Career
Sten Einar Stensen (born 18 December 1947) is a former speed skater. Stensen excelled at the longer distances, especially the 5,000 m and 10,000 m, and set two world records. Still being the world record holder on the 10,000 m, Stensen was the favourite for that distance three days later, but he was beaten by Kleine in a close race.
Again, Van Helden finished third.
After ending his speed skating career in 1978, Stensen became a Norwegian broadcasting commentator at speed skating events. World records
Over the course of his career, Stensen skated two world records:
Personal records
Stensen has an Adelskalender score of 165.011 points.
His highest ranking on the Adelskalender was a fourth place.