Thomas Henrik Søfteland
Norway
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSNOR12912199001 | |
| NOC | Norway | |
| Born | 29 Dec 1990
in  Arendal | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Grimstad, NOR | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English, Norwegian |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 39.91 | 17 Mar 2012 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:15.56 | 17 Mar 2012 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:51.30 | 18 Mar 2012 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:28.72 | 30 Jan 2016 | Stavanger |
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| 10000m | 13:16.94 | 11 Feb 2016 |  Kolomna |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Arendal Skoiteklub: Norway |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | He struggled with health problems during the 2016/17 season, and also experienced muscle spasms and back pain. (Grimstad Adressetidende, 07 Sep 2017) He required an operation on his ankle during the 2012/13 season. (gat.no, 22 Aug 2013) |
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| Hero / Idol | Norwegian speed skater Oystein Grodum. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2015) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Sondre Skarli [national], NOR |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Becoming Norwegian champion in the 10,000m. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2015) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He was involved in kickboxing and football before he was encouraged to take up speed skating by his cousin Maren Jorgensen. "I tried it and thought it was fun." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Coach Sondre Skarli. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2015) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating in 2004 in Arendal, Norway. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Famous relatives | His older sister Madelen Softeland has competed in professional kickboxing. His cousin Maren Jorgensen participated at the Norwegian championships in speed skating. (fvn.no, 2015; n-s-f.no, 02 Jul 2012) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Grimstad Adressetidende, 07 Sep 2017) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/thomas.henrik |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | 10000m | 7 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 16 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 23 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 27 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 40 | |||