托马斯•古斯塔夫松(tomas gustafson) (速度滑冰 瑞典)
calgary, 17 february 1988: tomas gustafson of sweden, 1st, in action during the final of the 5000m speed skating race at the xv olympic winter games.
born: 28 december 1959
birthplace: katrineholm (sweden)
nationality: sweden
sport: skating
attendance at the olympic games
lake placid 1980
sarajevo 1984
calgary 1988
albertville 1992
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 3
silver: 1
other results:
world championships
silver: 1 (83)
distance skating king of the 1980s
at the 1984 sarajevo games, speed skater tomas gustafson won a gold medal in the 5,000m and a silver in the 10,000m. in the first race, he beat igor malkov by only one-fiftieth of a second. in the second race he lost to malkov by one-twentieth of a second. between olympics, gustafson struggled through knee surgery, meningitis and the death of his father. in the calgary 5,000m, gustafson trailed leo visser's pace by eight hundredths of a second with only 400m to go. however he skated an exceptional final lap to win by a third of a second. in the 10,000m, gustafson finally gained an easy victory, setting a world record and winning by almost eight seconds. in 1998, gustafson's wife, elisabet, won a bronze medal in curling.
八十年代速滑之王
生日:1959年12月28日
出生地:卡特琳娜霍尔姆,瑞典
国籍: 瑞典
项目: 速度滑冰
参加奥运会时间:
1980年美国普莱西德湖冬季奥运会
1984年南斯拉夫萨拉热窝冬季奥运会
1988年加拿大卡尔加里冬季奥运会
1992年法国阿尔贝维尔冬季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌 3枚
银牌 1枚
其他成绩:
世界锦标赛
银牌 1枚 1983年
在1984年南斯拉夫萨拉热窝冬季奥运会上,托马斯•古斯塔夫松在5000米速滑中获得金牌,在10000米速滑中获得银牌,这两个项目上,他和马尔可夫展开了激烈的金牌争夺战,在5000米比赛中,他领先马尔可夫0.02秒, 而马尔可夫在10000米速滑中以0.05秒的优势夺冠。奥运会后,古斯塔夫松遭遇到一系列的打击:他接受了膝盖手术,受到脑膜炎的困扰,他的父亲也在这期间离开了他,这一系列的打击让古斯塔夫松的运动生涯受到严重的威胁,但他还是在滑冰事业上坚持着。1988年加拿大卡尔加里冬季奥运会的 5000米速滑比赛上,古斯塔夫松以三分之一秒的优势夺冠,随后又在10000米速滑中,打破世界纪录,轻松获胜,为自己增添第三枚奥运金牌。