet (NOR) |
Died | 4 December 2010 in Lillehammer, Innlandet (NOR) |
Affiliations | Brandbu IF, Brandbu, Gran (NOR) |
NOC | Norway |
Torodd Hauer started his competitive career as a speed skater at the end of World War II, aged 23. He was a sprint specialist, competing three times in the national all-round Championships, but was unplaced on all occasions. In 1948, however, he placed third at the 500 m and was selected for the St. Moritz Olympics, where he finished sixth. In the 1952 Oslo games he was a substitute in the 500. Hauer continued to skate at the national level until the age of 40, and bettered his personal best for 500 m at age 36, and two years later he set personal bests for the longer distances. Later in life he settled in Lillehammer, where he owned and ran a successful construction firm.
Personal Bests: 500 – 42.0 (1959); 1500 – 2:23.0 (1959); 5000 – 8:54.4 (1961).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1948 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | NOR | Torodd Hauer | |||
500 metres, Men (Olympic) | =6 |