Sverre Farstad [SEP] place of birth
Sverre Farstad
Sverre Farstad (8 February 1920 – 27 March 1978) was a speed skater representing "Sportsklubben Falken", Trondheim, as part of the Falken Trio also including Henry Wahl and Hjalmar Andersen. Farstad won one Olympic gold medal and one European Championship in his three-year international career.
Pre St. Moritz.
Before World War II, Farstad was active in workers races, and came second in the Norwegian Workers' Championship on the 5,000 m in 1940. During the war, he trained weightlifting
Sverre
Sverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the Old Norse "Sverrir", meaning "wild, swinging, spinning". It is a common name in Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands; it is less common in Denmark and Sweden. It can also be a surname. Sverre may refer to:
First name.
- Sverre
- Sverre of Norway (c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202)
- Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005)
- Sverre Farstad