Kjell Håkonsen is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 harness racing

Harness racing

Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait . They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, although racing under saddle is also conducted in Europe.-Breeds:...

 coach and coachman

Coachman

A coachman is a man whose business it is to drive a coach, a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger — and of mail — and covered for protection from the elements...

. During his career, he had 5531 starts and won 1094 races. He is best known for having trained and coached Spikeld

Spikeld

Spikeld is a Norwegian trotting horse, from Elding and Spikdona. The horse's height is 158 cm. It set a best time for a 7-year old horse with a kilometre time of 1:18.6.- Racing career :*Starts: 186*1st places: 127*2nd places: 15...

 and Rex Rodney who many rank as Norway's best coach horses of all time. He also trained one of Spikeld's sons, Spiker, who is seen as having great potential and is seen as having good breeding stock.