Roar Grønvold


Roar Grønvold is a former speed skater from Norway.
Grønvold had his best year in 1972 when he became Norwegian Allround Champion and won silver at the Norwegian Sprint Championships. In addition, he won silver at the 1972 Winter Olympics of Sapporo on both the 1,500 m and the 5,000 m, and he won silver at both the European Allround and the World Allround Championships. All four of those Olympic, World, and European silver medals were behind Ard Schenk.
In 1973, Grønvold joined the short-lived professional league, winning bronze at the Professional World Allround Championships that year and silver at the Professional European Allround Championships. At both those championships, it was again Ard Schenk who won the gold medals. In 1974, Grønvold again won silver at the Professional European Allround Championships, this time behind fellow Norwegian Bjørn Tveter. The professional league was dissolved that same year and that also meant the end of Grønvold's skating career. After his speed skating career ended, Grønvold became a speed skating coach.

Medals

An overview of medals won by Grønvold at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:
ChampionshipsGold medalSilver medalBronze medal
Winter Olympics-1972
1972 		-
World Allround-1972-
World Sprint---
European Allround-1972-
Norwegian Allround19721970
1971		-
Norwegian Sprint-1972-

Personal records

To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Grønvold skated his personal records.
EventResultDateVenueWR
500 m39.3 2 March 1972Inzell38.0
1,000 m1:21.3226 February 1972Eskilstuna1:18.8
1,500 m2:01.4523 January 1972Davos1:58.7
3,000 m4:15.7 2 March 1972Inzell4:12.6
5,000 m7:22.5522 January 1972Davos7:12.0
10,000 m15:19.9823 January 1972Davos14:55.9
Big combination170.64723 January 1972Davos168.248

Grønvold has an Adelskalender score of 170.037 points. His highest ranking on the Adelskalender was a fifth place.