Gene Sandvig

{{short description|American speed skater}}

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{{Infobox speed skater

| name = Gene Sandvig

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| sport = Speed skating

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1931|2|8}}

| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Gene Sandvig (born February 8, 1931) is an American speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1956 Winter Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/gene-sandvig-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085244/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/gene-sandvig-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Gene Sandvig Olympic Results |accessdate=October 26, 2019}}

His sister Connie Sandvig was a speed skater who competed at national level and his daughter Susan Sandvig competed at international level. The daughter of Connie Sandvig, Amy Peterson competed as a short track speed skater at five winter Olympics.[https://www.facebook.com/269182626427252/photos/the-hall-of-fame-member-of-the-month-for-april-2015-is-gene-sandvig-born-februar/981225918556249/ Gene Sandvig], National Speedskating Museum and Hall of Fame, March 31, 2015