Alexander Farthofer
Austria
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSAUT10704200501 | |
| NOC | Austria | |
| Born | 07 Apr 2005 | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Wörgl, AUT | |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Languages | English, German |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | LLC Worgl: Austria |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | His preparation was affected ahead of the 2023 World Junior Championships in Inzell, Germany, after testing positive for COVID-19. (laola1.at, 12 Apr 2023; Instagram profile, 07 Feb 2023) | |
| Other sports | He represented Austria in roller speed skating at the 2022 European Championships in L'Aquila, Italy. He has also competed in road cycling at national level in Austria. (Instagram profile, 19 Sep 2023; woergl.at, 21 May 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 10 Oct 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "I started with inline skating [roller speed skating] and in the winter I always trained in speed skating [on ice]." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hero / Idol | Swedish speed skater Nils van der Poel. (laola1.at, 12 Apr 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (laola1.at, 12 Apr 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Training Regime | He trains for up to 20 hours a week. |
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/alex.frth/ |
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 48 | |||