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Jeroen Straathof
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Personal information
Birth nameJohannes Nicolaas Maria Straathof
NationalityDutch
Born (1972-11-18) 18 November 1972 (age 51)
Zoeterwoude, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Turned pro1992
Retired2004
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 36.26 (2000)
1000 m: 1:10.76 (2000)
1500 m: 1:47.76 (1998)
3000 m: 3:51.87 (1998)
5000 m: 6:53.82 (1994)
10 000 m: 14:48.80 (1994)
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Warsaw Allround
World Single Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Hamar 1500 m
Men's track cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Individual pursuit tandem open
IPC World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Individual pursuit tandem open
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Individual pursuit tandem open

Johannes Nicolaas Maria ("Jeroen") Straathof (born 18 November 1972) is a retired Dutch racing cyclist and speed skater. Straathof was the first, and still the only, athlete in the world to represent his country at the Summer Olympics, the Winter Olympics and the Paralympics.

Straathof started his sports career as a speed skater, becoming World Junior Champion in Warsaw 1992.[1] His best distance was the 1500 metres, and as the longest distances were his worst he only participated in one international all-round championship in his career. He made his Olympic debut at the 1994 Winter Olympics held in Lillehammer. He was qualified for the 1500 metres and placed 9th. In 1996 the World Single Distance Championships were introduced, and Straathof became the first World Champion over 1500 metres. He was never able to equal this performance or come close to winning another medal, and he made a switch to track cycling.

As pilot at the tandem he teamed up with visually handicapped cyclist Jan Mulder. In 1998 they took part in the World Championships and won the silver medal. At the 1999 European Championships they won the gold, and a year later they were acclaimed 2000 Summer Paralympics champions.

Straathof decided to make another switch, and became part of the Dutch Team Pursuit team that qualified for the 2002 World Championships, where they placed seventh. A year later they placed 9th, and in 2004 they improved their ranking to the fourth position. The team, composed of Straathof, Jens Mouris, Peter Schep and Levi Heimans, also qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics where they came in fifth. After those Olympics Straathof ended his professional sports career.

Finally, Straathof is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games.[2]

Speed skating

Personal records

Personal records
Men's Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 36.26 19 March 2000 Calgary
1000 m 1:10.76 18 March 2000 Calgary
1500 m 1:47.76 19 February 1999 Calgary
3000 m 3:51.87 15 August 1998 Calgary
5000 m 6:53.82 4 December 1994 Heerenveen
10000 m 14:48.80 29 December 1993 Heerenveen

Results

year Dutch Distance Dutch Sprint Olympische Spelen
Olympics 		World Distance World Allround World Sprint World Juniors
1992 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1993 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
1994 9th 1500m - -
1995 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m 13th -
1996 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m - -
1997 5th 1500m - -
1998 - 7th 1500m - -
1999 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m - - -
2000 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m - - -
2001 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 15th 1500m - 38th
- = No partition

Cycling

Results

Track cycling (pilot at the tandem), 4 km pursuit

  • World championships 1998: Silver medal
  • European championships 1999: European champion
  • Paralympic game Sydney 2000: Paralympic champion [3]

Track Cycling, 4 km team pursuit

  • World championships 2002: 7th
  • World championships 2003: 9th
  • World championships 2004: 4th
  • Olympic games Athene 2004: 5th [4]

References

  1. ^ "Uitslagen WK Junioren Heren" (in Dutch). schaatsen.nl. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Jeroen Straathof". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Cycling (Track) Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem open". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Netherlands Cycling at the 2004 Athina Summer Games". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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