Bjørn Tveter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bjørn Tveter

Norwegian speed skater

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1944

Place of Birth: Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway

Profession: speed skater

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Bjørn Tveter (born 13 June 1944) is a former Norwegian speed skater.
He competed in the 1500 m event at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics and finished fifth and fourth, respectively.
He won a bronze medal over this distance at the 1968 World Allround Championships, placing seventh overall.In 1973, Tveter joined the professional skating league, and in 1974 he won gold medals at the Professional European Allround Championships.
The professional league was dissolved in 1974. Tveter's younger brother Øyvind was also an Olympic speed skater.