What is Ants Antson?
{{Infobox sportsperson |name= |image=Ants Antson 1966.jpg | image_size =260px |caption=Ants Antson in 1966 |birth_date={{birth date|1938|11|11|df=yes}} |birth_place=[[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]] |death_date={{death date and age|2015|10|31 |1938|11|11|df=yes}} |death_place= | height = {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|84|kg|lb|abbr=on}} |sport=[[Speed skating]] |club=Kalev Tallinn |alma_mater= | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry |the {{URS}} }} {{MedalOlympics}} {{MedalGold | [[1964 Winter Olympics|1964 Innsbruck]] | [[Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics|1500 m]]}} }} '''Ants Antson''' (11 November 1938 &ndash; 31 October 2015) was an [[Estonia]]n [[speed skating|speed skater]]. He competed for the [[Soviet Union]].<ref name=r1>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/ants-antson-1.html Ants Antson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130091701/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/ants-antson-1.html |date=2009-11-30 }}. sports-reference.com</ref> Antson had his best year in 1964, when he became [[European Speed Skating Championships|European Allround Champion]] on the 1500&nbsp;m at the [[1964 Winter Olympics]] in [[Innsbruck]], and set a new world record on the 3000&nbsp;m. For his achievements that year, he received the [[Oscar Mathisen Award]]. He retired after the [[1968 Winter Olympics]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1938111101 Ants Antson at SpeedSkatingStats.com] * [http://www.sskating.com/index.php?name=ANTSON&fname=Ants&nat=URS&lm=m Personal records from Jakub Majerski's Speedskating Database] * [http://web.telia.com/~u46130641/adel.htm Evert Stenlund's Adelskalender pages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212091729/http://web.telia.com/~u46130641/adel.htm |date=2007-02-12 }} * [http://www.speedskating.ru/en/stat.html Results of Soviet Championships at SpeedSkating.ru] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20