Knut ("Kupper'n") Johannesen (born 6 November 1933) is a former

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from

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Biography

Born in

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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

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in Squaw Valley and on the 5,000 m at the

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. He led the Adelskalender for a total of 1,100 days. For his achievements, he received the 1959

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and was elected

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in 1960. 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 Hjalmar "Hjallis" Johan Andersen (12 March 1923 – 27 March 2013) was a speed skater from Norway who won three gold medals at the 1952 Winter Olympic Games of Oslo, Norway. He was the only triple gold medalist at the 1952 Winter Olympics, and ...

, 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.

Records

World records

Over the course of his career, Johannesen skated four

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: Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com

Personal records

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

References

Notes

Bibliography

* 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.

External links

Knut Johannesen at SpeedSkatingStats.com

Personal records from Jakub Majerski's Speedskating Database

from the ''International Skating Union''
National Championships results
from ''Norges Skøyteforbund'' (the Norwegian Skating Association) {{DEFAULTSORT:Johannesen, Knut 1933 births Living people World record setters in speed skating Norwegian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Speed skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Oslo Olympic medalists in speed skating Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists 20th-century Norwegian people