Ragne Wiklund

Norway

Occupation	Athlete
Languages	English, Norwegian

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	39.59	05 Mar 2022	Hamar
	1000m	1:14.11	04 Dec 2021	Salt Lake City, UT
	1500m	1:52.47	12 Dec 2021	Calgary
	3000m	3:55.51	03 Dec 2021	Salt Lake City, UT
	5000m	6:56.34	10 Feb 2022	Beijing

Main Achievements
Main Achievements
World Junior Championships	Event
World Junior Championships
	1500m			1
	3000m	1
	Team Sprint			1
	Allround			1
World Single Distances Championships	Event
World Single Distances Championships
	1500m	1
European Single Distances Championships	Event
European Single Distances Championships
	Team Pursuit 6 Laps		1

Social Media

Sport Specific Information

Club / Team	Aktiv SK: Oslo, NOR
Reason for choosing this sport	"My friend took up speed skating and therefore I decided to start too."
Name of coach	Jeremy Wotherspoon [national], CAN; Bjarne Rykkje [national]
When and where did you begin this sport?	She began speed skating in 2004 in Oslo, Norway.

General Interest

Most influential person in career	Her father. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"I just enjoy speed skating." (skoyter-15-46-6.origo.no, 09 Dec 2014)
Other sports	She has represented Norway in foot orienteering at junior level, and won bronze in the women's relay event at the 2018 Junior World Championships in Kecskemet, Hungary. (Athlete, 25 Nov 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 12 Jan 2021)
Milestones	She became the first Norwegian female speed skater to win gold at the world single distances championships when she claimed victory in the 1500m at the 2021 edition in Heerenveen, Netherlands. It was the first world title for a Norwegian female speed skater in 83 years. (isu.org, 14 Feb 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 19 Feb 2021)
Ambitions	To compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (nrk.no, 11 Feb 2021)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2020/2021	World Single Distances Championships	1500m	1
	2021/2022	European Single Distances Championships	Team Pursuit	2
	2021/2022	World Allround Championships	1500m	2
	2021/2022	World Allround Championships	5000m	3
	2021/2022	World Allround Championships	3000m	3
	2021/2022	World Allround Championships	Allround	4
	2020/2021	World Single Distances Championships	Team Pursuit 6 Laps	4
	2021/2022	European Single Distances Championships	3000m	4
	2020/2021	World Single Distances Championships	3000m	4
	2022	Olympic Games	5000m	5
	2021/2022	European Single Distances Championships	1500m	5
	2022	Olympic Games	3000m	5
	2022	Olympic Games	Team Pursuit	6
	2020/2021	World Single Distances Championships	5000m	6
	2020/2021	European Allround Championships	Allround	6
	2018/2019	European Allround Championships	Allround	11
	2022	Olympic Games	1500m	12
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	1500m	17
	2022	Olympic Games	1000m	18
	2018/2019	World Single Distances Championships	1500m	19
	2018/2019	World Allround Championships	Allround	21

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2021/2022	World Cup	3000/5000m	2
	2021/2022	World Cup Heerenveen	3000m	2
	2020/2021	World Cup Heerenveen	Team Pursuit 6 Laps	3
	2020/2021	World Cup Heerenveen	Team Pursuit 6 Laps	3
	2021/2022	World Cup Heerenveen	1500m	3
	2021/2022	World Cup Stavanger	5000m	3
	2021/2022	World Cup Salt Lake City, UT	3000m	3
	2021/2022	World Cup	1500m	4
	2020/2021	World Cup	1500m	8
	2020/2021	World Cup	3000m	9
	2018/2019	World Cup	1500m	15
	2018/2019	World Cup	1000m	21
	2018/2019	World Cup	3000/5000m	25
	2019/2020	World Cup	3000/5000m	29
	2019/2020	World Cup	1500m	39
	2021/2022	World Cup	1000m	39