title: Ivar Martinsen
text: Karl Ivar Martinsen (8 December 1920 – 24 September 2018) was a Norwegian speed skater. He competed in the 1500 m event at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and finished 16th and 8th. He won bronze medals at the 1952 world and 1953 European allround championships. He was born in Løten, Norway.
  
  Martinsen died in Oslo, Norway from complications of pneumonia on 24 September 2018, aged 97.
  
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  1920 births
  2018 deaths
  Deaths from pneumonia
  Norwegian Olympians