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}} Hjalmar "Hjallis" Johan Andersen (12 March 1923 – 27 March 2013) was a speed skater from Norway who won three gold medals at the 1952 Winter Olympic Games of Oslo, Norway. He was the only triple gold medalist at the 1952 Winter Olympics, and as such, became the most successful athlete there. Nicknamed ''King Glad'' for his famous cheerful mood, he was one of Norway's most popular sportsmen ever.〔Eirik Borud et al. (Hjalmar Andersen er død ) VG, 27 March 2013〕 Four statues of him were raised during his lifetime; in Trondheim, Hamar, Rødøy and outside Bislett Stadion in Oslo. He was honored with a funeral at the state’s expense. == Early life == Andersen was born on Rødøy, an island off the coast of Nordland in Norway, where his mother hailed from. His father, who originally was from Hammerfest, was a boatswain. While Andersen was still an toddler, the family moved to Lademoen, a working-class neighborhood in Trondheim, where sport and friendship was an important part of life.〔Per Jorsett: (Hjalmar Andersen ) Store Norske Leksikon, retrieved 29 March 2013 〕 He began speed skating at the age of 10, and became a member of the sports club Falken. The club was part of the Workers' Sports Federation (AIF), and the first competitions he participated in were small, local competitions organized by the AIF. Other members of the club were Sverre Farstad and Henry Wahl; later Andersen, Farstad and Wahl would be known by the nickname The Falken Trio.〔 After the German occupation of Norway in 1940, when Andersen was 17 years old, all organized sports competitions were halted as a result of the sports boycott against the Nazi regime.〔〔(Idretten ) Arkivverket, retrieved 29 March 2013〕 Like others of his generation, he had to wait until the winter of 1946 to take up his sports career again. Professionally, he began working as a delivery boy in a sports store after having completed the folkeskole at about 14. He later worked as a lorry driver for several years. In 1950, when he was at the height of his speed skating career, he opened his own sports store in Trondheim, which he ran until 1960.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hjalmar Andersen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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