Helge Bjørnstad

Helge Bjørnstad
Born (1971-10-14) 14 October 1971
Østerås, Norway
Position ?
National team  Norway
Playing career ?–present
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Men's para ice hockey
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1998 NaganoTeam competition
Silver medal – second place1994 LillehammerTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2002 Salt Lake CityTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2006 TurinTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place2010 VancouverTeam competition
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 OstravaTeam competition
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 SollefteåTeam competition
Men's para swimming
Summer Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 Barcelona100 m backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place1992 Barcelona200 m medley SM9
Gold medal – first place1996 Atlanta100 m backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place1996 Atlanta200 m medley SM9
Silver medal – second place1992 Barcelona400 m freestyle S9
Silver medal – second place1996 Atlanta100 m breaststroke SB8

Helge Bjørnstad (born 14 October 1971) is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player[1][2] and swimmer.

As a member of the Norwegian ice sledge hockey team he has three silver (1994, 2002, 2006) from the Paralympic Games. At the 1998 Paralympic Games the team took the gold medal. He took the bronze medal with the Norwegian team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.[3]

He has also won several Paralympic medals as a swimmer. He took two gold medals and one silver at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, and two gold and one silver at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.[4]

He received the Egebergs Ærespris in 2009, a prize awarded to Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Helge Bjornstad". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Team Profile". www.hockeycanada.ca.
  3. ↑ "Helge Bjornstad". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  4. ↑ "Helge Bjoernstad". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  5. ↑ Andresen hedret med Egeberg, Tidens Krav, 30 December 2009


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