1. Wilhelm Henie was a Norwegian sportsman and furrier.
16 Facts About Wilhelm Henie
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Wilhelm Henie was track cycling World Champion in 1894, and competed at the European Speed Skating Championships in 1896.
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Wilhelm Henie was an active track cyclist from 1889 to 1902.
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Wilhelm Henie started in his first race in June 1889, on the Majorstuen velodrome, and surprised by winning his class.
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In 1891 Wilhelm Henie experienced a lot of triumphs in Scandinavian races.
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Wilhelm Henie set Scandinavian records in halfmile, in one English mile, in 4000 metres, in 5000 metres and in 5 English miles.
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Wilhelm Henie did not have a motor pace as his hardest competitors, but was helped by Dutch tandem cyclists at the end of the race.
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Wilhelm Henie won the championship 13 rounds ahead of Green from England.
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Wilhelm Henie set two World Records in 1894, in two English miles and in ten English miles, both at the Herne Hill Velodrome in London.
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Wilhelm Henie competed at the 1896 European Speed Skating Championships in Hamburg, where he finished second on 500m, third in 1500m, third in 5000m, and third in 10000m.
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When Wilhelm Henie learned that his daughter had extraordinary talent, he decided to give her the best possible training.
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Wilhelm Henie found professional coaches for her, and travelled to the best training sites in Europe.
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Wilhelm Henie managed to get Sonja enrolled at the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix in 1924, and followed her to preparations in St Moritz prior to the games.
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Wilhelm Henie became Olympic Champion in 1928, and again in 1932 and in 1936.
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Wilhelm Henie was European champion in 1931,1932,1933,1934,1935 and 1936, and several times national champion.
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Wilhelm Henie hired the skating stadion "The Polar Palace" in Los Angeles for an ice show, arranged for promotion in newspapers, and invited important persons from Hollywood.