Sport | Speed Skating | |
FederationID | SSNOR10112199701 | |
NOC | Norway | |
Born | 01 Dec 1997 in Trondheim | |
Gender | Men |
Languages | English, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish | |
Higher education | Law - University of Oslo: Norway | |
Occupation | Athlete | |
Residence | Trondheim, NOR |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 35.27 | 07 Feb 2020 | Calgary | |||
1000m | 1:08.60 | 15 Feb 2020 | Salt Lake City, UT | |||
1500m | 1:45.11 | 04 Dec 2021 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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World Single Distances Championships
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Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
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European Single Distances Championships
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Team Sprint | 1 |
Club / Team | Sportsklubben Falken [NOR] / Team Novus [NED]: |
Famous relatives | His younger sister Ane By Farstad has represented Norway in speed skating, winning bronze in team sprint at the 2022 European Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. She has also competed in short track and won gold in the mixed 3000m relay at the 2016 Youth Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. His father Rune Farstad has competed in speed skating at international level, and has also served as his personal coach. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Nov 2022; Skoytelandslaget Facebook page, 03 Dec 2019; speedskatingresults.com, 2018; spkl-falken.com, 23 Oct 2016; adressa.no, 23 Mar 2015) |
Name of coach | Daniel Greig [Team Novus]; Michel Mulder [Team Novus] |
www.facebook.com/odin.farstad | twitter.com/odinfarstad |
Injuries | He began suffering from patellar tendinitis in his knee in 2017. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) |
Reason for choosing this sport | His friends encouraged him to try the sport. "I started skating during a winter when there wasn't enough snow to do cross-country skiing. My dad took us to the ice rink and I fell in love with the sport and kept on skating." |
Most influential person in career | His father. "My dad has been the most important person to me as a speed skater. He skated himself and brought me to the ice. He has been my coach and mentor during most of my career." (Skoytelandslaget Facebook page, 03 Dec 2019) | |
Hero / Idol | US speed skater Shani Davis. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) |
When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport at age nine in Trondheim, Norway. |
Other sports | He represented Norway in short track at the 2018 European Championships in Dresden, Germany. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 Nov 2021) |
Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 12 | |||
2022/2023 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 13 | |||
2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 16 | |||
2020/2021 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 20 | |||
2019/2020 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 21 | |||
2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 22 | |||
2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 24 |
World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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2019/2020 | Nur-Sultan | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 14 | |||
2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 16 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 32 | |||
2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 32 | |||
2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 35 | |||
2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 36 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 43 | |||
2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 45 | |||
2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 46 | |||
2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 54 | |||
2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 61 |