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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Fritz Ludvig Fredrik Skullerud 25 February 1885 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 24 May 1969 (aged 84) Oslo, Norway |
| Other interests | Train stations |
| Sport | |
| Country | Norway |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Club | IF Ørnulf |
Fritz Ludvig Fredrik Skullerud (25 February 1885 – 24 May 1969) was a Norwegian long-distance runner and railway station master. Competing as a runner in the 1906 Intercalated Games, he did not finish any event. His career in the Norges Statsbaner was spent as station master at Hauketo Station, Billingstad Station and Stabekk Station.
Biography
[edit]Fritz Ludvig Fredrik Skullerud was born on 25 February 1885, in Kristiania (today Oslo).[1] His father was Edvard Olsen Skullerud, a supervising officer at Botsfengselet, and his mother was Sophie Bjørklund.[2]
Skullerud was affiliated with IF Ørnulf.[3] He set a Norwegian record for a 10,000 metres run on 24 July 1904 in Oslo, with a time of 35:05.4.[4][5][6] The record was broken by Oscar Elton on 19 June 1910, with a time of 34:26.5.[4][6] Skullerud participated in the 1906 Intercalated Games as a long-distance runner. He did not finish the 5 miles run and was not present at the start of the marathon.[1][7]
Karl Haagensen's book Athenfærden 1906 was critical towards Skullerud. In May 1907, Ørnulf chairman Carl Pedersen wrote an open letter to Norsk idrætsblad critiquing Haagensen.[8] In response, Haagensen claiming that Skullerud gave up after the second round during the 1906 Intercalated Games, expressing disappointment in Skullerud's participation and astonishment over Pedersen's characterization of Haagensen's claim.[9][10] In Skullerud's rebuttal, he wrote that he ran for three and a half rounds, contrary to Haagensen's claim.[11] On 20 June 1907, Haagensen ended the debate by calling Skullerud's participation a fiasco.[12][13]
Skullerud served as the station master of Hauketo Station for 11 years, followed by the same job at Billingstad station from 1936.[14][15][6] He served as the station master of Stabekk Station from 1945 until his resignation in 1950.[16][17][18] He was an inaugural board member of the eighth department of the Norwegian Railway Temperance Association.[19] He died on 24 May 1969, aged 84, in Oslo.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Olympedia – Fritz Skullerud". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ "Frits Ludvig Fredrik Skullerud - Ministerialbok for Grønland prestegjeld 1892-1907 (0301M5) - Digitalarkivet". Digitalarkivet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ (Fladvad, Lund & Jacobsen 1946, p. 24)
- ^ a b (Møst 1995, p. 364)
- ^ (Bryhn & Tvedt 1990, p. 392)
- ^ a b c "Stasjonmesteren som vant over mærra". Porsgrunns Dagblad (in Norwegian). No. 48. 26 February 1945. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ (Fladvad, Lund & Jacobsen 1946, p. 91–92)
- ^ "Aabent brev til hr. K. Joh. Haagensen i anledning af hans bog Athenfærden 1906". Norsk idrætsblad (in Norwegian). No. 19. 9 May 1907. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Svar til "Ørnulfs" formand". Norsk idrætsblad (in Norwegian). No. 22. 30 May 1907. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ (Heyerdahl 1991, p. 73)
- ^ "Svar til hr. Haagensen". Norsk idrætsblad (in Norwegian). No. 24. 13 June 1907. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Fiaskoen i Athen". Norsk idrætsblad (in Norwegian). No. 25. 20 June 1907. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ (Heyerdahl 1991, p. 74)
- ^ "Utnevnelser ved jernbanen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 18 June 1925.
- ^ "Jernbanens personalendringer". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 3 April 1936.
- ^ "Ny stasjonsmester ved Stabekk". Asker og Bærum Budstikke (in Norwegian). No. 125. 12 December 1945. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ "Stasjonsmester Skullerud fratrer". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 14 September 1950.
- ^ "70 år". Asker og Bærum Budstikke (in Norwegian). No. 23. 23 February 1955. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ (Reiersrud 1943, p. 104)
Works cited
[edit]- Reiersrud, Fillip, ed. (1943). Norsk jernbane-avholdsforbund 1893-1943 (in Norwegian). Drammen. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
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- Fladvad, Thorbjørn A.; Lund, Alf Chr; Jacobsen, Gunnar, eds. (1946). Idrettsforeningen Ørnulf gjennom 50 år : 1893-1943 (in Norwegian). Oslo: IF Ørnulf. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- Hohle, Per; Straume, Joh.B.; Ingskog, Erling W. (1959). De Norske jernbaner og deres personale. Norges jernbanepersonale : personalbiografier (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk arkivforsking. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- Bryhn, Rolf; Tvedt, Knut Are, eds. (1990). Kunnskapsforlagets idrettsleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. ISBN 8257304085. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- Heyerdahl, Thorolf (1991). OL fram til 1908: en annotert bibliografi over de første olympiske leker i moderne tid (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norges Idrettshøgskole, Institutt for Samfunnsfag, Seksjon for Idrettshistorie. ISBN 8250202724. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- Møst, Aage, ed. (1995). Raskest, høyest, lengst i 100 år: norsk friidrett, 1896-1996 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norges fri-idrettsforbund : Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 8200225917. Retrieved 29 October 2025.