Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen

Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen (/2hoːʋɑr 2hɔlməˌfjuːr 1luːrəntsn̩/; born 2 October 1992) is a Norwegian speed skater specialising in the 500, 1000 and 1500 m distances.

Career 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. 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.

In March 2024, Lorentzen retired from competitions.

Records Personal records Updated January 2023

World records 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 Berlin Sportforum Hohenschönhausen Jr. WC final – 2009/10 Beaten 2 years later 3.50,02 14 March 2010 Moscow Ice Palace Krylatskoye Junior-WC 2010 1 year 8 months 6 days 3.47,45 20 November 2011 Chelyabinsk Uralskaja Molnija WC nr. 1 – 2011/12 Current record

Olympic records List of Olympic Records set by Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen. Time Date Place Course Event Duration Senior men – 500 m 34.41 19 February 2018 PyeongChang Gangneung Oval Winter Olympics 2018 Current record

World Cup Overall in the World cup 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 2010/11 – – 44 8 p 38 14 p 52 2 p – – – – 2011/12 – – 19 95 p 24 45 p – – 37 0 p – – 2012/13 47 0 p 48 9 p 51 0 p – – – – – – 2013/14 49 4 p 10 173 p 20 72 p – – 17 10 p 3 270 p