Alv Gjestvang

{{Short description|Norwegian speed skater (1937–2016)}}

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Alv Gjestvang (13 September 1937 − 26 November 2016) was a Norwegian speed skater and Olympic medalist, born in Østre Toten.{{cite encyclopedia| title=Alv Gjestvang |first=Rolf |last=Bryhn |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Godal |editor-first=Anne Marit |editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Alv_Gjestvang |language=Norwegian |accessdate=27 November 2016}} He received a bronze medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo,[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=33&sp=SPE "1956 Winter Olympics – Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy – Speed Skating"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823094105/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=33&sp=SPE |date=2007-08-23 }} (Retrieved on March 15, 2008) and a silver medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=35&sp=SPE "1964 Winter Olympics – Innsbruck, Austria – Speed Skating"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407112204/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=35&sp=SPE |date=2007-04-07 }} (Retrieved on March 15, 2008) He represented the speed skating clubs Skreia IL, Oslo IL and Hamar IL through his career. Gjestvang died from cancer 26 November 2016, aged 79.{{Cite web|author=Bergskaug, Elisabeth|title=Skøyteløperen Alv Gjestvang er død|trans-title=Speed skater Alv Gjestvang is dead|url=http://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/sport/2016/11/27/195259519/skoyteloperen-alv-gjestvang-er-dod|quote=Gjestvang døde av kreft lørdag. (translated: Gjestvang died from cancer saturday.)|language=norwegian|publisher=ABC Nyheter|date=2016-11-27|access-date=2016-11-27}}