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| Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Birth Date: | 2 October 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Bergen, Norway |
| Height: | 1.87 m[1] |
| Country: | Norway |
| Event: | 500 m, 1000 m |
| Club: | Fana IL |
| Show-Medals: | no |
Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen (/2hoːʋɑr 2hɔlməˌfjuːr 1luːrəntsn̩/; born 2 October 1992) is a Norwegian speed skater specialising in the 500, 1000 and 1500 m distances.[2]
Lorentzen has a 9th place from the World Cup races in Heerenveen in December 2011 as his best international senior result, and was awarded the gold medal for the 1000 m for the 2012 World Junior Championships after the original winner Pavel Kulizhnikov was disqualified for a doping offence.[3] Lorentzen represents Fana IL. Football player Håkon Holmefjord Lorentzen is a younger brother of Håvard.
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Lorentzen surpassed expectations by winning the gold medal at the 500 m event and silver in the 1000 m event.
Updated January 2023
List of World Records set by Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen.
| Time | Date | Place | Course | Event | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior men – Team pursuit (8 laps) | ||||||
| 3.54,68 | 6 March 2010 | Jr. WC final – 2009/10 | Beaten 2 years later | |||
| 3.50,02 | 14 March 2010 | Junior-WC 2010 | 1 year 8 months 6 days | |||
| 3.47,45 | 20 November 2011 | Uralskaja Molnija | WC nr. 1 – 2011/12 | Current record | ||
List of Olympic Records set by Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen.
| Time | Date | Place | Course | Event | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior men – 500 m | ||||||
| 34.41 | 19 February 2018 | Current record | ||||
Updated after the 2013/14 season.
| Season | 500 m | 1 000 m | 1 500 m | 5 000 m/10 000 m | Mass start | Team pursuit | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Points | Place | Points | Place | Points | Place | Points | Place | Points | Place | Points | ||
| – | – | 44 | 8 p | 38 | 14 p | 52 | 2 p | – | – | – | – | ||
| – | – | 19 | 95 p | 24 | 45 p | – | – | 37 | 0 p | – | – | ||
| 47 | 0 p | 48 | 9 p | 51 | 0 p | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 49 | 4 p | 10 | 173 p | 20 | 72 p | – | – | 17 | 10 p | 3 | 270 p | ||