Lasse Sætre (born 10 March 1974) is a former speed skater from Norway, who for several years was among the world's best long distance skaters. Sætre who grew up in Nord-Odal competed in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Olympics, and won a 10,000-m bronze in the 2002 Winter Olympics. He won another 10,000-m bronze in the 2003 World Single Distance Championships. As of December 2006, only seven skaters in the world have 10,000-m results below 13 minutes, and Sætre has twice achieved such results. His personal bests are 38.15, 1:49.36, 6:17.60 and 12:56.85. Sætre is currently one of only four skaters to have skated the 10,000m more than once in a time of under 13 minutes, along with Chad Hedrick, Sven Kramer and Carl Verheijen, and among those four was the second to achieve it (after Hedrick).

He married speed skater Ester Stølen in 2002.

Lasse Sætre

References

External links

Lasse Sætre at SkateResults.com

Photos of Lasse Sætre

1974 births

Living people

Norwegian male speed skaters

Olympic speed skaters for Norway

Speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Hamar Katedralskole alumni

People from Nord-Odal

Olympic medalists in speed skating

Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Olympic bronze medalists for Norway

Sportspeople from Innlandet

Lasse Sætre