Martin Hamre

Norway

Para Ice Hockey

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Limb deficiency

Origin of Impairment

Acquired

Further personal information

Occupation

Athlete

Languages

English, Norwegian

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He began playing Para ice hockey in 2009 in Bergen, Norway.

Why this sport?

He used the sport as part of his rehabilitation.

Club / Team

Valerenga Para Ice Hockey: Norway

Name of coach

Andre Lysenstoen [national], NOR

Preferred position / style / stance / technique

Forward

International debut

Year

2012

Competing for

Norway

Location

London, ON, CAN

General interest

Most influential person in career

Norwegian Para ice hockey player Loyd Remi Solberg. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2014)

Sporting philosophy / motto

"Always strive for improvement." (Athlete, 10 Mar 2014)

Other sports

He placed second in the wheelchair race at the 2015 Oslo Marathon in Norway. (Facebook profile, 19 Sep 2015)

Impairment

He was involved in a motorcycle accident at age 16. The incident resulted in the amputation of his left leg below the knee. (Athlete, 06 Mar 2018; idrett.no, 14 Nov 2013)

Other information

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree in business administration and finance at the Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen. (Athlete, 06 Mar 2018; Facebook profile, 26 Nov 2021)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

Paralympic Winter Games 2014 (Sochi, Russia)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Mixed	Group A	2014-03-08	1
Mixed	Group A	2014-03-09	4
Mixed	Group A	2014-03-11	5
Mixed	Group A - Standings	2014-03-11	2
Mixed	Semifinal	2014-03-13	201
Mixed	Bronze Medal Match	2014-03-15	102

Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games (Pyeongchang, South Korea)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Mixed Tournament	Group A	2018-03-10	1
Mixed Tournament	Group A	2018-03-12	4
Mixed Tournament	Group A	2018-03-13	6
Mixed Tournament	Group A - Standings	2018-03-13	3
Mixed Tournament	Classification 5-8	2018-03-14	2
Mixed Tournament	Classification 5-6	2018-03-16	1