Ivar Ballangrud

Ivar Ballangrud was a Norwegian speed skater, born Ivar Eugen Eriksen on 7 March 1904, and a four-time Olympic champion. He was the only triple gold medalist at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, winning the 500 m, 5000 m and 10,000 m and taking silver in the 1500 m behind his teammate Charles Mathiesen, and he had won his first Olympic gold in the 5000 m at the 1928 Games. One of the most successful skaters in the world from 1924 to 1939, he was a member of the Hadeland Trio and represented the club Trondhjems Skøiteklub. He was four times World Allround Champion and four times European Allround Champion, turned professional in December 1932, and later ran a sporting goods store in Drammen and Trondheim.