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{{Infobox speed skater
| headercolor = #d7ecff
| name           = Hjalmar Andersen
| image          = Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater.jpg
| caption        = Hjalmar Andersen onboard ferry ''[[Bastø II]]'' in October 2010
| birth_name     = Hjalmar Johan Andersen
| nickname       = Hjallis
| birth_date     = {{Birth date|1923|3|12|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Rødøy Municipality]], [[Norway]]
| death_date     = {{Death date and age|2013|3|27|1923|3|12|df=yes}}
| death_place    = [[Oslo]], Norway
| country        = Norway
| sport          = [[Speed skating]]
| club           = [[SK Falken|Sportsklubben Falken]]<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091130070343/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/hjalmar-andersen-1.html Hjalmar Andersen]. sports-reference.com</ref>
| pb             = 500&nbsp;m: 43.7 (1951)<br />1000&nbsp;m: 1:30.6&nbsp;(1954)<br />1500&nbsp;m: 2:16.4&nbsp;(1949)<br />3000&nbsp;m: 4:49.6 (1954)<br />5000&nbsp;m: 8:06.5&nbsp;(1956)<br />10 000&nbsp;m: 16:32.6&nbsp;(1952)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{NOR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold|[[1952 Winter Olympics|1952 Oslo]]|[[Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|1,500&nbsp;m]]}}
{{MedalGold|1952 Oslo|[[Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres|5,000&nbsp;m]]}}
{{MedalGold|1952 Oslo|[[Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 10000 metres|10,000&nbsp;m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Allround Speed Skating Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|1950 Eskilstuna|Allround}}
{{MedalGold|1951 Davos|Allround}}
{{MedalGold|1952 Hamar|Allround}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Speed Skating Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|1950 Helsinki|Allround}}
{{MedalGold|1951 Oslo|Allround}}
{{MedalGold|1952 Östersund|Allround}}
{{MedalSilver|1949 Davos|Allround}}
{{MedalSilver|1954 Davos|Allround}}
}}

'''Hjalmar''' "'''Hjallis'''" '''Johan Andersen''' (12 March 1923 – 27 March 2013) was a [[speed skating|speed skater]] from [[Norway]] who won three gold medals at the [[1952 Winter Olympics|1952 Winter Olympic Games]] of [[Oslo]], Norway. He was the only triple gold medalist at the 1952 Winter Olympics, and as such, became the most successful athlete there.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TopFoto |url=https://www.topfoto.co.uk/asset/2703640/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=TopFoto |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Nicknamed ''King Glad'' for his famous cheerful mood, he was one of Norway's most popular sportsmen ever.<ref>Eirik Borud et al. [http://www.vg.no/sport/skoyter/artikkel.php?artid=10108713 Hjalmar Andersen er død] {{in lang|no}} [[Verdens Gang|VG]], 27 March 2013</ref> Four statues of him were raised during his lifetime; in [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]], [[Hamar]], [[Rødøya|Rødøy]] and outside [[Bislett Stadium]] in Oslo. He was honored with a funeral at the state’s expense.

== Early life ==
Andersen was born on [[Rødøya]], an island off the coast of [[Nordland]] in Norway, where his mother hailed from. His father, who originally was from [[Hammerfest (town)|Hammerfest]], was a [[boatswain]]. While Andersen was still a toddler, the family moved to [[Lademoen]], a working-class neighborhood in [[Trondheim]], where sport and friendship was an important part of life.<ref name=nbl>[[Per Jorsett]]: [http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Hjalmar_Andersen/utdypning Hjalmar Andersen] Store Norske Leksikon, retrieved 29 March 2013 {{in lang|no}}</ref>

He began speed skating at the age of 10, and became a member of the sports club [[SK Falken|Falken]]. The club was part of the [[Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund|Workers' Sports Federation]] (AIF), and the first competitions he participated in were small, local competitions organized by the AIF. Other members of the club were [[Sverre Farstad]] and [[Henry Wahl]]; later Andersen, Farstad and Wahl would be known by the nickname The Falken Trio.<ref name=nbl/>

After the [[German occupation of Norway]] in 1940, when Andersen was 17 years old, all organized sports competitions were halted as a result of the sports boycott against the Nazi regime.<ref name=nbl/><ref>[http://www.arkivverket.no/arkivverket/Tema/Andre-verdskrig/Samfunnslivet/Idretten Idretten] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924112003/http://arkivverket.no/arkivverket/Tema/Andre-verdskrig/Samfunnslivet/Idretten |date=24 September 2013 }}  Arkivverket, retrieved 29 March 2013</ref> Like others of his generation, he had to wait until the winter of 1946 to take up his sports career again.

Professionally, he began working as a delivery boy in a sports store after having completed the [[Education in Norway#History of education in Norway|folkeskole]] at about 14. He later worked as a lorry driver for several years. In 1950, when he was at the height of his speed skating career, he opened his own sports store in Trondheim, which he ran until 1960.<ref name=nbl/>

== Career ==
[[File:3943 Hjalmar Andersen.jpg|thumb|left|Hjalmar Andersen, ca. 1950]]

He made his international debut at the [[1948 Winter Olympics|1948 Winter Olympic Games]] of [[St. Moritz]], [[Switzerland]], winning the qualifying race for 1500&nbsp;m, but he was still not selected for the Norwegian team for this distance. He was selected for the 10000&nbsp;m team, but because of the terrible ice conditions he did not finish the race.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

During the [[European Allround Speed Skating Championships|European Championship]] in Davos he noted a personal best at  2:16.4 at 1,500&nbsp;m and set a new world record in the 10,000&nbsp;m with 16:57.4. He placed second overall in the championship.<ref name=nbl/>

Andersen was the best skater of the world in the period of 1950 to 1952. In each of those three years, he became [[World Allround Speed Skating Championships|World Allround Champion]], making him one of only five male skaters to have won this title in three consecutive years – the other four being [[Oscar Mathisen]] (1912–1914), [[Ard Schenk]] (1970–1972), [[Eric Heiden]] (1977–1979), and [[Sven Kramer]] (2007–2010). In those same years, 1950–1952, he was also [[European Allround Speed Skating Championships|European Allround Champion]] and Norwegian Allround Champion, thus winning the "triple" (World, European, and National Allround Championships) for three consecutive years. In addition, he also set three world records in those three years.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

A notable event in his career was the European Championship in 1951 at [[Bislett Stadium]]. Speed skating was immensely popular in Norway at the time and 25,000 people cheered the skaters during the two-day event. [[Haakon VII of Norway|King Haakon VII]] was present at the event.<ref name=db>Øystein Andersen: [http://www.dagbladet.no/2013/03/27/sport/skoyter/hjallis/26410156/ Her er sannheten om tidenes skøytebilde] Dagbladet, 27 March 2013 {{in lang|no}}</ref>

During the event, Andersen won the three first distances and was a clear favourite to become allround champion before the 10,000 metres.  After 11 laps, however, Andersen fell.<ref name=nbl/> He tried to continue on, but one of his skates had been damaged and he was taken off the rink. Andersen’s fall was soon linked to a [[Flash (photography)|flash]] used by photographer [[Johan Brun]] from [[Dagbladet]] at the moment of the fall. It was decided to let Andersen run the 10,000 metres for a second time, while a jury was to consider whether the second run should actually count. In the meantime, Brun rushed to Dagbladet to get his film developed. He returned with the photo he had taken when the fall happened. It showed that Andersen had his eyes shut at the time. The jury concluded that the flash had blinded Andersen.<ref name=db/>

The result from his second 10,000 metres run became official and he won both the 10,000 metres and the overall championship. Brun and Andersen had friendly contact later in life. Brun has stated that the electronic flash he had used couldn't possibly have blinded Andersen, and he believes the jury made a mistake due to lack of knowledge of photography equipment.<ref name=db/>

In a speed skating international between Norway and the rest of the world at Hamar on 10 February 1952, Hjalmar Andersen set a world record in the 10,000 meters  with the time 16:32.6. It was the first time a speed skater took less than 40 seconds to complete every lap in the 10,000 meters, and it was regarded as an amazing world record. In Norway, the record achieved legendary status, and is often referred to as the best known sports record ever. The record stood for eight years, until [[Kjell Bäckman]] broke it.<ref>Åge Dalby: [http://www.skoytesport.no/filarkiv/artikler/2012/hjallis_2012-02-06.htm 16.32,6 fyller 60 år] Skøytesport, 6 February 2012 {{in lang|no}}</ref><ref>[[Rune Gerhardsen]]: [http://sport.aftenposten.no/sport/skoyter/article274075.ece 16.32.6] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329214518/http://sport.aftenposten.no/sport/skoyter/article274075.ece |date=29 March 2013 }} Aftenposten, 27 March 2013</ref>

The record created enormous interest in Andersen in the [[1952 Winter Olympics]] that started in Oslo one week later.<ref name=vg52>Per Opsahl and Ingrid Hvidsten: [http://www.vg.no/sport/skoyter/artikkel.php?artid=10108718 «Hjallis» var superstjernen som måtte skjermes fra OL-troppen på hjemmebane i 1952] [[Verdens Gang|VG]], 27 March 2013 {{in lang|no}}</ref>  On 17 February,  Andersen won his first Olympic gold medal in the 5,000 meters with a new Olympic record. The next day, he won gold in the 1,500 meters, and he ended the competition by setting a new Olympic record in winning the 10,000 meters on 19 February. The three days of skating competitions were attended by 75,000 enthusiastic spectators.<ref name=vg52/>

Andersen quit skating after the 1952 Olympics, but he was talked into giving it a new try in 1954. He became Norwegian champion for the fourth time and won both the 5,000&nbsp;m and 10000&nbsp;m at the European Championships in [[Davos]], [[Switzerland]] that year, winning silver in the overall standings. He qualified for the [[1956 Winter Olympics|1956 Olympics]] and earned sixth place on the [[Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 10000 metres|10,000&nbsp;m]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Speed skating 10000m men Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/cortina-d-ampezzo-1956/results/speed-skating/10000m-men |website=Olympics}}</ref>

During his career, he set four [[world record]]s. His 10,000&nbsp;m world record in 1949 (16:57.4) was the first official world record below 17 minutes for the distance. As it was skated outside of Norway, it did not count as a Norwegian national record, of which Andersen set eight during his skating career. Andersen represented ''Sportsklubben Falken'' (Sports Club Falcon) in Trondheim.

== Later years ==
After he ended his skating career, Andersen moved to [[Tønsberg]]. In addition to his skating triumphs, Andersen was also a great [[bicycle racing|cyclist]] on a national level, and he was awarded the [[Egebergs Ærespris]] in 1951 for his achievements in speed skating and cycling.<ref name=sr/>

He started a long and joyful career in "the welfare service for merchant shipping", which he worked with until he reached retirement age in 1990.

Earning the nickname "Kong Glad" (English: King Happy") and known for his sense of humour, he was a popular speaker.<ref name=adressa>Siri Gedde-Dahl et al: [http://sport.adressa.no/sport/skoyter/article273981.ece Idrettspresidenten: – Glad han fikk hedersprisen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507085221/http://sport.adressa.no/sport/skoyter/article273981.ece |date=7 May 2013 }} Adressa.no, 27 March 2013 {{in lang|no}}</ref><ref>Johannes Børstad et al: [http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_trondelag/1.10966759 Det er fryktelig vondt] [[NRK]], 27 March 2013 {{in lang|no}}</ref> He also published several books, partly memories from his sports career and partly humoristic stories.<ref>[[Norwegian Telegram Agency|NTB]]: [http://www.dagsavisen.no/sport/hjalmar-hjallis-andersen-er-dod/ Hjalmar Andersen er død] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331031309/http://www.dagsavisen.no/sport/hjalmar-hjallis-andersen-er-dod/ |date=31 March 2013 }} Dagsavisen, 27 March 2013 {{in lang|no}}</ref>

He received the [[King's Medal of Merit]] in gold in 1998 and The Honor Prize at [[Idrettsgallaen]] together with [[Knut Johannesen]] in 2013,<ref name=adressa/> just two months before his death.

== Personal life ==
[[File:Hjalmar Andersen with kids 1952.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Andersen with children in 1952]]
Andersen married his teenage sweetheart, Gerd, and they lived together until she died in 2004. They had three children.

== Death and funeral==
On 25 March 2013, Andersen suffered a serious fall in his home in [[Tønsberg]], Norway, was rushed to the hospital and never regained consciousness. He died two days later on 27 March, two weeks after his 90th birthday. His survivors include three children and grandson [[Fredrik van der Horst]], a speedskater who represented Norway at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130328135656/http://sport.adressa.no/sport/skoyter/article273967.ece «Hjallis» døde etter dramatisk fall i hjemmet]. adressa.no (27 March 2013)</ref>

The [[Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet|Norwegian government]] decided that Hjalmar Andersen should be honored with a funeral at the state’s expense. The third athlete to be given this honor since 1998.

Prime minister [[Jens Stoltenberg]] stated that “Hjalmar Andersen became a sport legend at a time when speed skating was part of the Norwegian identity, and got involved in the work for sailors at time when ship transport was interwoven with the nation’s soul. In this way, 'Hjallis' contributed to forming post-war Norway in an important way and won a huge place in the hearts of several generations of Norwegians.”<ref>[http://www.nrk.no/sport/begraves-pa-statens-bekostning-1.10967181 Hjallis» begraves på statens bekostning]. [[NRK]], 28 March 2013 {{in lang|no}}</ref>

The funeral ceremony in [[Tønsberg Cathedral]] on 4 April 2013 was attended by King [[Harald V]] and by Norway's Prime minister [[Jens Stoltenberg]] who gave a speech.<ref>Lillian Holden et al: [http://www.vg.no/sport/skoyter/artikkel.php?artid=10115303 Statsministeren: – Alle som er glade i Norge er glade i «Hjallis»] [[Verdens Gang|VG]], 4 April 2013 {{in lang|no}}</ref>

==Medals and Records==
An overview of medals won by Andersen at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:

{| class="wikitable"
! Championships
| align=center bgcolor=gold | '''Gold medal''' || align=center bgcolor=silver | '''Silver medal''' || align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | '''Bronze medal'''
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Speed skating at the Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] || 1952 (1500 m) <br> 1952 (5000 m) <br> 1952 (10000 m) || – || –
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[World Allround Speed Skating Championships|World Allround]] || 1950 <br> 1951 <br> 1952 || – || –
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[European Speed Skating Championships|European Allround]] || 1950 <br> 1951 <br> 1952 || 1949 <br> 1954 || –
|- align="center"
| align="left" | Norwegian Allround || 1950 <br> 1951 <br> 1952 <br> 1954 || – || 1949 <br> 1956
|}

Over the course of his career, Andersen skated four [[List of speed skating records|world records]]:

{| class='wikitable'
|-
!Discipline!!Time!!Date!!Location
|-
|[[World record progression 10,000 m speed skating men|10,000 m]]||'''16.57,4'''||6 February 1949||align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Vaillant Arena|Davos]]
|-
|[[World record progression 5,000 m speed skating men|5000 m]]||'''8.07,3'''||13 January 1951||align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Trondheim]]
|-
|10,000 m||'''16.51,4'''||27 January 1952||align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Gjøvik (town)|Gjøvik]]
|-
|10,000 m||'''16.32,6'''||10 February 1952||align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Hamar stadion|Hamar]]
|}

<small>Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com<ref name=stats>
{{cite web|title=Hjalmar Andersen
| url = http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1923031201
| publisher = SpeedSkatingStats.com
| access-date = 29 August 2012}}</ref></small>

'''Norwegian records'''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Event!!Result!!Date!!Venue
|-align="right"
   <!-- Set at "Øen Stadion" -->
|[[Samalog|Big combination]]||193.940||29 January 1950||align="left"|[[Trondheim]]
|-align="right"
|[[Samalog|Big combination]]||192.708||12 February 1950||align="left"|[[Bislett Stadium|Oslo]]
|-align="right"
   <!-- Venue: "Gjøvik Stadion" -->
|5000 m||8:13.8||4 March 1950||align="left"|[[Gjøvik (town)|Gjøvik]]
|-align="right"
   <!-- Set at "Øen Stadion" -->
|5000 m||8:07.3||13 January 1951||align="left"|[[Trondheim]]
|-align="right"
   <!-- Set at "Øen Stadion" -->
|[[Samalog|Big combination]]||190.707||14 January 1951||align="left"|[[Trondheim]]
|-align="right"
|10000 m||17:00.1||20 January 1952||align="left"|[[Bislett Stadium|Oslo]]
|-align="right"
   <!-- Venue: "Gjøvik Idrettsplass" -->
|10000 m||16:51.4||27 January 1952||align="left"|[[Gjøvik (town)|Gjøvik]]
|-align="right"
   <!-- Set at "Hamar Stadion" -->
|10000 m||16:32.6||10 February 1952||align="left"|[[Hamar]]
|}

Note that in the days Hjalmar skated a Norwegian record could only be skated in Norway itself, so his Davos world record could not become a Norwegian record as well.

'''Personal records'''

To put these personal records in perspective, the ''WR'' column lists the official world records on the dates that Andersen skated his personal records.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Event!!Result!!Date!!Venue!!WR
|- align="right"
   <!-- Set at "Øen Stadion" -->
|500 m||43.7||13 January 1951||align="left"|[[Trondheim|Trondheim-Stadion]]||41.8
|- align="right"
|1000 m||1:30.6||2 February 1954||align="left"|[[Eisstadion Davos|Davos]]||1:28.4
|- align="right"
|1500 m||2:16.4||6 February 1949||align="left"|[[Eisstadion Davos|Davos]]||2:13.8
|- align="right"
|3000 m||4:49.6||30 January 1954||align="left"|[[Eisstadion Davos|Davos]]||4:40.2
|- align="right"
|5000 m||8:06.5||29 January 1956||align="left"|[[Lake Misurina|Lagua Misurina]]||7:45.6
|- align="right"
   <!-- Set at "Hamar Stadion" -->
|10000 m||16:32.6||10 February 1952||align="left"|[[Hamar|Hamar-Stadion]]||16:51.4
|}

==Ranking as speed skater==
Andersen had a final [[Adelskalender (skating)|Adelskalender]] score of 187.446 points. He held first place on the Adelskalender for 708 days between 1952 and 1954.

{| {{Table}}
! First as of !! 500m !! 1500m !! 5000m !! 10000m  !! Total points !! Bumped by 
|-
! 24 January 1952
| 42,2 || 2.17,4 || 8.03,7 || 17.08,8 || 187,810 || [[Nikolay Mamonov]]
|-
! 10 February 1952
| 43,7 || 2.16,4 || 8.07,3 || 16.32,6 || 187,526||
|-
! 18 January 1954 
| 42,2 || 2.17,4 || 8.03,7 || 16.52,2 || 186,980 || [[Nikolay Mamonov]]
|}

==Awards==
* [[Morgenbladet]]s gold medal, 1949
*[[Egebergs Ærespris]], 1951
*[[Fearnleys olympiske ærespris]], 1952
*[[Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year]], 1952
* Olavstatuetten (awarded by [[Adresseavisen]]), 1976
*[[King's Medal of Merit]] in gold, 1998
* The Honor Prize at [[Idrettsgallaen]], 2013

==Books==
*Hjalmar Andersen: ''Harde løp'' (1951). Self-published. 
*Hjalmar Andersen:''Siste runde'' (1952). Norsk idrettsforlag.
*Hjalmar Andersen and Sverre E. Mortensen: ''Hva idretten ga meg'' (1983). [[Gyldendal Norsk Forlag]]. {{ISBN|9788205147720}} 
*Hjalmar Andersen and Sverre E. Mortensen: ''Medaljens bakside'' (1985). Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. {{ISBN|9788205153578}}
*Hjalmar Andersen:  ''Den gode, gamle, gale istida'' (1989). [[Det Norske Samlaget]]. {{ISBN|9788252134438}}
*Hjalmar Andersen and Knut-Anders Løken: ''Gull og glis'' (1990) Det Norske Samlaget. {{ISBN|9788252136425}}

==References==

===Notes===
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
* Eng, Trond. ''All Time International Championships, Complete results 1889 – 2002''. Askim, Norway: WSSSA Skøytenytt, 2002.
* Eng, Trond and Teigen, Magne. ''Norske Mesterskap på Skøyter, 1894 – 2005''. Askim/Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Norge, 2005.
* Eng, Trond; Gjerde, Arild; Teigen, Magne and Petersen, Preben Gorud. ''Norsk Skøytestatistikk Gjennom Tidene 1999''. Askim/Skedsmokorset/Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Norge, 1999.
* Teigen, Magne. ''Komplette Resultater Norske Mesterskap på Skøyter, 1887 – 1989''. Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Norge, 1989.
{{refend}}

== External links ==
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* {{Olympics.com profile|org_archive=20210310114330}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* [http://www.nrk.no/sport/hjalmar-andersen-er-dod-1.10966162 Hjalmar Andersen is dead NRK (Norwegian)]
* [http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1923031201 Hjalmar Andersen at SpeedSkatingStats.com]
* [http://www.desg.de/skater.php?anzeige=skater&skater=3722 Hjalmar Anderson]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''Deutsche Eisschnelllauf Gemeinschaft e.&nbsp;V.'' (German Skating Association).
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212091729/http://web.telia.com/~u46130641/adel.htm |date=12 February 2007 |title=Evert Stenlund's Adelskalender pages }}
* {{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=5 February 2012 |title=Historical World Records. ''International Skating Union'' }}
* [http://www.skoyteforbundet.no/filarkiv/statistikk/nm_medaljer.pdf National Championships results]. ''Norges Skøyteforbund'' (Norwegian Skating Association).
* [http://www.skoyteforbundet.no/filarkiv/statistikk/nrek_sen_utv_2007.pdf Development of Norwegian records 1880–2007]. ''Norges Skøyteforbund'' (Norwegian Skating Association).

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