Kai Arne Stenshemmet ( Nor. Kay Arne Stenshjemmet ); August 9, 1953 , Lillestrom ) - Norwegian skater , silver medalist of the 1980 Olympic Games, European champion of 1976 and 1980, multiple Norwegian champion, world record holder.
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| Full name | Norwegian Kay arne stenshjemmet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | August 9, 1953 (65 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Lillestrom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specialization | all-around | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 500 meters | 38.2 (1981) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1000 meters | 1.17,5 (1981) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1500 meters | 1.56,18 (1981) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3000 meters | 4.07,22 (1981) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5000 meters | 6.56.9 (1977) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 meters | 14.57.30 (1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sports Achievements
During the 1976 European Championship in Oslo, Stenchemmeta companion Sten Stensen set the world record at the final 10,000 meters, but Stensemmet became the European champion, who was 0.005 points ahead of Stensen, which is 0.1 seconds at 10,000 meters.
March 19, 1977 at the Medeo mountain skating rink, Sergey Marchuk became the first skater to run out of 7 minutes at a distance of 5000 meters - 6.58.88. Kai Stensemmet, who was running in the next pair, stopped the stopwatch at 6.56.9. This world record was broken only in five years by Alexander Baranov .
Stensemmet was the champion of Norway in the all-around in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1981, as well as the champion of the country in the all-around sprint in 1976.
At the 1980 Olympics, he was second twice in 1500 and 5000 meters after Eric Haden .
World Records
| Distance | Time | date | A place |
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| 5000 m | 6.56.9 | March 19, 1977 | Medeo |
Personal records
| Distance | Time | date | A place |
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| 500 m | 38.2 | March 31, 1981 | Harbin |
| 1000 m | 1.17.5 | March 31, 1981 | Harbin |
| 1500 m | 1.56,18 | January 11, 1981 | Davos |
| 3000 m | 4.07,22 | January 16, 1981 | Davos |
| 5000 m | 6.56.9 | March 19, 1977 | Medeo |
| 10,000 m | 14.57.30 | January 20, 1980 | Trondheim |
| All-around | 164,283 | March 20, 1977 | Medeo |
| year | EC | World Cup all-around | Olympic games | World Cup Sprint | World Cup Juniors |
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| 1972 | 5e | ||||
| 1973 | |||||
| 1974 | |||||
| 1975 | 12e | ||||
| 1976 | 4e | 21e 500 m 22e 1000 m 11e 1500m | |||
| 1977 | 5e | 5e | |||
| 1978 | 4e | 4e | |||
| 1979 | |||||
| 1980 | 5e | 1500 m 5000 m | |||
| 1981 |