Harald Strøm

He set his first speed skating world record on 5000m in 1921 (8:27.7), being the first to break the magic 8:30. He improved his own record in 1922 (8:26.5). His record lasted for seven years, until Ivar Ballangrud overtook the record with 8:24.2 in 1929.[http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-181536-198754-94643-0-file,00.pdf Historical World Records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205184935/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-181536-198754-94643-0-file,00.pdf |date=2012-02-05 }} – International Skating Union (Retrieved on 9 April 2008)

Strøm won a gold medal at the 1922 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men, winning both the 5000m and 10000m, and he received a silver medal in 1923.[http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-171961-189179-100271-0-file,00.pdf Medal Winners in World Allround Championships] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225030711/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-171961-189179-100271-0-file,00.pdf |date=2009-02-25 }} – International Skating Union (Retrieved on 9 April 2008) He received a gold medal at the 1923 European Allround Championships, where he also won the 5000m distance.

He was flag bearer for Norway at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix. He finished 5th on the three longest distances, and 4th allround. He represented Horten SK.

Over the course of his career, Strøm skated two world records:

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com{{cite web|title=Harald Strøm (NOR)|url=http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1897101401|publisher=SpeedSkatingStats.com|access-date=25 August 2012}}

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{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 500 | 45.2 | 18 February 1922 | Kristiania | }}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 1500 | 2:24.2 | 2 February 1923 | Hamar | }}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 5000 | 8:26.5 | 18 February 1922 | Kristiania | }}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 10000 | 17:32.8 | 19 February 1921 |Kristiania | }}

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Source: Sports-reference.com{{cite web|title=Harald Strøm|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/harald-strom-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417112006/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/harald-strom-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|publisher=Sports-reference.com|access-date=29 March 2012}}& SpeedSkatingNews.info{{cite web|title=Skater business card of Harald Strøm|url=http://www.speedskatingnews.info/?page_id=814&skater=3927&lang=en|publisher=SpeedSkatingNews.info|access-date=29 March 2012}}

An overview of medals won by Strøm at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com & Skoyteforbundet.no{{cite web|title=Skoyteforbundet Allround results|url=http://www.skoyteforbundet.no/filarkiv/statistikk/nm_medaljer.pdf|publisher=skoyteforbundet.no|access-date=27 March 2012}}

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Strøm played for the football club Ørn Horten, and became two times Norwegian champion, in 1920 and in 1927. Strøm also played in the Cup final in 1916 and 1926, which Ørn lost. He played sixteen matches for the Norwegian national team between 1918 and 1927.{{cite web|title=Harald Strøm (1897–1977) |url=http://www.orn-horten.no/artikkel.html?news_articles.nid=2453&news_categories.cid=125&bind@0=125 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222202533/http://www.orn-horten.no/artikkel.html?news_articles.nid=2453&news_categories.cid=125&bind@0=125 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2013 |publisher=FK Ørn-Horten |access-date=14 October 2012 }}

Harald Strøm was awarded Egebergs Ærespris in 1921.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.snl.no/Egebergs_%C3%A6respris/Egebergs_%C3%A6respris |title=Egebergs ærespris – Egebergs ærespris |last=Bryhn |first=Rolf |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |language=no |access-date=29 March 2012 |location=Oslo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927230925/http://snl.no/Egebergs_%C3%A6respris/Egebergs_%C3%A6respris |archive-date=27 September 2012 }}

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