Men
NOR
Johann Jørgen Sæves
NOR- Date of birth28 Oct 1994
- Height183 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownAskim
- Place of birthOslo
- Start skatingHe began skating at age nine in Bastad, Norway.
- Club Bastad IL: Oslo, NOR
- HobbiesN/A
- LanguagesEnglish, German, Norwegian
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Recording a time of 35.23 seconds for the 500m at the 2018 World Sprint Championships in Changchun, People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018)
"Don't let anything bring you down." (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018)
English footballer Jesse Lingard. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018)
Coach Arild Nebb Ervik. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018)
He was out of action for two months with a hamstring injury in 2018. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018)
He sustained an ankle injury in May 2017 that affected him until the later part of the year. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)
He sustained an ankle injury in May 2017 that affected him until the later part of the year. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)
WHAT'S IN A NAME
He was conceived by in vitro fertilisation [IVF] on the same day that Norwegian speed skater Johann Olav Koss won gold in the 5000m at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer. He was then born on October 28, one day before Koss' 26th birthday. "He will be named Johann and he should become a speed skater," his father said after the birth. (nrk.no, 03 Jan 2014; sports-reference.com, 2014)
He was conceived by in vitro fertilisation [IVF] on the same day that Norwegian speed skater Johann Olav Koss won gold in the 5000m at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer. He was then born on October 28, one day before Koss' 26th birthday. "He will be named Johann and he should become a speed skater," his father said after the birth. (nrk.no, 03 Jan 2014; sports-reference.com, 2014)
His father introduced him to the sport.