 The most notable skaters from Hamar are Dag Fornæss and Even Wetten, both former World champions, allround and 1000m respectively.Amund Sjøbrend, Ådne Sønderål and Eskil Ervik have all been members of the local club Hamar IL, although they were not born in Hamar.In Hamar on 17 July 1993, Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree set a world record for the distance covered in an hour.