Knut Johannesen

Knut Johannesen
Knut Johannesen in 1962
Personal information
NicknameKupper'n
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1933-11-06) 6 November 1933 (age 91)
Oslo, Norway
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportSpeed skating
ClubAktiv SK, Oslo
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 42.3 (1960)
1000 m: 1:31.0 (1954)
1500 m: 2:09.4 (1963)
3000 m: 4:28.7 (1964)
5000 m: 7:37,8 (1963)
10 000 m: 15:42.9 (1964)
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Squaw Valley 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 1964 Innsbruck 5,000 m
Silver medal – second place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place 1960 Squaw Valley 5,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Innsbruck 10,000 m
World Speed Skating Championships
Gold medal – first place 1957 Östersund All-round
Silver medal – second place 1963 Karuizawa All-round
Gold medal – first place 1964 Helsinki All-round
European Speed Skating Championships
Silver medal – second place 1956 Heksinki All-round
Silver medal – second place 1957 Oslo All-round
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Eskilstuna All-round
Gold medal – first place 1959 Gothenburg All-round
Gold medal – first place 1960 Oslo All-round
Silver medal – second place 1963 Gothenburg All-round

Knut ("Kupper'n") Johannesen (born 6 November 1933) is a former speed skater from Norway.

Biography

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Born in Oslo and representing the skating club ASK (Arbeidernes Skøyteklubb – later called Aktiv Skøyteklubb) Johannesen won the World Allround Championships in 1957 and 1964, the European Allround Championships in 1959 and 1960, and won the Norwegian Allround Championships eight times (1955 and 1957–1963). He was Olympic Champion twice – on the 10,000 m at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and on the 5,000 m at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He led the Adelskalender for a total of 1,100 days. For his achievements, he received the 1959 Oscar Mathisen Award and was elected Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year in 1960.[1]

Johannesen also set a total of four world records over the course of his career, the most famous of which was his 15:46.6 on the 10,000 m at the 1960 Olympics. The Soviet-Russian skaters Nikolay Shtelbaums and Vladimir Shilykovsky had earlier improved on the equally famous 1952 world record 16.32.6 of Hjalmar Andersen, but his time of 15:46.6, along with Kjell Bäckman's time of 16:14.2 from an earlier pair, was the first officially recognised world record achievement since 1952.

Beside skating, Johannesen worked as a carpenter and later ran a gas station.[1]

Records

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World records

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Over the course of his career, Johannesen skated four world records:

Discipline Time Date Location
10,000 m 15.46,6 27 February 1960 Squaw Valley
3000 m 4.33,9 12 January 1963 Tønsberg
Big combination 183.035 20 January 1963 Hamar
5000 m 7.37,8 26 January 1963 Oslo

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[2]

Personal records

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To put these personal records in perspective, the column WR lists the official world records on the dates that Johannesen skated his personal records.

Event Result Date Venue WR
500 m 42.3 24 February 1960 Squaw Valley 40.2
1,000 m 1:31.0 2 February 1954 Davos 1:28.4
1,500 m 2:09.4 24 February 1963 Karuizawa 2:06.3
3,000 m 4:28.7 11 February 1964 Oslo 4:27.6
5,000 m 7:37.8 26 January 1963 Oslo 7:45.6
10,000 m 15:42.9 19 January 1964 Oslo 15:33.0

Johannesen has an Adelskalender score of 178.358 points. He held first place on the Adelskalender for a total of 1,100 days during two periods between 1960 and 1964.[3]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Knut Johannesen. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "Knut Johannesen". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2009-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Bibliography

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  • Eng, Trond. All Time International Championships, Complete Results: 1889 – 2002. Askim, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2002.
  • Eng, Trond; Gjerde, Arild and Teigen, Magne. Norsk Skøytestatistikk Gjennom Tidene, Menn/Kvinner, 1999 (6. utgave). Askim/Skedsmokorset/Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1999.
  • Eng, Trond; Gjerde, Arild; Teigen, Magne and Teigen, Thorleiv. Norsk Skøytestatistikk Gjennom Tidene, Menn/Kvinner, 2004 (7. utgave). Askim/Skedsmokorset/Veggli/Hokksund, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2004.
  • Eng, Trond and Teigen, Magne. Komplette Resultater fra offisielle Norske Mesterskap på skøyter, 1894 – 2005. Askim/Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2005.
  • Johannesen, Knut. Fra Kampen til Squaw Valley. Oslo, Norway: Aschehoug, 1956.
  • Johannesen, Knut. På'n igjen. Oslo, Norway: Aschehoug, 1960.
  • Teigen, Magne. Komplette Resultater Norske Mesterskap På Skøyter, 1887 – 1989: Menn/Kvinner, Senior/Junior. Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1989.
  • Teigen, Magne. Komplette Resultater Internasjonale Mesterskap 1889 – 1989: Menn/Kvinner, Senior/Junior, allround/sprint. Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1989.
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Awards
Preceded by
None
 Oscar Mathisen Award
1959 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year
1960 		Succeeded by
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