Sigurd Henriksen
Norway
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSNOR12610200401 | |
| NOC | Norway | |
| Born | 26 Oct 2004
in  Bergen | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Stavanger, NOR | |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Languages | English, Norwegian |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 38.18 | 21 Jan 2023 | Stavanger |
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| 1000m | 1:13.11 | 10 Feb 2024 |  Hachinohe |
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| 1500m | 1:48.18 | 10 Feb 2023 |  Inzell |
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| 5000m | 6:13.84 | 10 Dec 2022 |  Calgary |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships
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| 5000m | 3 | |||||
| Team Pursuit | 2 | 1 | ||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Fana IL: Norway |
General Interest
General Interest
| Famous relatives | His older brother Sindre has represented Norway in speed skating. He won gold in team pursuit at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023; SportsDeskOnline, 11 Nov 2022) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/sigurd.henriksen.750 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Mountain biking. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning the 5000m at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Innsbruck, Austria. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He followed his brother into the sport. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His brother Sindre Henriksen. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | Dutch speed skater Sven Kramer. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To win a gold medal at the world championships. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Bjarne Rykkje [national]; Wouter Olde Heuvel, NED | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age six in Bergen, Norway. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "You have to train more and better to beat your rivals." (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Awards and honours | He was named Talent of the Year for 2022 by the Norwegian newspaper Bergensavisen [BA]. (ba.no, 11 Feb 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 10000m | 7 | |||
| 2022/2023 | European Allround Championships | Allround | 8 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 9 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 9 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 13 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 47 | |||