- Christen Christensen (figure skater)
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Christen Christensen Personal information Full name Christen Christensen Country represented Norway Born November 17, 1904
OsloDied June 2, 1969 (aged 64)
OsloPartner Randi Bakke Skating club Oslo Skøiteklub Medal recordCompetitor for Norway Pairs Figure skating World Championships Bronze 1931 Berlin Pairs Christen Christensen (born 17 September 1904 in Oslo – died 2 June 1969 in Oslo) was a Norwegian pair skater. He represented Oslo Skøiteklub.
His pairs partner was Randi Bakke. They are the 1933 World bronze medalists. They finished fifth at the 1923 World Figure Skating Championships and the 1934 World Figure Skating Championships. They represented Norway at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where they placed 15th.[1]
They were also eight time (1929–1936) Norwegian national champions.
Results
with Randi Bakke
Event 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 Winter Olympic Games 15th World Championships 3rd 5th Norwegian Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st References
- ^ "Profile: Christen Christensen". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/christen-christensen-1.html. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
Norwegian champions in figure skating – Pairs 1906: Hertha Olsen / Finn Schiøtt • 1907: Mimi Grøner / Carl Eriksen • 1908-1913: Alexia Schøien / Yngvar Bryn • 1914: Astrid Nordsveen / Andreas Krogh • 1915-1918: Solveig Andersen / Arthur Johannessen • 1919-1922: Alexia Schøien / Yngvar Bryn • 1923-1925: Margit Jacobsen / Bjarne Engebretsen • 1926-1928: Sonja Henie / Arne Lie • 1929-1936: Randi Bakke / Christen Christensen • 1939: Bergljot Sandvik / Allan Fjeldheim • 1940: Marit Henie / Erling Bjerkhoel • 1946-1949: Margot Walle / Allan Fjeldheim • 1950: Marit Henie / Erling Bjerkhoel • 1951-1952: Bjørg Skjelaaen / Reidar Børjeson • 1953-1955: Bjørg Skjelaaen / Johannes Thorsen • 1956-1959: Ingeborg Nilsson / Reidar Børjeson • 1960: Grete Borgen / Per Kjølberg • 1961-1962: Liv Lunde / Erik Grünertt • 1963: Karin Bjerke Magnussen / Erik Grünert • 1965-1966: Karin Bjerke Magnussen / Erik Grünert • 1967: Anikken Støa / Erik Grünert • 1968: Karin Bjerke Magnussen / Erik Grünert
Categories:- 1904 births
- 1969 deaths
- Norwegian pair skaters
- Olympic figure skaters of Norway
- Figure skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- People from Oslo
- Norwegian sportspeople stubs
- European figure skating biography stubs
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