Per Kjølberg
| Per Kjølberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 |
| Died | 2017 |
| Hometown | Oslo |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Norway |
| Skating club | Oslo IL |
| Retired | 1962 |
Per Kjølberg (1941–2017) was a Norwegian competitive figure skater. He was a six-time Nordic champion and a seven-time Norwegian national champion. He placed ninth both at the 1960 European Championships and at the 1962 European Championships.
In the autumn of 1962 he signed a 2-year contract with Ice Capades,[1] which already had signed a contract with his former pair partner Grete Borgen the year before.[2]
In the 1970s he emigrated to North America to work as a figure skating coach in Canada.[3]
Competitive highlights
- Single
| International | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
| World Champ. | 19th | N/A | 15th | ||||
| European Champ. | 9th | 10th | 9th[4] | ||||
| Nordics | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| National | |||||||
| Norwegian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
- Pairs
- with Grete Borgen
| International | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1959 | 1960 | |||||
| Nordics | 1st | 1st | |||||
| National | |||||||
| Norwegian Champ. | 2nd | 1st | |||||
References
- ^ Thor Dahl (20 September 1962). "Sport og Idrett". Nordisk Tidende (in Norwegian). USA;New York;New York. p. 12.
Den norske kunstløperen Per Kjølberg reiser i de nærmeste dagene til Texas der han vil gå inn i det samme skøyte-showet som Grete Borgen tar del i. I første omgang har Kjølberg undertegnet kontrakt for to år fremover.
- ^ "Fire Oslo-piker til «Ice Capades» i Hollywood". Nordisk Tidende (in Norwegian). USA;New York;New York. 13 July 1961. p. 1.
- ^ Kristiansen, Astrid; Brunvoll, Atle (3 July 1986). ""Isfolk" på sommerføre". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Per KJØLBERG". the-sports.org.