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Ådne Søndrål

Ådne Søndrål (born May 10, 1971, in Notodden) is a Norwegian speed skater.

Søndrål, representing Hol IL, was one of the best 1500 m skaters through most of the 1990s. He placed 2nd in the 1992 Winter Olympics and 4th in the 1994 Olympics. He finally won Olympic gold when he won 1500 m in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, setting a new World Record: 1:47.87. He was also one of the favourites for a 1000 m medal in 1998, but he got sick before this race and did not start. In the 2002 Winter Olympics he was the big favourite, but he dislocated both his shoulders in falls in the two last weeks before the Olympic races, and he was happy to win a bronze medal. This made his collection of Olympic medals complete - one of each value, in addition to a 4th position.

He started his career as an allround speed skater, without much success in the international allround championships. From 1996 he specialized on 1000 m and 1500 m, and he placed 2nd on both distances in the first World Single Distance Championships. He also won the 1000 m World Cup this season. In 1999 he tried allround again, and he achieved his best result, placing 6th in the World Championships on home ground in Hamar, Norway.

His achievements also include 4 gold and 6 silver medals in the World Single Distance Championships, 26 World Cup wins (7 1000 m and 19 1500 m) and 2 World Cup titles (1500 m 1999 and 2000), and the Oscar Mathisen Trophy 1998. In march 1998 he broke his own 1500 metres world record in Calgary, setting it at 1.46,43. This record stood firm until Jakko Jan Leeuwangh broke it in january 2000.

In the 2002 Winter Olympics he was elected by the athletes as an IOC member for a period of 4 years, replacing Johann Olav Koss as one of the athletes representatives.

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