Men
NOR
Bjørn Magnussen
NOR- Date of birth02 Jan 1998
- Height1850 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownTrondheim
- Place of birthTrondheim
- Start skating / Club He began skating at age seven in Trondheim, Norway. / Sportsklubben Falken: Trondheim, NOR
- HobbiesAlpine skiing, fishing, E-sports. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
- LanguagesEnglish, Norwegian
- Other nameBear ["My name [Bjorn] in Norwegian means bear in English."] (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
- CoachJeremy Wotherspoon, CAN
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Don't let injuries get you down. Be patient and come back stronger." (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
Norwegian alpine skier Aksel Lund Svindal. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
His father. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
In 2022 he ruptured the biceps femoris muscle in his leg and was also affected by tendinitis. He was out for five months. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
A knee injury forced him to miss the 2021 World Cup event in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland. In 2022 he had knee surgery and needed two months to recover. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023; kommunikasjon.ntb.no, 08 Nov 2021)
In 2019 and 2020 he was affected by a herniated disc in his lower back. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
He sustained a hip injury in March 2018 that sidelined him for one month. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
In January 2017 he underwent knee surgery and was out of action for six months. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
In January 2016 he fractured his right collarbone, sustained a five-centimetre cut to his head, and suffered a concussion after crashing in training. He underwent surgery on his shoulder and missed the remainder of the season. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019; nrk.no, 01 Feb 2016; aftenposten.no, 01 Feb 2016)
He sustained a hip injury in September 2015 that sidelined him for two months. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
A knee injury forced him to miss the 2021 World Cup event in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland. In 2022 he had knee surgery and needed two months to recover. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023; kommunikasjon.ntb.no, 08 Nov 2021)
In 2019 and 2020 he was affected by a herniated disc in his lower back. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
He sustained a hip injury in March 2018 that sidelined him for one month. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
In January 2017 he underwent knee surgery and was out of action for six months. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
In January 2016 he fractured his right collarbone, sustained a five-centimetre cut to his head, and suffered a concussion after crashing in training. He underwent surgery on his shoulder and missed the remainder of the season. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019; nrk.no, 01 Feb 2016; aftenposten.no, 01 Feb 2016)
He sustained a hip injury in September 2015 that sidelined him for two months. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
To win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games, and to set a world record in the 500m. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
Winning gold in team sprint at the 2022 World Sprint Championships in Hamar, Norway. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
His family inspired him to take up the sport. "My dad skated and my grandfather did a lot of research into the technique of the sport."
Jeremy Wotherspoon, CAN