Ants Antson

Ants Antson (11 November 1938 – 31 October 2015) was an Estonian speed skater. He competed for the Soviet Union.Ants Antson . sports-reference.com 

Antson had his best year in 1964, when he became European Allround Champion on the 1500 m at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, and set a new world record on the 3000 m. For his achievements that year, he received the Oscar Mathisen Award. He retired after the 1968 Winter Olympics.

References

Other websites
 Ants Antson at SpeedSkatingStats.com
 Personal records from Jakub Majerski's Speedskating Database
 Evert Stenlund's Adelskalender pages 
 Results of Soviet Championships at SpeedSkating.ru 
 Legends of Soviet Sport (in Russian)

Category:1938 births
Category:2015 deaths
Category:1964 Winter Olympics
Category:1968 Winter Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Tallinn
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Category:Speed skaters