Sander Eitrem
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| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 2002 Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nord-Odal IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sander Eitrem (born 12 February 2002) is a Norwegian allround speed skater from Skreia in Østre Toten.
In February 2022 he competed in the World Allround Speed Skating Championships which were held at Vikingskipet in Hamar, Norway and finished in fifth position in the overall standings.
Eitrem won the 5000 meters event at the 2023 European Speed Skating Championships and finished second in the overall standings behind reigning European champion Patrick Roest. He won the allround title at the 2025 European Speed Skating Championships, held in Thialf, Heerenveen in January 2025, and improved the Norwegian national records on the 5000 and 10000 meters. Later that month, at the ISU World Cup event in Calgary, he again set a new personal and national record on the 10000 meters.
On 24 January 2026 Eitrem skated a new 5000 meters world record of 5:58.52 and became the first person to complete the distance under six minutes.[1]
Eitrem won the gold medal in 5000 meters speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. He also set a new Olympic record of 6:03.95.[2]
Personal records
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 metres | 36.79 | 11 January 2025 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 1000 metres | 1:13.28 | 1 November 2020 | Vikingskipet, Hamar | |
| 1500 metres | 1:43.23 | 9 December 2022 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 3000 metres | 3:44.70 | 29 January 2022 | Vikingskipet, Hamar | |
| 5000 metres | 5:58.52 | 24 January 2026 | Max Aicher Arena, Inzell | WR |
| 10000 metres | 12:38.04 | 25 January 2025 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | NR |
He is currently in 4th position in the adelskalender with 144.954 points.[4]
References
- ^ Julia Yohe (24 January 2026). "Sander Eitrem smashes 5000m world record". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Speed skating-Norway's Eitrem wins men's 5,000m gold at Milano Cortina". Reuters. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Sander Eitrem". Speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
External links
- Sander Eitrem at the International Skating Union (archived former page)
- Sander Eitrem at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Sander Eitrem at ShortTrackOnLine.info
- Sander Eitrem at Olympics.com
- Sander Eitrem at Olympedia
- Sander Eitrem at InterSportStats
- Sander Eitrem at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
- Sander Eitrem on Instagram
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