Ragne Wiklund (born 9 May 2000) is a Norwegian long track speed skater[1] and orienteer.[2]

Ragne Wiklund
Wiklund in 2018
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 24)
Oslo, Norway
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportSpeed skating
Event1500 m
ClubAktiv SK
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing  Norway
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Heerenveen 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Heerenveen 3000 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Heerenveen 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Heerenveen 5000 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2023 Hamar Allround
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Heerenveen 3000 m
Women's Orienteering
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kecskemét Relay

Wiklund represented her nation at the 2019 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in the 1500 metres event (19th) and at the 2019 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, finishing 21st overall.[3] She participated at the European Speed Skating Championships for Women in 2019. She also competed at other international competitions, including at ISU Speed Skating World Cups.[3]

Wiklund won the 1500m event at the 2021 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, held in Heerenveen, achieving a personal record of 1.54,61. She won ahead of Brittany Bowe from the United States and Evgeniia Lalenkova, competing for the Russian Skating Union.[4]

Wiklund is also an active orienteer.[2] Wiklund achieved a bronze medal in the Junior World Orienteering Championships in the 2018 relay, running for Norway.[5] In 2021, she ran for the senior Norwegian team for the first time at a world cup event in Dalarna, Sweden.[6]

Records

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Personal records

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Personal records[7]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 39,59 5 March 2022 Hamar
1000 m 1.17,33 16 December 2018 Heerenveen
1500 m 1.52,47 12 December 2021 Heerenveen NR
3000 m 3.55,51 3 December 2021 Heerenveen NR
5000 m 6.46,15 5 March 2023 Heerenveen NR

Wiklund occupies the 9th position on the Adelskalender with a score of 156.946 points[8]

Tournament overview

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Season
Norwegian
Championships
Single
Distances
Norwegian
Championships
Allround
European
Championships
Allround
European
Championships
Single
Distances
World
Championships
Allround
World
Championships
Single
Distances
Olympic
Games
World
Cup
Norwegian
Championships
Juniors
World
Championships
Juniors

2017–18
STAVANGER

5th 1000m
4th 1500m
4th 3000m
  5000m
JEVNAKER

  500m
  3000m
  1500m
  5000m
  overall
74th 1500m
73th 3000m/5000m
ASKER

  500m
  1500m
  1000m
  3000m
  overall
SALT LAKE CITY

16th 500m
10th 1500m
11th 1000m
6th 3000m

  overall
6th team sprint

2018–19
HAMAR

  1000m
  1500m
  3000m
  5000m
ARENDAL

  500m
  3000m
  1500m
4th 5000m
  overall
COLLALBO

6th 500m
9th 3000m
8th 1500m
DNQ 5000m
NC11th overall
CALGARY

17th 500m
20th 3000m
21st 1500m
DNQ 5000m
NC21th overall
INZELL

15th 1500m

21st 1000m
15th 1500m
25th 3000m/5000m
BASELGA di PINÈ

15th 500m
  1500m
4th 1000m
  3000m

  overall
  team sprint

2019–20
HEERENVEEN

17th 1500 m

39th 1500m
29th 3000m/5000m

2020–21
HAMAR

  1000m
  1500m
  3000m
  5000m
HAMAR

  500m
  3000m
  1500m
  5000m
  overall
HEERENVEEN

6th 500m
13th 3000m
7th 1500m
6th 5000m
6th overall
HEERENVEEN

  1500m
4th 3000m
6th 5000m
4th Team pursuit

8th 1500m
9th 3000m/5000m
  team pursuit

2021–22
HEERENVEEN

5th 1500 m
4th 3000 m
  team pursuit
HAMAR

  500m
  3000m
  1500m
9th 5000m
4th overall
BEIJING

12th 1500m
5th 3000m
5th 5000m
6th team pursuit

39th 1000m
4th 1500m
  3000m/5000m
5th team pursuit

2022–23
HAMAR

  1500m
  3000m
  5000m
STAVANGER

  500m
  3000m
  1500m
  5000m
  overall
HAMAR

  500m
4th 3000m
  1500m
  5000m
  overall
HEERENVEEN

  1500m
  3000m
  5000m
5th Team pursuit

47th 1000m
  1500m
  3000m/5000m
10th team pursuit

References

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  1. ^ "SpeedSkatingStats.com". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "IOF Eventor - Ragne Wiklund".
  3. ^ a b "Competition results, statistics and records; SpeedSkatingNews". speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. ^ Final results
  5. ^ "Relay Live – JWOC 2018 Hungary".
  6. ^ "Home". idrefjallveckan.se.
  7. ^ "Skaters: Ragne Wiklund". speedskatingbase.eu. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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