Jochem Uytdehaage

Jochem Uytdehaage

Jochem Uytdehaage in 2007
Personal information
Born	9 July 1976 (1976-07-09) Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Website	www.uytdehaage.nl
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Turned pro	1996
Retired	2007
Medal record Men's speed skating Competitor for the Netherlands Olympic Games Gold 2002 Salt Lake City 5000 m Gold 2002 Salt Lake City 10000 m Silver 2002 Salt Lake City 1500 m World Allround Championships Gold 2002 Heerenveen Allround European Championships Gold 2002 Erfurt Allround Gold 2005 Heerenveen Allround Bronze 2004 Heerenveen Allround

Jochem Simon Uytdehaage (born 9 July 1976 in Utrecht) is a former Dutch long track speed skater and two-time Olympic champion. He retired in 2007 at the age of 30, following two consecutive seasons of poor results.

Biography

Uytdehaage was born on 9 July 1976 in Oog in Al, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was the 2002 European all-round champion. During the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, he won the gold medal in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter events and the silver in the 1,500 meter event. His winning time on the 10,000 meter was 12:58.92, the first time a skater broke the 13-minute barrier on this distance, and this world record stood for three years, until it was broken by Carl Verheijen and Chad Hedrick. His 5,000 meter time of 6:14.66 was also a world record. Uytdehaage led the long track speed skating Adelskalender from 2001 until 13 November 2005, when Chad Hedrick (US) overtook him.

In December 2005, at the Dutch Olympic Trials in Heerenveen, Uytdehaage failed to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Records

Personal records

Personal records
Men's Speed skating
Distance	Time	Date	Location	Notes
500m	36.27	19 November 2005	Salt Lake City
1,000m	1:11.36	24 February 2001	Calgary
1,500m	1:44.57	19 February 2002	Salt Lake City
3,000m	3:43.28	16 March 2001	Calgary
5,000m	6:14.66	9 February 2002	Salt Lake City	Also OR and WR
10,000m	12:58.92	22 February 2002	Salt Lake City	Also OR and WR

Source: www.isu.org

Olympic records

Distance	Time	Date	Location	Note
5,000 m	6:14.66	9 February 2002	Salt Lake City	Until Vancouver 2010
10,000 m	12:58.92	22 February 2002	Salt Lake City	Until Vancouver 2010

External links

• Photos of Jochem Uytdehaage

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Hiroyasu Shimizu	Oscar Mathisen Award 2002	Succeeded by Anni Friesinger
Preceded by Erik Dekker	Dutch Sportsman of the Year 2002	Succeeded by Erben Wennemars
Preceded by Gerard van Velde	Ard Schenk Award 2002	Succeeded by Erben Wennemars