Håvard Bøkko

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Håvard Bøkko during the World Championships 2007 in Heerenveen

Håvard Bøkko (born February 2, 1987 in Hønefoss) is a Norwegian speed skater, considered to be one of the most promising talents for many years, with junior results similar to those of Sven Kramer, Gianni Romme and Eric Heiden.

In November 2005 he broke three junior world records in two weeks. On November 5 he raced 3000 metres on 3:43.66, on the 13th he raced 5000 metres in 6:18.93 and on the 18th he broke the 1500 metres record with 1:46.07. He is currently (March 03, 2007) ranked 7th in the Speed Skating Adelskalender and is the highest ranking Norwegian on this list.^[1]

[edit] Development

Season	Age	500 metres	1000 metres	1500 metres	3000 metres	5000 metres	10 000 metres
1995 /96	9	55.6	2:06.3	-	-	-	-
1996 /97	10	52.0	1:58.8	-	-	-	-
1997 /98	11	50.63	1:54.8	-	-	-	-
1998 /99	12	48.41	1:35.9	2:27.3	-	-	-
1999 /00	13	46.50	1:33.07	2:25.77	5:22.6 -	-	-
2000 /01	14	44.40	1:30.09	2:17.56	5:03.9 -	-	-
2001 /02	15	41.82	1:24.29	2:09.38	4:35,44 -	9:00,2	18:46.2
2002 /03	16	39.88	1:20.34	2:02.38	4:17.66 -	-	-
2003 /04	17	38.46	1:17.6	1:57.98	4:05.32 -	7:05.00	-
2004 /05	18	37.00	1:12.87	1:50.75	4:00.37 -	6:31.91	13:46.08
2005 /06	19	36.65	1:10.57	1:46.07	3:43.66	6:18.93	13:24.09
2006 /07	20	35.87	...	1:44.57	3:46.33	6:16.59	13:14.03

Personal records
Men's speed skating
Distance	Time	Date	Location	Notes
500 metres	35.87	2007-02-24	Salt Lake City
1000 metres	1:10.57	2005-11-20	Salt Lake City
1500 metres	1:44.57	2007-03-04	Calgary
3000 metres	3:43.66	2005-11-05	Calgary
5000 metres	6:16.59	2007-03-03	Calgary
10,000 metres	13:14.03	2007-02-11	Heerenveen