Pål Myhren Kristensen
Norway
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSNOR11902200001 | |
| NOC | Norway | |
| Born | 19 Feb 2000
in  Arendal | |
| Gender | Men |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English, Norwegian | |
| Residence | Arendal, NOR |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 35.06 | 17 Dec 2022 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:09.82 | 18 Dec 2022 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:51.47 | 01 Mar 2020 |  Heerenveen |
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Main Achievements |
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| European Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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European Single Distances Championships
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| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Arendal SK: Norway |
General Interest
General Interest
| Famous relatives | His older brother Magnus Myhren Kristensen has represented Norway in speed skating, and competed on the World Cup circuit between 2015 and 2017. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Nov 2022; skoyter-15-46-6.origo.no, 02 Nov 2015) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "I borrowed my brother's skating suit and I found out that I wanted to be a skater too. The best thing about this sport is the speed and feeling of becoming better." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hero / Idol | Norwegian speed skater [and his older brother] Magnus Myhren Kristensen. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age seven in Arendal, Norway. |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/paalmyh |
General Interest
General Interest
| Nicknames | Pasan [meaning 'son' or 'buddy' in Norwegian]. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) | |
| Hobbies | Sports, football, playing video games. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) | |
| Injuries | He had appendicitis in 2015, and was diagnosed with mononucleosis in 2018. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Becoming national champion in Norway. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) | |
| Most influential person in career | Norwegian speed skater [and his older brother] Magnus Myhren Kristensen. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To win gold at the world championships in a sprint event. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Jeremy Wotherspoon [national], CAN; Einar Agdestein [national], NOR |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Be patient." (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) | |
| Other information | MEDICAL CONDITION He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2016. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 11 | |||
| 2024/2025 | ISU European Speed Skating Sprint Championships | Overall | 14 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2023/2024 | Stavanger | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 32 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 41 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 47 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 58 | |||