Hjalmar Andersen - World Records

World Records

Over the course of his career, Andersen skated four world records:

Discipline Time Date Location
10,000 m 16.57,4 February 6, 1949 Davos
5000 m 8.07,3 January 13, 1951 Trondheim
10,000 m 16.51,4 January 27, 1952 Gjøvik
10,000 m 16.32,6 February 10, 1952 Hamar

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