Impairment Information |
Origin of Impairment |
Congenital |
Classification |
TT5 |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Wife Gunn, daughters Oyvor and Solveig |
Residence |
Manger, NOR |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, Norwegian |
Higher education |
Occupational Therapy - University of Bergen: Norway |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport in 1994 at age 14 at school in Norway. |
Why this sport? |
His father inspired him. |
Club / Team |
Stord BTK [NOR] / RSG Koblenz [GER]: |
Name of coach |
Jan Bergersen [national]; Aleksey Yefremov [personal] |
Handedness |
Right |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
1999 |
Competing for |
Norway |
Location |
Wiener Neustadt, AUT |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Turhaug (Athlete, 12 May 2016) |
Hobbies |
Music, fishing, handcycling, boats. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in the men's class 5 singles event at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021) |
Most influential person in career |
His father, and coach Jan Bergersen. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021) |
Hero / Idol |
Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen. (Athlete, 12 May 2016) |
Awards and honours |
He was named Male Para Athlete of the Year for 2006, 2007, 2012 and 2015 at the Norwegian Sports Gala. (strilen.no, 25 Jul 2013; nrk.no, 06 Jan 2007, 13 Nov 2008, 12 Jan 2013; langrenn.com, 09 Jan 2016)
He was named Person of the Decade from 2000-2010 in Nordhordland, Norway. (invacare.no, 2020) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (nordhordland.no, 26 Mar 2017) |
