Atle Haglund

Atle Haglund

Personal information
Born	（1964年4月10日）10 April 1964
Sport
Sport	Ice sledge hockeyIce sledge speed racing
Medal record Representing  Norway Paralympic Games Ice sledge speed racing 1984 Innsbruck 1000m Gr II 1994 Lillehammer 1500m LW10-11 1994 Lillehammer 1000m LW10-11 1984 Innsbruck 100m Gr II 1994 Lillehammer 500m LW10-11 1988 Innsbruck 1500m Gr II Ice sledge hockey 1998 Nagano Mixed tournament 1994 Lillehammer Mixed tournament 2002 Salt Lake City Mixed tournament 2006 Torino Mixed tournament

Atle Haglund (born 10 April 1964) is a Norwegianice sledge hockey player and ice sledge speed racer. He lost both his legs in a traffic accident at the age of eight.^[1]

During the 1984 Winter Paralympics, Haglund participated in four disciplines of ice sledge speed racing. He won a gold in the 1,000 meter, and a silver in the 100 meter. During the 1988 Winter Paralympics, he again participated in four disciplines, and won a bronze in 1,500 meter. During the 1994 Winter Paralympics, he participated in both ice sledge speed racing and ice sledge hockey. He took a gold in 1,000 meter and 1,500, as well as a silver in 500 meter and the men's ice hockey tournament. He participated again in the ice sledge hockey at the following three Winter Paralympics, winning a gold in 1998, and a silver in 2002 and 2006.^[2]

References

1. "Atle Haglund, medieyndling i Paralympics" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 13 March 1998.
2. "Atle Haglund". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.