Silje Bjelkevik
Personal information
Born (1981-04-18) 18 April 1981
Myra, Arendal, Norway
Sport
CountryNorway
SportSpeed skating

Silje Bjelkevik (born 18 April 1981) is a Norwegian former long track speed skater, who was active between 1996 and 2008.[1]

As a junior she won already several medals at national championships. At elite level, she had between 2000 and 2004 a total of 19 starts at national championships. At the 2002 Norwegian Allround Championships she won the bronze medal. The next season she won the silver medal at the 2003 Norwegian Sprint Championships and bronze medal at the 2003 Norwegian Single Distance Championships in the 1500 metres.[2] She also competed at other international competitions.[2]

She is the younger sister of Olympic speed skaters Annette Bjelkevik and twin-sister of Hedvig Bjelkevik. And at the 2003 Norwegian Single Distance Championships in the 1500 metres they crowded the podium with Annette being the champion and Hedvig taking care of the silver medal and Silje of that bronze medal, which was the first time three siblings took care of all the medals in the same Norwegian speed skating championship event.[3]

Records

Personal records

Personal records
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m43,2017.11.2000Calgary
1000 m1.25,6925.11.2000Calgary
1500 m2.11,1518.11.2000Calgary
3000 m4.38,0317.11.2000Calgary
5000 m8.16,5519.11.2000Calgary

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References

  1. ↑ "SpeedSkatingStats.com". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Competition results, statistics and records; SpeedSkatingNews". www.speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Medaljevinnere i Norske Mesterskap på skøyter" (PDF). www.skoyteforbundet.no (in Norwegian). p. 15. Retrieved 1 June 2021. Eneste gang i norsk skøytehistorie at samtlige NM-medaljevinnere er søsken !!
  4. ↑ "Skaters: Silje Bjelkevik". www.speedskatingbase.eu. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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