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Håvard Lorentzen

Norway

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSNOR10210199201
NOCNorway
Born02 Oct 1992 in  Bergen
GenderMen
ResidenceBergen, NOR
Higher educationEconomics, Mathematics - Bergen University College: Norway
OccupationAthlete
LanguagesEnglish, Norwegian
FamilyPartner Hege Bokko, daughter Emilie [2021]
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 34.28 10 Mar 2019 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1000m 1:06.51 09 Mar 2019 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1500m 1:44.45 15 Nov 2013 Salt Lake City, UT  
    5000m 6:39.99 07 Nov 2010 Hamar  
    10000m 14:40.65 24 Feb 2013 Hamar  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
Olympic Games
Event  
Olympic Games
    500m 1      
    1000m   1 1  
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    1000m 1      
    1500m     2  
    Team Pursuit 8 Laps 2 1    
World Single Distances Championships
Event  
World Single Distances Championships
    500m   1    
    Team Sprint     3  
World Sprint Championships
Event  
World Sprint Championships
    Team Sprint 1      
    Overall 1 1 1  
European Single Distances Championships
Event  
European Single Distances Championships
    Team Sprint   3    
European Sprint Championships
Event  
European Sprint Championships
    Overall   1    
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamFana IL: Bergen, NOR  
Reason for choosing this sport"I started cycling at age eight. There was this guy in Bergen [in Norway], where I am from, who did speed skating in the winter and cycling in the summer. My brother and I started to do that as well. And then from age 13 I only trained in speed skating. Before that I did some skating on hockey skates with the family, but initially I was a cyclist."  
General Interest
General Interest
Hero / IdolArgentinian footballer Lionel Messi. (Athlete, 24 Nov 2018)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachJeremy Wotherspoon [national], CAN  
When and where did you begin this sport?He began skating in 1999 in Bergen, Norway.  
General Interest
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievementWinning gold in the 500m at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Skating ISU YouTube channel, 03 Apr 2020)  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/havard.lorentzen  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesPlaying the guitar, reading, playing video games. (isu.org, 12 Nov 2020)  
Famous relativesHis partner Hege Bokko has represented Norway in speed skating, competing at the Olympic Winter Games in 2010, 2014, and 2018. His younger brother Hakon has played professional football in the Norwegian second tier for Asane Fotball. (aftenposten.no, 26 Sep 2021; transfermarkt.com, 07 Mar 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 26 Nov 2018; vg.no, 07 Sep 2018; isu.org, 03 Mar 2017)  
Social Media
Social Media
twitter.com/hoawi  
General Interest
General Interest
InjuriesHe was affected by a back problem during the 2021/22 season. (aftenposten.no, 11 Feb 2022)

He was affected by a hip injury during the 2019/20 season. (aftenposten.no, 03 Jun 2020)

He suffered a hand injury in October 2017 after falling off his bike during a training session. (ba.no, 06 Oct 2017, 05 Oct 2017)

In October 2015 he fell and suffered a severe cut to his calf that required a skin graft in Inzell, Germany. He returned to action in January 2016. (Skating ISU YouTube channel, 03 Apr 2020; Athlete, 24 Nov 2018; isu.org, 03 Mar 2017)
 
Other sportsHe was a Norwegian cycling champion as a junior. (isu.org, 02 Mar 2018)  
NicknamesLorre (isu.org, 23 Feb 2018)  
Awards and honoursIn May 2018 he was presented with the Oscar Mathisen Trophy for his gold medal performance in the 500m at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. The trophy is presented annually to the skater that delivers the most exceptional performance. (schaatsen.nl, 23 May 2018)  
Most influential person in careerHis father. (Athlete, 24 Nov 2018)  
Sporting philosophy / motto"Have fun and try to skate better." (Athlete, 24 Nov 2018)  
MilestonesHis victory in the 500m at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang was Norway's first Olympic gold medal in speed skating since 1998, when Adne Sondral won the 1500m in Nagano. He also became the first Norwegian speed skater to claim the 500m Olympic title in 70 years. (SportsDeskOnline, 26 Nov 2018; aftenposten.no, 19 Feb 2018)  
Other informationOFF-SEASON TRAINING
He did not train with the Norwegian national team during the off-season in 2022 as he wanted to spend more time with his newborn daughter Emilie. He rejoined the team at the beginning of the 2022/23 competition season. "I don't want to suddenly see that she has turned three years old. I want to be involved in her upbringing. I could possibly not have been selected for the national team [if he was not allowed to arrange a personal off season training]. But it can be nice to do something different. I have been able to set up the training as it suits us. I can tell my body has benefited from travelling less. When we have been on training camps, we usually travel on rest days. Being at airports and sitting on planes is not really rest." (aftenposten.no, 13 Sep 2022; aftenposten.no, 18 Feb 2022; bt.no, 18 Feb 2022)
 
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2021/2022 World Sprint Championships Team Sprint1  
    2017/2018 World Sprint Championships Overall1  
    2018 Olympic Games 500m1  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships Team Sprint2  
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships Team Sprint2  
    2021/2022 European Single Distances Championships Team Sprint2  
    2016/2017 World Sprint Championships Overall2  
    2018/2019 European Sprint Championships Overall2  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships 500m2  
    2018 Olympic Games 1000m2  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships Team Sprint3  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships Team Sprint3  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships Team Sprint3  
    2021/2022 World Sprint Championships Overall3  
    2022 Olympic Games 1000m3  
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships 1000m4  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships 1000m4  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships 1000m4  
    2020/2021 European Sprint Championships Overall4  
    2018/2019 World Sprint Championships Overall4  
    2014 Olympic Games Team Pursuit 8 Laps5  
    2019/2020 World Sprint Championships Overall5  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships 1000m5  
    2016/2017 European Sprint Championships Overall5  
    2023/2024 World Sprint Championships Overall5  
    2022/2023 European Sprint Championships Overall6  
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships 500m6  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships 1000m6  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships 500m7  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships 500m7  
    2021/2022 European Single Distances Championships 1000m8  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships 1000m8  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships 500m10  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships 500m10  
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships 500m10  
    2014 Olympic Games 1000m11  
    2014/2015 World Sprint Championships Overall13  
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships 1000m13  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships 1000m14  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships 500m15  
    2022 Olympic Games 500m15  
    2014 Olympic Games 1500m16  
    2014/2015 World Single Distances Championships 1000m18  
    2015/2016 World Single Distances Championships 1000m20  
    2015/2016 World Sprint Championships Overall22  
    2014/2015 World Single Distances Championships 1500m22  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships 1500m22  
    2011/2012 World Single Distances Championships 1500m24  
    2011/2012 World Sprint Championships Overall29  
    2014 Olympic Games 2 x 500m32  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification Overall1  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 500m1  
    2017/2018 Minsk Team Sprint1  
    2023/2024 Stavanger Team Sprint1  
    2017/2018 Heerenveen 500m1  
    2018/2019 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team Sprint1  
    2017/2018 Stavanger 1000m1  
    2018/2019 Obihiro 500m1  
    2017/2018 Erfurt 500m1  
    2017/2018 Stavanger 500m1  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 1000m2  
    2019/2020 Nur-Sultan Team Sprint2  
    2017/2018 Heerenveen Team Sprint2  
    2022/2023 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team Sprint2  
    2023/2024 Beijing 1000m2  
    2017/2018 Stavanger Team Sprint2  
    2023/2024 Quebec, QC Team Sprint2  
    2018/2019 Obihiro Team Sprint2  
    2016/2017 Berlin 1000m2  
    2017/2018 Erfurt 1000m2  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 500m3  
    2016/2017 Berlin Qualification Combination Sprint3  
    2013/2014 Heerenveen Team Pursuit 8 Laps3  
    2017/2018 Minsk 1000m3  
    2018/2019 Obihiro 500m3  
    2016/2017 Berlin 1000m3  
    2018/2019 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 1000m3  
    2017/2018 Heerenveen 1000m3  
    2017/2018 Calgary, AB 1000m3  
    2018/2019 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 500m3  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1000m4  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1000m4  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1000m5  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1000m5  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1000m6  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 1000m7  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 500m8  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1000m8  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 500m9  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification 1000m10  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 1000m11  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 500m13  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 500m14  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification Overall14  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1500m15  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification Mass Start 20 Laps17  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 500m17  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 1500m17  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 500m18  
    2011/2012 World Cup Classification 1000m19  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification 1500m20  
    2011/2012 World Cup Classification 1500m24  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps35  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 1500m36  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 1000m36  
    2010/2011 World Cup Classification 1500m38  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification Overall41  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 500m42  
    2010/2011 World Cup Classification 1000m44  
    2012/2013 World Cup Classification 1000m48  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification 500m50  
    2010/2011 World Cup Classification 5000/10000m52