Johann Jørgen Sæves
Norway
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSNOR12810199401 | |
| NOC | Norway | |
| Born | 28 Oct 1994
in  Oslo | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Askim, NOR | |
| Higher education | Sport Studies - Norwegian School of Sport Sciences: Oslo, NOR | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English, German, Norwegian |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 35.03 | 16 Mar 2019 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:09.73 | 16 Mar 2019 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:48.90 | 16 Mar 2014 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:55.76 | 14 Feb 2014 | Stavanger |
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| 10000m | 14:45.52 | 15 Feb 2015 | Stavanger |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Bastad IL: Oslo, NOR | |
| Name of coach | Per Thomas Huth [club], NOR; Jeremy Wotherspoon [national], CAN |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other information | WHAT'S IN A NAME He was conceived by in vitro fertilisation [IVF] on the same day that Norwegian speed skater Johann Olav Koss won gold in the 5000m at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer. He was then born on October 28, one day before Koss' 26th birthday. "He will be named Johann and he should become a speed skater," his father said after the birth. (nrk.no, 03 Jan 2014; sports-reference.com, 2014) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/Johann-J%C3%B8rgen-Fredriksen-S%C3%A6ves-Mot-OL-i-2018-468700849867286/ | twitter.com/JorgenSaves |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | His father introduced him to the sport. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Coach Arild Nebb Ervik. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018) | |
| Hero / Idol | English footballer Jesse Lingard. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age nine in Bastad, Norway. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Don't let anything bring you down." (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018) | |
| Injuries | He was out of action for two months with a hamstring injury in 2018. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018) He sustained an ankle injury in May 2017 that affected him until the later part of the year. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017) |
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| Memorable sporting achievement | Recording a time of 35.23 seconds for the 500m at the 2018 World Sprint Championships in Changchun, People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 4 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 17 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 17 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 17 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 26 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 51 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 55 | |||