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Ådne Søndrål

* 10 May 1971 – Notodden, Norway

Ådne Søndrål, born in Notodden and representing Hol IL, was one of the best 1500 m skaters through most of the 1990s, and he placed 2nd in the 1992 and 4th in the 1994 Olympics. He finally won Olympic gold when he won 1500 m in Nagano 1998, beating the Dutch favourites, who placed 2nd to 4th, and setting a new World Record; 1.47,87. He was also one of the favourites for a 1000 m medal, but he got sick before this race and did not start. In 2002 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 his home ground.

His achievements also include 4 WSD gold medals, 6 WSD silver medals, 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 Salt Lake City 2002 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.

Highest rank on the Adelskalender: 12 (1999)

By Bjarte Hetland, last updated November 28, 2005


Results

Show: All World Ch. Multi-Sport Events Continental Ch. World Cup Other Ch. National Ch.
Tournament Held Rink 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 3000 m 5000 m 10000 m Samalog Other
World Junior Championships 1988 30–31 Jan Seoul 40,71 (7) 2.08,72 (17) 4.33,33 (20) 129.171 (NC18)
7th World Cup 1988/1989 18–19 Feb Innsbruck 38,96 (25) 1.58,92 (5) 7.22,98 (23)
World Sprint Championships 1989 25–26 Feb Heerenveen Thialf 38,17 (26)
1.10,52f (34)
1.16,81 (31)
1.16,31 (29)
185.250 (34)
World Junior Championships 1989 3–5 Mar Kiyev 40,15 (8) 2.03,30 (6) 4.23,56 (13) 7.39,91 (9) 171.167 (7)
1st World Cup 1989/1990 25–26 Nov Berlin Sportforum 39,27 (14) 2.02,22 (17) 7.24,38 (25)
2nd World Cup 1989/1990 2–3 Dec Den Haag 1.58,56 (4) 7.15,99 (15)
3rd World Cup 1989/1990 9–10 Dec Skien 2.02,50 (2) 7.20,07 (14)
5th World Cup 1989/1990 13–14 Jan Davos - (DQ) 1.16,51 (7) 1.58,30 (16) 7.13,15 (17)
European Championships 1990 19–20 Jan Heerenveen Thialf 38,12 (5) 1.56,47 (10) 7.10,68 (23) 120.011 (NC18)
Norwegian Allround Championships 1990 27–28 Jan Verdal 39,39 (1) 2.01,15 (2) 7.19,45 (3) 16.30,42 (5) 173.239 (3)
6th World Cup 1989/1990 3–3 Feb Innsbruck 39,37 (20) 1.58,25 (2)
6th World Cup 1989/1990 4–4 Feb Collalbo 38,62 (12) 7.07,45 (14)
World Allround Championships Men 1990 17–18 Feb Innsbruck 38,06 (2) 1.56,99 (2) 7.21,23 (19) 15.53,42 (16) 168.850 (10)
World Junior Championships 1990 2–2 Mar Obihiro 38,85 (1) 2.00,84 (1) 4.21,03 (3) 7.35,44 (4) 168.179 (2)
11th World Cup 1989/1990 (Final Men) 10–11 Mar Heerenveen Thialf 1.09,39f (24) 1.17,93 (23) 1.55,76 (6) 7.16,78 (18)
2nd World Cup 1990/1991 1–2 Dec Heerenveen Thialf 1.56,18 (8) 7.06,78 (19)
3rd World Cup 1990/1991 8–9 Dec Calgary 1.53,54 (3) 6.59,80 (DQ)
4th World Cup 1990/1991 15–16 Dec Butte 1.53,96 (1) 7.13,99 (15)
European Championships 1991 18–20 Jan Sarajevo 38,48 (2) 2.45,10f (30) 7.13,22 (13) 15.21,19 (14) 182.894 (16)
6th World Cup 1990/1991 26–26 Jan Collalbo 1.58,60 (18)
6th World Cup 1990/1991 27–27 Jan Innsbruck 39,15 (OC) 7.18,00 (12)
World Allround Championships Men 1991 9–10 Feb Heerenveen Thialf 38,98 (16) 1.55,67 (10) 7.05,18 (24) 120.054 (NC19)
8th World Cup 1990/1991 16–17 Feb Albertville 1.59,14 (12) 7.14,93 (19)
Norwegian Allround Championships 1991 23–24 Feb Gol 38,75 (1) 2.03.0 (2) 7.21,70 (3) 15.49.1 (3) 171.375 (3)
10th World Cup 1990/1991 (Final Men) 9–10 Mar Inzell 1.56,69 (8) 7.07,45 (15)
1st World Cup 1991/1992 22–24 Nov Berlin Sportforum 38,55 (OC) 1.16,21 (9) 1.58,16 (5) 7.12,57 (19)
2nd World Cup 1991/1992 30 Nov–1 Dec Heerenveen Thialf 1.16,02 (18) 1.54,74 (2) 7.11,63 (33)
Norwegian Allround Championships 1992 28–29 Dec Savalen 38,93 (1) 2.06,87 (7) 4.15,28 (3) 7.08,49 (2) 166.615 (3)
4th World Cup 1991/1992 11–12 Jan Davos 38,42 (25) 1.56,29 (8) 7.12,27 (20)
European Championships 1992 17–19 Jan Heerenveen Thialf 40,61f (26) 1.54,18 (2) 6.58,53 (11) 14.38,63 (14) 164.454 (12)
Olympic Winter Games 1992 8–23 Feb Albertville 1.17,56 (29) 1.54,85 (2)
World Sprint Championships 1992 29 Feb–1 Mar Oslo Valle Hovin 39,50 (25)
38,95 (15)
1.19,47 (13)
1.17,04 (2)
156.705 (12)
6th World Cup 1991/1992 14–15 Mar Sainte-Foy 2.02,23 (3) 7.30,95 (13)
World Allround Championships Men 1992 21–22 Mar Calgary 57,04f (34) 1.54,03 (9) 6.53,33 (12) 14.44,46f (15) 180.606 (15)
8th World Cup 1991/1992 (Final Men) 27–28 Mar Butte 1.54,52 (5)
1st World Cup 1992/1993 28–29 Nov Berlin Sportforum 2.01,40 (38) 7.22,87 (39)
Norwegian Allround Championships 1993 28–29 Dec Trondheim Leangen 40,26 (2) 2.03,24 (4) 7.31,61 (3) 15.39,63 (5) 173.482 (3)
4th World Cup 1992/1993 16–17 Jan Innsbruck 38,81 (21) 1.56,93 (2) 7.17,63 (18)
European Championships 1993 22–24 Jan Heerenveen Thialf 1.07,04f (27) 1.55,15 (5) 6.58,04 (9) 14.43,51 (11) 191.402 (12)
World Allround Championships Men 1993 13–14 Feb Hamar Vikingskipet 37,92 (2) - (DQ) 6.58,86 (9) 79.806 (DQ3)
6th World Cup 1992/1993 20–21 Feb Göteborg Ruddalen 2.02,35 (1) 7.27,27 (10)
7th World Cup 1992/1993 5–7 Mar Inzell 1.59,07 (6) 7.12,43 (20)
8th World Cup 1992/1993 (Final) 13–14 Mar Heerenveen Thialf 1.54,76 (7)
1st World Cup 1993/1994 26–26 Nov Berlin Sportforum 39,39 (39) 1.15,89 (12) 1.54,89 (1)
2nd World Cup 1993/1994 4–6 Dec Hamar Vikingskipet 37,89 (27) 1.14,83 (16) 1.54,81 (10)
3rd World Cup 1993/1994 14–16 Jan Davos 1.17,61 (2) 2.05,27 (3)
4th World Cup 1993/1994 22–23 Jan Innsbruck 1.56,55 (1)
Olympic Winter Games 1994 12–27 Feb Hamar Vikingskipet - (DQ) 1.53,13 (4)
Norwegian Allround Championships 1994 4–5 Mar Larvik 39,56 (1) 2.18,01 (20) 7.35,57 (11) 131.120 (NC15)
7th World Cup 1993/1994 (Final) 19–20 Mar Heerenveen Thialf 1.14,64 (6) 1.54,29 (3)
1st World Cup 1994/1995 26–27 Nov Berlin Sportforum 1.55,22 (2) 7.02,62 (13)
2nd World Cup 1994/1995 3–4 Dec Heerenveen Thialf 1.56,96 (14) 6.57,22 (21)
4th World Cup 1994/1995 10–11 Dec Bergen 2.00,10 (2) 7.18,47 (15)
European Championships 1995 6–8 Jan Heerenveen Thialf 38,96 (10) 1.57,37 (7) 7.04,21 (13) 14.50,94 (11) 165.051 (10)
5th World Cup 1994/1995 20–22 Jan Davos 1.58,83 (7) 7.11,09 (20)
6th World Cup 1994/1995 28–29 Jan Innsbruck 1.59,38 (15)
World Allround Championships Men 1995 11–12 Feb Baselga di Pinè 38,86 (10) 1.53,89 (4) 7.24,85 (31) 121.308 (NC15)
Norwegian Allround Championships 1995 18–19 Feb Hønefoss 38,92 (1) 1.58,93 (1) 7.22,43 (4) 15.37,00 (6) 169.656 (1)
8th World Cup 1994/1995 24–26 Feb Inzell 1.16,30 (2) 1.58,98 (7)
9th World Cup 1994/1995 (Final) 11–12 Mar Hamar Vikingskipet 1.13,49 (1) 1.53,56 (1)
1st World Cup 1995/1996 24–26 Nov Berlin Sportforum 1.54,60 (2/A)
2nd World Cup 1995/1996 2–3 Dec Heerenveen Thialf 1.15,00 (1/A) 1.55,90 (10/A)
3rd World Cup 1995/1996 9–10 Dec Oslo Valle Hovin 1.16,25 (2/A) 1.59,93 (6/A)
4th World Cup 1995/1996 6–7 Jan Medeo 38,45 (7/B)
38,62 (9/B)
1.17,38 (6/A)
1.18,1 (8/A)
6th World Cup 1995/1996 27–28 Jan Baselga di Pinè 2.00,78 (10/A)
7th World Cup 1995/1996 10–11 Feb Innsbruck 38,79 (12/B)
37,70 (1/B)
1.15,86 (2/A)
1.15,23 (2/A)
World Sprint Championships 1996 17–18 Feb Hamar Vikingskipet 37,50 (16)
37,44 (21)
1.14,01 (2)
1.14,08 (7)
148.985 (11)
8th World Cup 1995/1996 23–24 Feb Roseville 1.15,64 (3/A)
1.15,06 (3/A)
10th World Cup 1995/1996 (Final) 1–3 Mar Calgary 1.11,94 (2/A)
1.12,87 (5/A)
1.50,74 (3/A)
World Single Distance Championships 1996 15–17 Mar Hamar Vikingskipet 1.13,78 (2) 1.54,14 (2)
5th World Cup 1996/1997 3–4 Jan Calgary 37,25 (14/B)
37,45 (13/B)
1.12,98 (7/A)
1.13,46 (2/B)
6th World Cup 1996/1997 11–12 Jan Milwaukee 38,00 (17/B)
37,42 (6/B)
1.13,81 (9/A)
1.13,72 (1/B)
7th World Cup 1996/1997 18–19 Jan Baselga di Pinè - (DQ/A)
World Sprint Championships 1997 1–2 Feb Hamar Vikingskipet 37,45 (17)
37,37 (19)
1.13,45 (2)
1.13,06 (3)
148.075 (10)
9th World Cup 1996/1997 22–23 Feb Innsbruck 37,36 (1/B)
38,05 (4/B)
1.13,45 (1/A)
1.14,22 (1/A)
10th World Cup 1996/1997 (Final) 28 Feb–2 Mar Inzell 37,98 (3/B) 1.13,68 (2/A) 1.54,30 (1/B)
World Single Distance Championships 1997 7–9 Mar Warszawa 1.14,40 (1) 1.55,16 (2)
3rd World Cup 1997/1998 29–30 Nov Berlin Sportforum 1.52,52 (5/A)
4th World Cup 1997/1998 6–7 Dec Heerenveen Thialf 1.51,19 (6/A)
5th World Cup 1997/1998 13–14 Dec Hamar Vikingskipet 1.49,52 (1/A)
6th World Cup 1997/1998 13–14 Jan Baselga di Pinè 37,74 (10/B)
37,96 (10/B)
1.13,55 (7/A)
1.54,19f (15/A)
7th World Cup 1997/1998 17–18 Jan Innsbruck 1.55,61 (4/A)
World Sprint Championships 1998 24–25 Jan Berlin Sportforum 37,36 (31)
37,53 (28)
1.12,47 (7)
1.12,40 (5)
147.325 (17)
Olympic Winter Games 1998 7–22 Feb Nagano 1.47,87 (1)
8th World Cup 1997/1998 7–8 Mar Inzell 1.50,54 (2/A)
9th World Cup 1997/1998 (Final) 20–22 Mar Milwaukee 1.11,12 (2/A)
1.11,74 (1/A)
1.49,48 (1/A)
World Single Distance Championships 1998 27–29 Mar Calgary 1.09,98 (5) 1.46,43 (1)
1st World Cup 1998/1999 14–15 Nov Hamar Vikingskipet 1.49,76 (2/A)
2nd World Cup 1998/1999 21–22 Nov Heerenveen Thialf 1.49,94 (1/A)
3rd World Cup 1998/1999 12–13 Dec Nagano 37,43 (40/A)
36,87 (22/A)
1.12,62 (12/A)
1.11,51 (2/A)
4th World Cup 1998/1999 19–20 Dec Chuncheon 37,85 (4/B) 1.13,52 (2/A)
1.47,54f (20/A)
European Championships 1999 8–10 Jan Heerenveen Thialf - (DQ) 1.50,08 (2) 6.48,43 (17) 77.536 (DQ1)
World Sprint Championships 1999 20–21 Jan Calgary 36,43 (30)
36,48 (27)
1.11,62 (25)
1.11,45 (26)
144.445 (27)
5th World Cup 1998/1999 23–24 Jan Innsbruck 1.51,17 (1/A)
7th World Cup 1998/1999 30–31 Jan Berlin Sportforum 1.49,70 (1/A)
World Allround Championships Men 1999 6–7 Feb Hamar Vikingskipet 36,43 (3) 1.47,01 (1) 6.40,53 (18) 14.13,13 (12) 154.809 (6)
9th World Cup 1998/1999 6–7 Mar Inzell 1.51,71 (3/A)
World Single Distance Championships 1999 12–14 Mar Heerenveen Thialf 1.11,61 (8) 1.48,25 (2)
1st World Cup 1999/2000 13–14 Nov Inzell 1.49,93 (1/A)
2nd World Cup 1999/2000 20–21 Nov Heerenveen Thialf 1.48,76 (1/A)
Norwegian Allround Championships 2000 18–19 Dec Hamar Vikingskipet 36,90 (2) 1.51,20 (3) 6.48,36 (8) - (NS) 114.802 (NS4)
European Championships 2000 15–16 Jan Hamar Vikingskipet 35,72 (1) 1.47,23 (1) 6.52,67 (22) 14.28,57 (16) 156.158 (9)
7th World Cup 1999/2000 (Sprint Final) 29–30 Jan Calgary 1.09,18 (3/A) 1.46,24 (2/A)
World Allround Championships Men 2000 5–6 Feb Milwaukee 36,08 (2) 1.47,85 (1) 6.54,08 (22) 14.53,41f (12) 158.108 (10)
8th World Cup 1999/2000 12–13 Feb Baselga di Pinè - (NF/A)
9th World Cup 1999/2000 (Allround Final) 19–20 Feb Heerenveen Thialf 1.49,43 (4/A)
World Single Distance Championships 2000 3–5 Mar Nagano 1.09,96 (1) 1.48,61 (2)
Norwegian Single Distance Championships 2000 10–12 Mar Trondheim Leangen 1.13,28 (1) 1.53,96 (1)
Norwegian Single Distance Championships 2001 11–12 Nov Geithus - (NF)
3rd World Cup 2000/2001 9–10 Dec Seoul 1.11,71 (2/A)
1.12,77 (9/A)
4th World Cup 2000/2001 16–17 Dec Nagano 36,74 (7/B)
36,16 (1/B)
1.10,40 (1/A)
1.10,64 (1/A)
World Sprint Championships 2001 20–21 Jan Inzell 36,26 (13)
36,47 (15)
1.11,24 (1)
1.11,08 (2)
143.890 (6)
5th World Cup 2000/2001 27–28 Jan Helsinki Oulunkylä 37,20 (9/A) 1.13,62 (1/A)
- (DQ/A)
6th World Cup 2000/2001 2–4 Feb Heerenveen Thialf 1.10,76 (7/A)
1.10,15 (1/A)
1.47,64 (1/A)
7th World Cup 2000/2001 17–18 Feb Hamar Vikingskipet 1.48,49 (1/A)
8th World Cup 2000/2001 (Final) 2–4 Mar Calgary 1.08,79 (5/A)
1.10,26 (15/A)
1.45,68 (1/A)
World Single Distance Championships 2001 9–11 Mar Salt Lake City-Kearns 1.08,50 (2) 1.46,10 (1)
2nd World Cup 2001/2002 17–18 Nov Innsbruck 1.50,94 (1/A)
3rd World Cup 2001/2002 23–25 Nov Den Haag 2.44,86f (20/A)
4th World Cup 2001/2002 1–2 Dec Salt Lake City-Kearns 35,74 (26/A)
36,10 (36/A)
1.08,81 (6/A)
1.08,15 (3/A)
5th World Cup 2001/2002 8–9 Dec Calgary 35,96 (10/B) 1.09,24 (7/A) 1.45,81 (1/A)
6th World Cup 2001/2002 11–12 Jan Heerenveen Thialf 37,00 (18/B) 1.49,42 (3/A)
World Sprint Championships 2002 19–20 Jan Hamar Vikingskipet 36,16 (24)
36,13 (22)
1.09,97 (3)
1.10,07 (6)
142.310 (12)
Olympic Winter Games 2002 8–24 Feb Salt Lake City-Kearns 1.08,64 (11) 1.45,26 (3)
7th World Cup 2001/2002 2–2 Mar Oslo Valle Hovin 37,66 (1/B)
36,02 (1/A)
1.13,06 (1/A)
1.11,86 (1/A)
8th World Cup 2001/2002 (Final) 8–10 Mar Inzell 36,53 (17/A) 1.11,82 (10/A) 1.49,56 (1/A)

World Records

Date Distance Time Rink
10 Mar 1990 1500 m Men Junior 1.55,76 Heerenveen Thialf
12 Feb 1998 1500 m Men 1.47,87 Nagano
28 Mar 1998 1500 m Men 1.46,43 Calgary