Oslo 19790211 World Cup on skating at Bislett, with a parade of skating veterans. …,...

Oslo 19790211 World Cup on skating at Bislett, with a parade of skating veterans. Several posed in almost correct outfits for their time, so there is also an interesting study in the development of the skaters' suits and equipment. From left: Reidar Liaklev (1917-2006) Olympic Gold 5000m 1948, Charles Mathisen (1911-1994) Gold 1500m Olympic 1936, Dag Fornæs (1948-) Won NM, European Championships and World Cup and World Cup and World Cup 71, Fred Anton Maier (1938 -2015) won the European Championships and World Cup 1968 Olympic gold at 5000m the same year, Per Ivar Moe (1944-) World Champion at Bislett 1965, Sten Stensen (1947-), gold in the World Cup-74, EM-75 and at 5000 m in Ol76, Diane Holum (1951-) gold 1500 m. OL-72, Richard McDermott (1940-) gold 500 m OL-64, Finn Helgesen (1919-2011) Gold 500 m OL-48, Nils Aaness (1936-) European champion 1963, Roald Aas (1928-2012) Olympic gold 1500 m. 1960, Knut Johannesen Kuppern (1933-) won 8 nm, Em -59 and -60, World Cup -57 and -64, as well as Olympic gold at 10,000m 1960 and 5000m 1964. Oleg Gontjarenko (1931-1986) European champion -57 and -58, world champion -53, -56 -and -58. Per Bjørang (1948-) sprint world champion 1974. Front: Kees Verkerk (TV) won the World Cup 1966, European Championships and World Cup 1967 and Olympic Gold at 1500 m. 1968. Hjalmar Andersen Hjallis (1923-2013) won 3 Olympic Gold (1500, 5000 and 10,000 m) in 1952, world champion 1950-51 and 52, European champion 1950, -51 -and -52. Photo: Bjørn Sigurdsøn / NTB.