Anders Johnson (speed skater)

Anders Johnson
Personal information
Born	September 24, 1997; Fort Frances, Ontario. Canada
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Speed skating
Event(s)	500 m, 1000 m
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing Canada
World Single Distance Championships
Four Continents Championships

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.

Career

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.

Johnson is a Christian.^[5] Johnson's grandfather is Danny Johnson, a former hockey player who played in the NHL.^[2] Johnson attends Liberty University virtually studying Theology apologetics.^[6]^[7]

^ "Anders Johnson". speedskating.ca. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Speed Skating Canada. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
^ ^a ^b Mingo, Rita (January 26, 2025). "Desire to become a pastor leads Anders Johnson to become an Olympian". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
^ "Canadian men's sprint team sets world record in photo finish win at speed skating worlds". CBC.ca. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: CBC Sports. February 15, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
^ "Canadian men skate to team sprint gold on 3-medal day for Canada at Four Continents". CBC.ca. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: CBC Sports. January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
^ Meldrum, Annie. "Christian Athletes to Cheer on at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics". Christianity Today. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
^ Allen, Ted (August 18, 2025). "World champion speed skater and Liberty theology student zooms in on bid to Winter Olympics for Canada". liberty.edu. Lynchburg, Virginia, United States of America: Liberty University. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
^ Symborski, Kathy (March 6, 2025). "World Champ Shares Jesus On & Off the Speed Skating Track". calvarychapelmagazine.org. Reno, Nevada: Calvary Chapel Magazine. Retrieved January 3, 2026.