Sverre Lunde Pedersen

Sverre Lunde Pedersen
Sverre Lunde Pedersen at the 2013 World Allround Championships in Hamar
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992
Os, Norway
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportSpeed skating
Event5000 m
ClubFana IL
Turned pro2008
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
2018 Pyeongchang Team pursuit
2022 Beijing Team pursuit
2018 Pyeongchang 5000 m
World Single Distance Championships
2019 Inzell 5000 m
2016 Kolomna Team pursuit
2019 Inzell 1500 m
2019 Inzell Team pursuit
2024 Calgary Team pursuit
2016 Kolomna 5000 m
2017 Gangneung Team pursuit
2023 Heerenveen Team pursuit
World Allround Championships
2016 Berlin Allround
2018 Amsterdam Allround
2019 Calgary Allround
2020 Hamar Allround
2015 Calgary Allround
European Championships
2024 Heerenveen Team pursuit
2022 Heerenveen Team pursuit
2019 Collabo Allround
2020 Heerenveen Team pursuit
2021 Heerenveen Allround

Sverre Lunde Pedersen (Norwegian: [ˈsvæ̂rːə ˈlʉ̂ndə ˈpèːdæʂn̩] ; born 17 July 1992) is a Norwegian speed skater. He is the son of former speed-skater Jarle Pedersen.[1]

Career

He is a two-time World Junior Champion and represents the club Fana Idrettslag.

In 2011 he was 6th in the European Championships in Collalbo and 14th in the World Championships in Calgary. In 2012 he finished 7th at the European Championships, with 2nd place in the 1500 m, and 8th at the World Championships.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi he finished 5th on the 5000 m.[2] At the 2018 Winter Olympics he partnered compatriots Håvard Bøkko, Simen Spieler Nilsen and Sindre Henriksen to win the gold medal in the men's team pursuit.

At the 2018 World Championship in Allround Skating in Amsterdam, Sverre won the silver medal after falling from a clear leadership position in the last competition, 10,000-meter. But for the fall, Sverre would have most likely been Norway's first World Champion in Allround Skating since Johann Olav Koss in 1994.[3]

Development

Season[4] Age 500 metres 1000 metres 1500 metres 3000 metres 5000 metres 10 000 metres
2007/08 15 38.62 1.14.72 1.53.02 4.04.71 6.56.14
2008/09 16 37.49 1:13.47 1.50.87 3.54.32 6.44.58 14.53.91
2009/10 17 37.23 1:12.94 1.47.53 3.47.05 6.36.82
2010/11 18 36.59 1:13.20 1:45.48 3.52.54 6.22.83 14.16.16
2011/12 19 36.95 1:11.88 1:47.45 3:46.70 6:24.44 13:43.01
2012/13 20 36.66 1:11.45 1:46.37 3:44.98 6:17.78 13:08.82
2013/14 21 36.67 1:10.60 1:43.25 3:42.25 6:10.47 13:20.50
2014/15 22 35.87 1:10.68 1:43.99 3:37.37 6:11.77 13:09.45
2015/16 23 36.37 1:09.31 1:43.08 3:34.66 6:15.08 13:09.79
2016/17 24 36.54 1:10.33 1:46.23 3:40.20 6:15.77 13:24.57
2017/18 25 36.64 1:10.87 1:43.54 3:41.65 6:07.61 13:02.42

Personal records

Personal records[4]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 metres 35.85 2 March 2019 Calgary
1000 metres 1:09.31 14 November 2015 Calgary
1500 metres 1:42.39 10 March 2019 Salt Lake City NR
3000 metres 3:34.66 7 November 2015 Calgary
5000 metres 6:07.16 7 February 2019 Inzell NR
10000 metres 12:56.91 3 March 2019 Calgary

He is currently in 5th position in the adelskalender with 145.561 points.[5]

References

  1. ^ "På pallen for første gang". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 18 January 2010 [2009]. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Sverre Lunde Pedersen". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Patrick Roest takes speed skating allround world title in stunning finish". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Sverre Lunde Pedersen". Speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 4 November 2018.