Norwegian speed skater
Havard Bøkko
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Nickname
| The Shadow
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Nationality
| Norwegian
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Born
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1987-02-02
)
2 February 1987
(age 37)
Hønefoss
,
Norway
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Height
| 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
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Weight
| 76 kg (168 lb)
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Country
| Norway
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Sport
| Speed skating
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Event(s)
| 1500 m, 5000 m, 10000 m
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Club
| Hol IL
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Turned pro
| 2004
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Retired
| 2020
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Havard Bøkko
(
Norwegian:
[?hoːv?r
?bœ?kː?]
ⓘ
; born 2 February 1987) is a Norwegian former
speed skater
, and the premier skater from his country since 2008, with 32 national championships and thirteen international medals. He had junior results similar to those of
Sven Kramer
,
Gianni Romme
and
Eric Heiden
from the early 1980s before the
clap skate
. He is the older brother of
Hege Bøkko
.
Speed skating career
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In 2006, Bøkko was the Junior World Champion, winning the three longest distances. In the
European Speedskating Championships
he won the bronze in 2006, was no. 4 in 2007, and caught the silver in 2008 and 2009 (on both occasions trailing
Sven Kramer
). In the
World Allround Speedskating Championships
he was no. 4 in 2007 and won the overall silver medal, after
Sven Kramer
, in both 2008 and 2009. At the latter occasion he managed the feat of reaching the podium for each of the four distances (silver, gold, silver, silver for 500, 1500, 5000, 10000 m). He went on to win the silver medal in the
2009 World Single Distance Championships
5000 and the 10000 m, only beaten by Kramer.
In November 2005, he broke three junior world records in two weeks. On 5 November 2005, he raced 3000 metres on 3:43.66, on the 13th he raced 5000 metres in 6:18.93 and on the 18th he broke the 1500 metre record with 1:46.07. As of March 2009, he is ranked 4th in the Speedskating
Adelskalender
and is the highest ranking Norwegian on this list.
[1]
Bøkko holds the Norwegian records in the 1500 m (1:42.67), the 5000 m (6:09.94), the 10000 m (12:53.89) and the allround samalogue event (145.761), and is with
Sverre Haugli
and
Henrik Christiansen
also on the team that holds the national record 3:42.88 in the Team Pursuit event. His 3:39.28 result from February 2009 is the 3rd best 3000 m time ever (after
Eskil Ervik
and
Chad Hedrick
). Also, as of March 2009, only six skaters (
Shani Davis
,
Denny Morrison
,
Trevor Marsicano
,
Erben Wennemars
,
Simon Kuipers
and
Chad Hedrick
) have skated the 1500 m faster than Bøkko's 1:42.67, and only four skaters (
Sven Kramer
,
Enrico Fabris
,
Carl Verheijen
and
Chad Hedrick
) have skated the 5000 m faster than his 6:09.94.
Development
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Season
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Age
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500 metres
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1000 metres
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1500 metres
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3000 metres
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5000 metres
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10 000 metres
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1995/96
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9
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55.6
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2:06.3
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?
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?
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?
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?
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1996/97
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10
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52.0
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1:58.8
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?
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?
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?
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?
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1997/98
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11
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50.63
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1:54.8
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?
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?
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?
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?
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1998/99
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12
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48.41
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1:35.9
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2:27.3
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?
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?
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?
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1999/00
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13
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46.50
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1:33.07
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2:25.77
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5:22.6 ?
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?
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?
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2000/01
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14
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44.40
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1:30.09
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2:17.56
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5:03.9 ?
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?
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?
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2001/02
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15
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41.82
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1:24.29
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2:09.38
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4:35,44 ?
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9:00,2
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18:46.2
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2002/03
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16
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39.88
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1:20.34
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2:02.38
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4:17.66 ?
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?
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?
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2003/04
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17
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38.46
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1:17.6
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1:57.98
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4:05.32 ?
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7:05.00
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?
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2004/05
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18
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37.00
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1:12.87
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1:50.75
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4:00.37 ?
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6:31.91
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13:46.08
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2005/06
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19
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36.65
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1:10.57
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1:46.07
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3:43.66
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6:18.93
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13:24.09
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2006/07
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20
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35.87
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...
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1:44.57
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3:46.33
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6:16.59
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13:14.03
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2007/08
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21
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...
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1:08.60
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1:43.93
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3:40.22
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6:12.28
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13:06.42
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2008/09
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22
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35.86
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...
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1:42.67
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3:39.28
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6:09.94
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13:00.65
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2009/10
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23
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36.27
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1:08.42
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1:42.89
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3:44.34
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6:13.25
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13:04.08
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2010/11
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24
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35.89
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1:10.17
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1:43.55
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3:45.85
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6:12.98
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12:53.89
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2011/12
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25
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36.47
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1:10.39
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1:45.97
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3:44.37
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6:17.88
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13:05.55
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Records
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World records
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Distance
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Time
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Date
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Location
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Note
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3000 m
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3:43.66
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15 November 2005
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Calgary
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Junior record
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5000 m
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6:18.93
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13 November 2005
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Calgary
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Junior record
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1500 m
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1:46.07
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18 November 2005
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Salt Lake City
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Junior record
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3000 m
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3:43.20
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21 March 2006
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Calgary
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Junior record
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Personal records
[
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Source: SpeedskatingResults.com
[7]
Bøkko is currently in 6th position in the
adelskalender
with 145.661 points. From 6 March 2009 to 3 March 2019, he held a personal best 4th place.
[8]
References
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External links
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- 2006
:
Matteo Anesi
,
Stefano Donagrandi
,
Enrico Fabris
,
Ippolito Sanfratello
(
ITA
)
- 2010
:
Mathieu Giroux
,
Lucas Makowsky
,
Denny Morrison
(
CAN
)
- 2014
:
Jan Blokhuijsen
,
Sven Kramer
,
Koen Verweij
(
NED
)
- 2018
:
Havard Bøkko
,
Sindre Henriksen
,
Simen Spieler Nilsen
,
Sverre Lunde Pedersen
(
NOR
)
- 2022
:
Hallgeir Engebraten
,
Peder Kongshaug
,
Sverre Lunde Pedersen
(
NOR
)
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