Fred Anton Maier (born December 15, 1938) is a former speed skater from Nøtterøy, Norway. He was among the dominating skaters in the 1960's. December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gaetan Boucher training for the 1976 Olympics Speed skating (as well Speedskating) is a form of ice skating in which the competitors attempt to travel a certain distance over the ice as quickly as possible. ... County Vestfold Landscape Municipality NO-0722 Administrative centre Borgheim Mayor (2003) Bjørn KÃ¥re Sevik (Frp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 415 61 km² 60 km² 0. ...

Fred Anton Maier won four Olympic medals: Gold in 5000 m at the 1968 Olympics, silver in 10 000 m at the 1968 and 1964 Olympics, and a bronze in 5000 metres in 1964. In 1968 he also became European and World champion. In total, Maier set 11 world records. A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... See also: 1968 Winter Paralympics The X Olympic Winter Games were held in 1968 Grenoble, France and opened on February 6. ... The IX Olympic Winter Games were held in 1964 Innsbruck, Austria. ...

In addition, Maier also excelled in cycling, winning two national championship bronze medals. In 1967 he was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris. Road cycling is the most widespread and popular form of bicycle riding. ...