Linus Heidegger
Austria
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSAUT12308199501 | |
| NOC | Austria | |
| Born | 23 Aug 1995
in  Innsbruck | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Innsbruck, AUT | |
| Languages | English, German | |
| Higher education | Economics, Law - University of Innsbruck: Austria | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Serves in the Army |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 37.23 | 09 Jan 2016 |  Minsk |
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| 1000m | 1:11.96 | 03 Jan 2016 |  Inzell |
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| 1500m | 1:48.04 | 15 Nov 2015 |  Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:21.63 | 10 Dec 2017 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 10000m | 13:38.27 | 11 Dec 2016 |  Heerenveen |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Union Speedskating Club Innsbruck [USCI]: Austria | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | He previously played ice hockey. He was then invited to try skating by a friend and loved the speed of the sport. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His family. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Hannes Wolf [national], AUT | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in 2002 in Innsbruck, Austria. |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/linus.heidegger |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing fourth in the mass start at the 2014 World Cup event in Seoul, Republic of Korea, and winning silver in the mass start at the 2014 Junior World Cup event in Innsbruck, Austria. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 02 Dec 2015) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Make the best out of every day." (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017) | |
| Injuries | In 2010 he sustained an injury to the meniscus in his knee. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017) | |
| Hero / Idol | Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2018 | Olympic Games | Mass Start 16 Laps | 6 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 8 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 13 | |||
| 2015/2016 | European Championships | Allround | 15 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 16 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 17 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 19 | |||
| 2013/2014 | European Championships | Allround | 26 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 10 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 18 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 23 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 30 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 34 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 41 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 40 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 46 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 55 | |||