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Josh Whyte

New Zealand

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSNZL11007199501
NOCNew Zealand
Born10 Jul 1995 in  Wellington
GenderMen
OccupationAthlete
LanguagesEnglish
ResidenceParaparaumu, NZL
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 37.56 23 Feb 2019 Inzell  
    1000m 1:11.78 06 Jan 2018 Calgary  
    1500m 1:48.92 27 Jan 2024 Salt Lake City, UT  
    5000m 6:36.31 08 Feb 2020 Calgary  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sport"I wanted to challenge myself with the crossover from inline skating, and try to qualify to skate for New Zealand at the Olympic Winter Games."  
General Interest
General Interest
Most influential person in careerCoach Kalon Dobbin. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019)  
Hero / IdolUS basketball player Kobe Bryant. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?He began inline skating in New Zealand at age six, and then took up speed skating in 2015 in Inzell, Germany.  
General Interest
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto"Good, better, best. Never let it rest until your good is better and your better is best." (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019)  
Other sportsHe competed at the roller speed skating world championships in 2015, 2016 and 2018. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jan 2020)  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/sk8josh21  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 8 Laps7  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 8 Laps8  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps32  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification Mass Start34  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 5000m36  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps39