Jeremia Wihardja

Other sports	He has competed in roller speed skating at national level in Indonesia. (republika.co.id, 27 Sep 2021)
Famous relatives	His older brothers Johannes and Steavanus represented Indonesia in roller speed skating at the 2011 South East Asian Games in Indonesia. Steavanus has also competed in short track skating, including at the 2022 World Cup event in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (Federasi Ice Skating DKI Jakarta Instagram profile, 08 Nov 2022; antaranews.com, 05 Dec 2019)

Reason for choosing this sport

He practised roller speed skating with his older brothers while he was growing up. He followed them when they began training in ice skating. "I took up roller skating when I was in second grade of school, but I stopped for quite a while, and returned to training when I was age 15. My brothers taught me ice skating. Then I took part in the selection [for the short track skating team] for the 2019 South East Asian Games and I got in."

instagram.com/jeremiawihardja/

Club / Team

Jakarta : Indonesia

Hobbies	Sports. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
Injuries	He has sustained a broken jaw during his career and required three months to recover. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
Memorable sporting achievement	Winning bronze in the men's 3000m relay at the 2019 South East Asian Games in the Philippines. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
Most influential person in career	His brother. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)

Name of coach	Choi Tae-Young
When and where did you begin this sport?	He took up the sport at age 15.

Sporting philosophy / motto

"Never give up." (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)