Henrik Fagerli Rukke
Norway
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSNOR12010199601 | |
| NOC | Norway | |
| Born | 20 Oct 1996
in  Hol | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Hol, NOR | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English, Norwegian |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 40.27 | 14 Jan 2012 |  Innsbruck |
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| 500m | 34.47 | 03 Dec 2021 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:07.63 | 05 Dec 2021 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:48.91 | 19 Mar 2017 |  Calgary |
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| 5000m | 7:17.44 | 09 Feb 2014 | Hamar |
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships
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| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
| World Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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World Single Distances Championships
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| Team Sprint | 2 | |||||
| World Sprint Championships | Event | |||||
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World Sprint Championships
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| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
| European Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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European Single Distances Championships
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| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
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European Sprint Championships
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| Overall | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Hol IL: Buskerud, NOR |
General Interest
General Interest
| Famous relatives | His older brother Christoffer Fagerli Rukke represented Norway in speed skating at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. His father Petter has worked in local politics in Norway. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Nov 2022; stangeavisa.no, 14 Jul 2019; eub.no, 23 Jan 2016; hallingdolen.no, 16 Sep 2015) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Jeremy Wotherspoon [national], CAN | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | "We had a nice club with a lot of young skaters and good skaters. My brother already skated, so I guess it felt natural to start too." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His parents, and coach Jeremy Wotherspoon. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018) | |
| Hero / Idol | Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, Canadian speed skater Jeremy Wotherspoon. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018, 14 Nov 2019) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age four in Hol, Norway. |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/HenrikFRukke | twitter.com/HenrikRukke |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Never give up." (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018) | |
| Nicknames | Hanky (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2021/2022 | World Sprint Championships | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2018/2019 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 4 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 10 | |||
| 2022/2023 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 10 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 11 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 11 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 12 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 14 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 14 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 17 | |||
| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 18 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 19 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 24 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 500m | 28 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 28 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 32 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2017/2018 | Minsk | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2017/2018 | Heerenveen | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2017/2018 | Stavanger | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Quebec, QC | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Obihiro | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 22 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 24 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 26 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 29 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 30 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 30 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 33 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 35 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 36 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 44 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 47 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 50 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 59 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 64 | |||