Hallgeir Engebråten
Norway
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSNOR11712199901 | |
| NOC | Norway | |
| Born | 17 Dec 1999
in  Kongsvinger | |
| Gender | Men |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English, Norwegian | |
| Residence | Nord-Odal, NOR |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 36.37 | 09 Mar 2024 |  Inzell |
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| 1000m | 1:11.08 | 16 Mar 2019 |  Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:43.71 | 11 Dec 2021 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:09.21 | 24 Jan 2021 |  Heerenveen |
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| 10000m | 12:55.42 | 10 Mar 2024 | Inzell |
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Main Achievements |
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Olympic Games
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| 5000m | 1 | |||||
| Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||||
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World Allround Championships
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| Allround | 1 | |||||
| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| 5000m | 1 | |||||
| Team Pursuit | 1 | |||||
| European Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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European Single Distances Championships
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| 5000m | 1 | |||||
| Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | 1 | ||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Nord-Odal IL: Norway |
General Interest
General Interest
| Famous relatives | His younger sisters Gina and Hanna have competed in speed skating at junior international level. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Nov 2018; unosport.no, 09 Aug 2017; dressursaklart.no, 12 Jul 2009) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Bjarne Rykkje [national] |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/hallgeir.engebraten.3 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning bronze in the men's 5000m at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (adressa.no, 07 Feb 2022) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He began speed skating because his friends were involved in the sport. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Coach Eskil Ervik. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2019) | |
| Hero / Idol | Dutch speed skater Sven Kramer. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2019) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport at age six in Nord-Odal, Norway. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "No pain, no gain." (Athlete, 23 Nov 2019) | |
| Other information | MOVE TO HAMAR In 2015 he moved to Hamar, Norway, to study at a sports high school and train with coach Eskil Ervik. "I was the worst one when I came to Hamar. Everyone gave up on me, but I was determined to train hard to reach my goals. I'm very happy that I came to Hamar and Wang [sports high school]. This is the best place in Norway if you want to be good at skating. After three years with Eskil Ervik I was among the best junior skaters in the world." (h-a.no, 01 Mar 2020; Skoytelandslaget Facebook page, 10 Jan 2020) |
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| Injuries | He had an asthma attack after competing in the men's 1500m at the 2022 National Championships in Hamar, Norway. (vg.no, 09 Nov 2022) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2022 | Olympic Games | Team Pursuit | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit | 2 | |||
| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Allround Championships | 10000m | 3 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 5000m | 3 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 4 | |||
| 2020/2021 | European Allround Championships | Allround | 5 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 7 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 8 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 10 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 10 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 11 | |||
| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 12 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 12 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 17 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 21 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2020/2021 | Heerenveen | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2020/2021 | Heerenveen | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Salt Lake City, UT | Team Pursuit | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Calgary, AB | Team Pursuit | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 5000m | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Team Pursuit | 3 | |||
| 2024/2025 | Nagano | Team Pursuit | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Stavanger | Team Pursuit | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Calgary, AB | Team Pursuit | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Heerenveen | 5000m | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Quebec, QC | 5000m | 3 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 4 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 4 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 4 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 5000m | 9 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 10 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 23 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 24 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 26 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 39 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 42 | |||