Odin By Farstad

Norway

Sport	Speed Skating
FederationID	SSNOR10112199701
NOC	Norway
Born	01 Dec 1997 in Trondheim
Gender	Men

Languages	English, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
Higher education	Law - University of Oslo: Norway
Occupation	Athlete

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	35.27	07 Feb 2020	Calgary
	1000m	1:08.60	15 Feb 2020	Salt Lake City, UT
	1500m	1:45.11	04 Dec 2021	Salt Lake City, UT

Main Achievements
Main Achievements
World Single Distances Championships	Event
World Single Distances Championships
	Team Sprint		1
European Single Distances Championships	Event
European Single Distances Championships
	Team Sprint	1

Sport Specific Information

Club / Team

Sportsklubben Falken: Trondheim, NOR

General Interest

Famous relatives

His younger sister Ane By Farstad has represented Norway in speed skating, winning bronze in team sprint at the 2022 European Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. She has also competed in short track and won gold in the mixed 3000m relay at the 2016 Youth Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. His father Rune Farstad has competed in speed skating at international level, and has also served as his personal coach. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Nov 2022; Skoytelandslaget Facebook page, 03 Dec 2019; speedskatingresults.com, 2018; spkl-falken.com, 23 Oct 2016; adressa.no, 23 Mar 2015)

Sport Specific Information

Name of coach

Jeremy Wotherspoon [national], CAN; Bjarne Rykkje [national]

Social Media

www.facebook.com/odin.farstad
twitter.com/odinfarstad

General Interest

Hobbies	Skiing, cars. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)
Injuries	He began suffering from patellar tendinitis in his knee in 2017. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport

His friends encouraged him to try the sport. "I started skating during a winter when there wasn't enough snow to do cross-country skiing. My dad took us to the ice rink and I fell in love with the sport and kept on skating."

General Interest

Most influential person in career	His father. "My dad has been the most important person to me as a speed skater. He skated himself and brought me to the ice. He has been my coach and mentor during most of my career." (Skoytelandslaget Facebook page, 03 Dec 2019)
Hero / Idol	US speed skater Shani Davis. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He took up the sport at age nine in Trondheim, Norway.

General Interest

Other sports

He represented Norway in short track at the 2018 European Championships in Dresden, Germany. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 Nov 2021)

Sport Specific Information

Training Regime

He trains for between 800 and 900 hours a year.

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	Team Sprint	2
	2019/2020	World Single Distances Championships	Team Sprint	3
	2020/2021	World Single Distances Championships	1000m	12
	2022/2023	European Sprint Championships	Overall	13
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	500m	16
	2020/2021	European Sprint Championships	Overall	20
	2019/2020	World Sprint Championships	Overall	21
	2019/2020	World Single Distances Championships	1000m	22
	2020/2021	World Single Distances Championships	500m	24

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2019/2020	Nur-Sultan	Team Sprint	2
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	Mass Start	14
	2020/2021	World Cup Classification	1000m	16
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1000m	32
	2020/2021	World Cup Classification	500m	32
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	1000m	35
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1500m	36
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	500m	43
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	1500m	45
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	500m	46
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1000m	54
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	500m	61