Juuso Lehtonen
Finland
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSFIN10512200101 | |
| NOC | Finland | |
| Born | 05 Dec 2001
in  Seinäjoki | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Helsinki, FIN | |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Languages | English, Finnish | |
| Higher education | Electrical Engineering - Aalto University: Espoo, FIN |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 36.25 | 12 Nov 2022 |  Inzell |
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| 1000m | 1:10.55 | 26 Jan 2024 | Inzell |
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| 1500m | 1:50.21 | 12 Dec 2023 | Inzell |
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| 5000m | 7:50.98 | 05 Mar 2021 | Seinäjoki |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Seinajoen Urheilijat: Finland |
General Interest
General Interest
| Famous relatives | His younger sister Veera has competed in speed skating, including on the Junior World Cup circuit. (SportsDeskOnline, 14 Nov 2022; ilkkapohjalainen.fi, 06 Mar 2021) | |
| Awards and honours | He was named Junior Male Skater of the Year for 2019/20 by the Seinajoen Urheilijat club in Finland. (su-luistelu.fi, 18 Jun 2020) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Janne Hanninen [national], FIN |
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/lehtonen.juuso |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Ball sports, watching science-based videos. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | He eats pasta the day before a competition. He also keeps his competition suit in a plastic bag and showers before each race. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Placing second in the neo-senior 500m at the 2022 Junior World Cup event in Seinajoki, Finland. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "I started speed skating because a family friend was skating at the time. My mum must have thought that speed skating would be a good hobby for me." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Coach Pirjo Lehtinen. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | Finnish speed skater Pekka Koskela. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age seven in Seinajoki, Finland. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Train smarter, not harder." (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, and to win a medal at the 2030 Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) | |
| Nicknames | Justiina (Athlete, 17 Nov 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 | 5 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 19 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 20 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 53 | |||