Helge Bjørnstad

Helge Bjørnstad
Born	14 October 1971 Østerås, Norway
Position	?
National team	Norway
Playing career	?–present
Medal record Competitor for  Norway Ice sledge hockey Winter Paralympic Games 1998 Nagano Tournament 1994 Lillehammer Tournament 2002 Salt lake City Tournament 2006 Turin Tournament 2010 Vancouver Tournament

Helge Bjørnstad (born 14 October 1971) is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player.^[1][2]

As a member of the Norwegian ice sledge hockey team he has three silver (1994, 2002, 2006) from the Paralympic Games. At the 1998 Paralympic Games the team took the gold medal. He took the bronze medal with the Norwegian team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.^[3]

He has also won several Paralympic medals as a swimmer. He took two gold medals and one silver at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, and two gold and one silver at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.^[4]

He received the Egebergs Ærespris in 2009, a prize awarded to Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport.^[5]

References

1. Profile - Helge Bjørnstad, Official site of Vancouver 2010
2. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Men/Sledge/2011-WSHC-London/Team-Roster-New-nor
3. Results for Helge Bjornstad from the International Paralympic Committee
4. Results for Helge Bjoernstad from the International Paralympic Committee
5. Andresen hedret med Egeberg, Tidens Krav, December 30, 2009