Anders Johnson (speed skater)
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| Born | September 24, 1997 Fort Frances, Ontario. Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 500 m, 1000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anders Johnson (born September 24, 1997) is a Canadian speed skater.[1] He competes primarily in the sprint distances of 500 m and 1000 m.
Johnson took up speed skating at the age of 17 in Edmonton, Canada, having previously skated on hockey skates from early childhood and played hockey until Grade 12.[2] At the 2024 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships in Calgary, Johnson along with Laurent Dubreuil and Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu, won the gold medal in the team sprint event, breaking the World record in the process.[3] Earlier that season, the team would also win gold at the 2024 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships in Salt Lake City.[4] Anders to make his Olympic debut at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games in the 500m and 1000m distances.
