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Adam Axelsson

Sweden

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSSWE12705199601
NOCSweden
Born27 May 1996 in  Örebro
GenderMen
ResidenceKumla, SWE
OccupationAthlete
LanguagesSwedish
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 36.68 16 Mar 2019 Calgary  
    1000m 1:11.60 16 Mar 2019 Calgary  
    1500m 1:52.98 22 Mar 2015 Calgary  
    5000m 7:02.51 08 Dec 2013 Hamar  
    10000m 15:52.18 30 Dec 2012 Stockholm  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamSK Winner: Örebro, SWE  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesSpending time with friends, cars. (skridsko.se, 27 Nov 2016)  
Other sportsHe has represented Sweden in road cycling, competing at the 2014 European Championships in Nyon, Switzerland. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Dec 2016)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportHe received a pair on inline skates from his father's sponsor at age two but did not begin speed skating until his father took him to a training session a few years later.  
General Interest
General Interest
AmbitionsTo compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (na.se, 07 Oct 2016)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachMattias Hadders [national], SWE; Johan Rojler [personal]; Magnus Axelsson [father]  
Training RegimeHe trains in Norway with the Norwegian Skating Academy. He also has a personal gym set up in his garage in Kumla, Sweden.  
When and where did you begin this sport?He began speed skating at about age five or six in Orebro, Sweden.  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/adamaxelsson1996  
twitter.com/AdamAxelsson96  
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