Bob de Jong
.jpg) Bob de Jong in action at a world cup speedskating in Heerenveen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13 November 1976 Leimuiden, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.bobdejong.net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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500 m: 37.86 (2001) 1000 m: 1:18.74 (1996) 1500 m: 1:48.22 (2005) 3000 m: 3:42.51 (2002) 5000 m: 6:08.76 (2009) 10 000 m: 12:48.20 (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bob Johannes Carolus de Jong (born 13 November 1976) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialized in long distances: five and ten kilometers.
Speed skating career
In 2006, he won the gold medal for the ten kilometer race at the Olympic Games in Turin, with a personal record of 13:01.57, beating world record holder Chad Hedrick and Carl Verheijen. He also skated in the men's 5000 m event and placed 6th. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, he placed 15th in the men's 10000 m and 30th in the men's 5000 m. In 1998, he won the silver medal in the men's 10000 m and 4th in the men's 5000 m.[1]
After winning a bronze medal in the 10,000 m at the 2010 Olympic Games, de Jong, at age 37, won another bronze medal at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi in the 10,000 m becoming the oldest male competitor in 86 years to win speed skating medal at the Olympics.[2][3]
Records
World records
| Distance | Time | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3000 m junior | 3:53.06 | 8 March 1996 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
| 3000 m men | 3:53.06 | 8 March 1996 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
| 5000 m junior | 6:37.55 | 10 March 1996 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
Personal records
| Personal records | ||||
| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 37.86 | 5 March 2001 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1,000 m | 1:18.74 | 28 January 1996 | Ritten Kunsteisbahn, Collalbo | |
| 1,500 m | 1:48.22 | 17 March 2001 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 3,000 m | 3.42,51 | 3 February 2002 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 5,000 m | 6:08.76 | 12 December 2009 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 10,000 m | 12:48.20 | 12 March 2011 | Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell | |
| Big combination | 153.859 | 6 February 2005 | Krylatskoye Sport Complex, Moscow | |
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[4]
De Jong is currently 23rd on the adelskalender.[5] His highest ranking was 4th between 17 March 2001 and 20 October 2001.[6]
References
- ↑ "Bob de Jong". 2006 Winter Olympics profile. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- ↑ "Men's 10000 m : Speed Skating Men's 10000 m". Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. www.sochi2014.com. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ↑ "Longest skating race destined for Dutch triple". sportsillstrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ↑ "Bob de Jong". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ "Adelskalender: Big combination Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ↑ web.telia.com Archived March 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bob de Jong. |
- Photos of Bob de Jong
- Personal records
- Bob de Jong at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- (Dutch) Bob de Jong at SchaatsStatistieken.nl
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Erben Wennemars Sven Kramer |
Ard Schenk Award 2006 2011 |
Succeeded by Sven Kramer Stefan Groothuis |
Preceded by Martina Sáblíková |
Oscar Mathisen Award 2011 |
Succeeded by Christine Nesbitt |
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