Sanne in 't Hof
Netherlands
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSNED22401199801 | |
| NOC | Netherlands | |
| Born | 24 Jan 1998
in  Schalkhaar | |
| Gender | Women |
| Residence | Schalkhaar, NED | |
| Higher education | Physiotherapy - Hanze University of Applied Sciences: Groningen, NED | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
| Languages | Dutch, English, German |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 40.54 | 26 Jan 2019 | Heerenveen |
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| 1000m | 1:17.73 | 14 Mar 2019 |  Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:58.83 | 17 Mar 2019 | Calgary |
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| 3000m | 4:01.67 | 17 Mar 2019 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:47.28 | 16 Dec 2022 | Calgary |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| 1500m | 1 | |||||
| 3000m | 1 | |||||
| Mass Start 10 Laps | 1 | |||||
| Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 1 | |||||
| Allround | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Gewest Fryslan: Heerenveen, NED |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Cycling, running, hiking, walking in the forest, spending time with family and friends, swimming, drawing, baking, cooking. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023) | |
| Injuries | In 2019 she required surgery due to chronic tonsillitis. (schaatsen.nl, 08 Nov 2021) She sustained a left forearm fracture in 2015 at a training camp in Inzell, Germany. She required surgery and needed two metal plates inserted into her arm. Six weeks after the injury, she was competing again with a cast on her arm. (Athlete, 22 Nov 2021) In 2013 she fractured the T12 vertebra in her back after a fall on the ice, and was unable to walk for six weeks. (Athlete, 22 Nov 2021) |
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| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | She wears a necklace featuring a skate, which was a gift from her parents on her 16th birthday. (Athlete, 22 Nov 2021) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Placing seventh in the 5000m at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "I went to the ice rink with my parents, because it was very close to where we live. It was only a 10-minute bike ride. We also went skating with our school, that was something our school did every year. I really loved it and I wanted to do it more often, so together with my parents we went every weekend on Sunday morning." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Her father. (Athlete, 22 Nov 2021) | |
| Ambitions | To win gold in the 5000m at the Olympic Winter Games, and to compete at the world championships. (Athlete, 22 Nov 2021) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Arjen Wolters [club]; Ingo Bos [club], GER | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up the sport in 2004 at age six in Deventer, Netherlands. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Nicknames | San, Sannie (Athlete, 22 Nov 2021) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Never ever give up, nothing is impossible. Follow your dreams, work hard, but most of all have fun and enjoy. Nothing in life is promised, so take in every experience that you get. Follow your own path, learn to listen to your body and do what's right for you." (Athlete, 22 Nov 2021) | |
| Other information | CHANGING CLUBS She spent time in the development squad of Team LottoNL-Jumbo before switching to Gewest Friesland in 2019. She believes overtraining and an unwillingness to admit her limits to her coaches at Team LottoNL-Jumbo affected her development during her time with the team. "That was completely my own fault. I came in there as a youngster and really wanted to show that I could go with those girls. When the trainers asked me if I was tired, I said, 'No, I'm not tired', when sometimes I was. If you push that limit every time, you know it's over." (schaatsen.nl, 08 Nov 2021) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/sanne.inthof |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Training Regime | She trains for around 35 hours a week. |
Social Media
Social Media
| twitter.com/sanne_inthof |