Bernt Evensen
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Bernt Sverre Evensen was a Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist who competed in skating at the 1928 and 1932 Winter Olympics.
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Irving Jaffee
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Irving Warren Jaffee was an American speed skater who won two gold medals at the 1932 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there along with his compatriot Jack Shea. It was the first
Bernt Evensen
…At the same Olympics, he also won silver in the 1500 m and bronze over 5,000 m. He was in second place in the 10,000 m event, 0.1 seconds behind Irving Jaffee, when the competition was cancelled because the ice had started thawing. At the 1932 Olympics in Lake Placid, Evensen won a silver medal in the 500 m…
Jaffee speed skating, 1932
1928 newspaper clipping that mentions the IOC awarding Jaffee as the winner, which was later reversed by the International Skating Union