Sport | Short Track | |
FederationID | STNED22812199201 | |
NOC | Netherlands | |
Born | 28 Dec 1992
in The Hague ![]() |
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Gender | Women |
Residence | Heerenveen, NED | |
Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
Languages | Dutch, English, French | |
Higher education | Law - Open University VWO at the Talent Academy North: Netherlands |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 43.225 | 14 Feb 2016 | ![]() |
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1000m | 1:29.894 | 12 Nov 2016 | ![]() |
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1500m | 2:23.588 | 17 Mar 2018 | ![]() |
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3000m | 5:14.025 | 04 Jan 2015 | ![]() |
Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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Olympic Games | Event | |||||
Olympic Games
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3000m Relay | 1 | |||||
World Championships | Event | |||||
World Championships
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3000m Relay | 1 | |||||
European Championships | Event | |||||
European Championships
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3000m Relay | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Name of coach | Jeroen Otter [national], NED | |
Reason for choosing this sport | She had already tried speed skating and was encouraged to try short track by her friend Adwin Snellink. | |
When and where did you begin this sport? | She first tried short track at age six in The Hague, Netherlands. | |
Club / Team | HardrijVereniging Den Haag-Westland [HVHW]: Netherlands |
Hero / Idol | Bulgarian short track skater Evgenia Radanova. (laravanruijven.nl, 05 Mar 2012) | |
Injuries | In September 2017 she suffered a dislocated shoulder. (schaatsen.nl, 11 Sep 2017) She had knee problems during 2014 that forced her to alter her training schedule. (schaatsen.nl, 12 Nov 2014) |
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Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing third in the 500m at the 2015/16 World Cup event in Dresden, Germany. (schaatsen.nl, 09 Dec 2016) | |
Most influential person in career | Her family. (schaatsen.nl, 09 Dec 2016) | |
Ambitions | To win two gold medals at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (schaatsen.nl, 09 Dec 2016) | |
Sporting philosophy / motto | "I enjoy it when I'm totally relaxed skating. There is nothing finer than good and easy turning through the corners." (schaatsen.nl, 09 Dec 2016) |
Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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2015/2016 | European Championships | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
2013/2014 | European Championships | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
2012/2013 | European Championships | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
2014/2015 | European Championships | 3000m Relay | 2 | |||
2017/2018 | World Championships | 3000m Relay | 2 | |||
2018 | Olympic Games | 3000m Relay | 3 | |||
2016/2017 | European Championships | 3000m Relay | 3 | |||
2016/2017 | World Championships | 3000m Relay | 4 | |||
2017/2018 | European Championships | 500m | 4 | |||
2015/2016 | European Championships | Overall | 4 | |||
2013/2014 | World Championships | 3000m Relay | 5 | |||
2017/2018 | European Championships | 1000m | 5 | |||
2010/2011 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 6 | |||
2015/2016 | World Championships | 3000m Relay | 6 | |||
2017/2018 | European Championships | 3000m Relay | 6 | |||
2012/2013 | World Championships | 3000m Relay | 6 | |||
2017/2018 | European Championships | Overall | 8 | |||
2014/2015 | European Championships | Overall | 8 | |||
2017/2018 | European Championships | 1500m | 9 | |||
2014/2015 | World Championships | 1000m | 12 | |||
2018 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 13 | |||
2017/2018 | World Championships | 1500m | 13 | |||
2017/2018 | World Championships | 500m | 13 | |||
2017/2018 | World Championships | Overall | 16 | |||
2014 | Olympic Games | 500m | 17 | |||
2014/2015 | World Championships | 500m | 17 | |||
2017/2018 | World Championships | 1000m | 19 | |||
2014/2015 | World Championships | Overall | 20 | |||
2011/2012 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 20 | |||
2018 | Olympic Games | 500m | 20 | |||
2009/2010 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 31 | |||
2014/2015 | World Championships | 1500m | 31 |
World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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2017/2018 | World Cup Seoul | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
2016/2017 | Dresden | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
2012/2013 | Dresden | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
2015/2016 | World Cup Toronto, ON | 500m | 2 | |||
2016/2017 | Calgary, AB | 3000m Relay | 2 | |||
2016/2017 | Salt Lake City, UT | 3000m Relay | 2 | |||
2016/2017 | Gangneung | 3000m Relay | 2 | |||
2015/2016 | Dresden | 500m | 3 | |||
2016/2017 | Shanghai | 3000m Relay | 3 | |||
2015/2016 | World Cup Shanghai | 3000m Relay | 3 | |||
2015/2016 | World Cup | 500m | 4 | |||
2014/2015 | Dresden | 3000m Relay | 4 | |||
2016/2017 | Calgary, AB | 500m | 5 | |||
2016/2017 | Minsk | 500m | 7 | |||
2016/2017 | Minsk | 3000m Relay | 8 | |||
2017/2018 | Shanghai | 3000m Relay | 8 | |||
2016/2017 | Shanghai | 500m | 8 | |||
2016/2017 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1000m | 8 | |||
2016/2017 | Calgary, AB | 1000m | 9 | |||
2016/2017 | Gangneung | 1000m | 10 | |||
2015/2016 | Dresden | 3000m Relay | 10 | |||
2016/2017 | World Cup | 500m | 11 | |||
2016/2017 | Shanghai | 500m | 11 | |||
2017/2018 | World Cup | 1000m | 12 | |||
2016/2017 | Dresden | 500m | 12 | |||
2016/2017 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 12 | |||
2015/2016 | World Cup | 1000m | 13 | |||
2017/2018 | Shanghai | 1000m | 13 | |||
2016/2017 | Gangneung | 500m | 13 | |||
2017/2018 | World Cup | 500m | 15 | |||
2016/2017 | Dresden | 1000m | 17 | |||
2016/2017 | Minsk | 1000m | 17 | |||
2017/2018 | Shanghai | 500m | 17 | |||
2014/2015 | World Cup | 1000m | 21 | |||
2016/2017 | World Cup | 1000m | 23 | |||
2015/2016 | Dresden | 1000m | 23 | |||
2013/2014 | World Cup | 500m | 24 | |||
2014/2015 | World Cup | 500m | 27 | |||
2010/2011 | Dresden | 500m | 27 | |||
2010/2011 | Dresden | 1500m | 30 | |||
2013/2014 | World Cup | 1500m | 39 | |||
2012/2013 | Dresden | 1500m | 40 | |||
2012/2013 | World Cup | 1000m | 42 | |||
2012/2013 | World Cup | 500m | 48 | |||
2017/2018 | World Cup | 1500m | 50 | |||
2017/2018 | Shanghai | 1500m | 52 | |||
2011/2012 | World Cup | 1000m | 68 | |||
2012/2013 | World Cup | 1500m | 71 | |||
2010/2011 | World Cup | 1500m | 73 | |||
2010/2011 | World Cup | 500m | 74 |