Fredrik van der Horst
Norway
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSNOR10212198901 | |
| NOC | Norway | |
| Born | 02 Dec 1989
in  Tønsberg | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Tønsberg, NOR | |
| Languages | English, Norwegian | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 36.70 | 29 Dec 2009 | Hamar |
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| 1000m | 1:11.85 | 02 Jan 2010 | Hamar |
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| 1500m | 1:47.32 | 11 Dec 2009 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 6:22.10 | 25 Jan 2014 |  |
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| 10000m | 13:34.64 | 30 Dec 2017 | Stavanger |
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General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | Illness meant he was unable to compete at the 2014 World Cup events in Obihiro, Japan, and Seoul, Korea. (schaatsflits.nl, 03 Nov 2014) In January 2009 he suffered an ankle tendon injury. (web.mac.com, 30 Jan 2009) |
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| Ambitions | To win gold at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Instagram profile, 28 Sep 2014) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Arne Skuterud, NOR; Tom Erik Oxholm, NOR |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "No matter what, find a way, for that is what winners do." (web.mac.com, 30 Jan 2009) | |
| Hobbies | Drawing, painting. (Instagram profile, 28 Sep 2014; norgesskoyteakademi.com, 2014) | |
| Famous relatives | His grandfather Hjalmar Andersen competed in speed skating for Norway and won three gold medals at the 1952 Olympic Winter Games in Oslo. (nettavisen.no, 08 Jan 2010) | |
| Hero / Idol | Norwegian speed skater Johann Olav Koss. (tv2.no, 17 Feb 2014) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Training Regime | His training programme includes speed skating, roller skating, running, cycling and lifting weights. |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.fredrikvanderhorst.no/ | www.facebook.com/vander.horst.12 | twitter.com/fredrikhorst |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2010 | Olympic Games | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 4 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 4 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 7 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 9 | |||
| 2013/2014 | European Championships | Allround | 12 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 16 | |||
| 2010 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 29 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2014/2015 | Heerenveen | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2010/2011 | Hamar | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2009/2010 | Calgary, AB | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 20 Laps | 11 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 20 Laps | 12 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 20 Laps | 22 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 28 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 31 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 31 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 39 | |||
| 2009/2010 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 39 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 39 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 41 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 44 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 48 | |||