Carlijn Achtereekte
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 January 1990 Lettele, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Speed skating |
| Event(s) | 3000 m, 5000 m |
| Club | Team Jumbo Visma |
| Turned pro | 2008 |
Medal record | |
Carlijn Achtereekte (Dutch pronunciation: [kɑrˈlɛin ˈɑxtərˌeːktə]; born 29 January 1990) is a Dutch speed skater who specialises in long distances.[1][2] Born in Lettele, Achtereekte won three silver medals in the 5000 metres at the Dutch Single Distance Championships. At the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen she won the silver medal at the 5000 metres event behind Martina Sáblíková.[3]
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, her first Olympic Games, Achtereekte took a surprise gold medal in the 3000 metres, leading home team-mates Ireen Wüst and Antoinette de Jong in a Dutch clean sweep of the podium, despite never having won a World Cup race.[4] On the 23rd of March 2018 she was awarded Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau by King Willem-Alexander.[5]
Personal bests
| Personal records[6] | ||||
| Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 39.65 | 26 January 2019 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 1000 m | 1:18.46 | 7 February 2015 | Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell | |
| 1500 m | 1:53.92 | 3 March 2019 | Calgary, Canada | |
| 3000 m | 3:58.63 | 1 December 2017 | Calgary, Canada | |
| 5000 m | 6:49.81 | 27 January 2019 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
She is currently in 16th position in the adelskalender with a points total of 158.988.[7]
References
- ^ "Carlijn Achtereekte". Eurosport.
- ^ "Carlijn Achtereekte". Schaatsen.nl.
- ^ "Speed Skating – Sablikova makes it two World golds in as many days". Yahoo. 13 February 2015.
- ^ Janes, Chelsea (10 February 2018). "Dutch treat: In an upset, Carlijn Achtereekte leads a podium sweep in 3,000 meters". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Five Golden Olympians knighted". Dagblad van het Noorden. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Carlijn Achtereekte". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
External links
- Carlijn Achtereekte at the International Skating Union
- Carlijn Achtereekte at UCI
- Carlijn Achtereekte at ProCyclingStats
- Carlijn Achtereekte in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Carlijn Achtereekte at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Carlijn Achtereekte at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- SpeedSkatingNews profile
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- 1990 births
- Dutch female speed skaters
- Sportspeople from Deventer
- Living people
- Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands
- Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in speed skating
- World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists
- Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau