Sverre Lunde Pedersen

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]

Sverre Lunde Pedersen

Sverre Lunde Pedersen at the 2013 World Allround Championships in Hamar
Personal information
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	(1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 33) Os, Norway
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Speed skating
Event	5000 m
Club	Fana IL
Turned pro	2008
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

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]