Brigt Rykkje (born 16 June 1975) is a Dutch and Norwegian speed skater. He was born in Bergen to a Dutch mother and Norwegian father, and grew up in the Netherlands. He is the brother of Bjarne Rykkje. He competed for Norway at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. He has competed for both Norway and the Netherlands at the world championships.[1]
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| Birth name | Johan Ingebrigt Rykkje | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1975 Bergen, Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Hardanger Skøiteklub | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 500 m: 37.88 (2000) 1000 m: 1:16.20 (2001) 1500 m: 1:50.28 (2001) 3000 m: 3:48.02 (2002) 5000 m: 6:22.38 (2007) 10 000 m: 13:06.03 (2007) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Brigt Rykkje". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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