Gerben Jorritsma
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 August 1993 Diever, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Sport | Speed skating |
| Turned pro | 2013 |
| Retired | 2020 |
Gerben Jorritsma (born 21 August 1993) is a Dutch former speed skater who is specialized in the sprint distances.
Career
He won the 1,500 meters 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup event in Calgary on 15 November 2015 in a personal record of 1:07,20, ahead of Russia's Pavel Kulizhnikov.[1] Jorritsma was a member of the Team LottoNL-Jumbo and later TalentNED. In the 2020-21 season he didn't have a sponsor and he had to quit with speed skating.[2] His cousin Jorjan Jorritsma was also a speed skater.[3]
Personal records
| Personal records[4] | ||||
| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 34.53 | 22 November 2015 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 m | 1:07.20 | 14 November 2015 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 1:44.43 | 20 November 2015 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 3000 m | 3:51.01 | 18 January 2014 | Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell | |
| 5000 m | 6:47.28 | 11 March 2012 | Kunstijsbaan Breda, Breda | |
Tournament overview
Season |
Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
World Championships Junior |
World Cup GWC |
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2012–2013 |
GRONINGEN 18th 500m 20th 1000m 19th 500m 18th 1000m 19th overall |
COLLALBO  500m 6th 3000m 8th 1500m 7th 5000m 5th overall 7th 5000m 6th Team pursuit |
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2013–2014 |
HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 18th 1000m 22nd 1500m |
AMSTERDAM 14th 500m DNS 1000m DNS 500m DNS 1000m NC overall |
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2014–2015 |
HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 7th 1000m 17th 1500m |
GRONINGEN 13th 500m 11th 1000m 7th 500m 5th 1000m 7th overall |
15th 500m 26th Mass start | |
2015–2016 |
HEERENVEEN DNF 500m |
HEERENVEEN 6th 500m 1000m 9th 500m ) 1000m  overall |
23rd 500m 1000m 12th 1500m | |
2016–2017 |
HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 11th 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 9th 1000m 8th 500m 11th 1000m 10th overalll |
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2017–2018 |
HEERENVEEN 10th 500m 15th 1000m 18th 1500m |
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2018–2019 |
HEERENVEEN 12th 500m |
HEERENVEEN 8th 500m 6th 1000m DQ 500m DNS 1000m NC overall |
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2019–2020 |
HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 14th 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 7th 500m DNS 1000m DNS 500m DNS 1000m NC overall |
- DNS = Did not start
- DNF = Did not finish
References
- ^ "American breaks women's 1,000 record at speedskating World Cup". Chicago Tribune. 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Gerben Jorritsma (27) stopt met schaatsen: 'Heb geen andere keus'".
- ^ http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1993082101&item=wc
- ^ "Gerben Jorritsma". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.