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Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Leimuiden, Netherlands | 13 November 1976|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 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
[edit]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. In 1998, he won the silver medal in the men's 10,000 m and 4th in the men's 5000 m.[1] In 2010, he won the bronze medal in the men's 10,000 m. and in his fifth Olympics in 2014 he took his second Olympic Bronze in 10,000 m event.
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
[edit]Personal records
[edit]Personal records | ||||
Men's speed skating | ||||
Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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500 meter | 37.86 | 15 March 2001 | Calgary | |
1000 meter | 1:18.74 | 28 January 1996 | Collalbo | |
1500 meter | 1:48.22 | 17 March 2001 | Calgary | |
3000 meter | 3.41.89 | 3 November 2013 | Calgary | |
5000 meter | 6:07.43 | 17 November 2013 | Salt Lake City | |
10000 meter | 12:48.20 | 12 March 2011 | Inzell | |
Big combination | 153.859 | 6 February 2005 | Moscow |
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[4]
De Jong has a score of 149.086 on the adelskalender.[5] His highest ranking was 4th between 17 March 2001 and 20 October 2001.[6]
World records
[edit]Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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3000 meter | 3:53.06 | 8 March 1996 | Calgary | Junior world record until 19 March 1999 |
5000 meter | 6:37.55 | 10 March 1996 | Calgary | Junior world record until 20 March 1999 |
3000 meter | 3:53.06 | 8 March 1996 | Calgary | World record until 25 February 1998 |
World records skated at sea level venues (unofficial)
[edit]Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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3000 meter | 3:52.14 | 27 October 2001 | Berlin | World record until 16 November 2002 |
5000 meter | 6:19.94 | 9 November 2003 | Hamar | World record until 14 November 2004 |
Tournament overview
[edit]Season |
Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Allround |
World Championships Single Distances |
World Championships Allround |
Olympic Games |
World Championships Junior Allround |
World Cup |
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1994–95 |
THE HAGUE 11th 1500m 4th 5000m ![]() |
SEINÄJOKI 35th 500m ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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1995–96 |
GRONINGEN 7th 1500m ![]() ![]() |
THE HAGUE 17th 500m ![]() 9th 1500m ![]() 5th overall |
CALGARY 29th 500m ![]() 10th 1500m ![]() ![]() |
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1996–97 |
ASSEN 24th 500m 4th 5000m 19th 1500m 4th 10000m 10th overall |
WARSAW ![]() |
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1997–98 |
HEERENVEEN 15th 1500m ![]() ![]() |
CALGARY 5th 5000m ![]() |
NAGANO 4th 5000m ![]() |
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1998–99 |
GRONINGEN 6th 5000m ![]() |
THE HAGUE 19th 500m ![]() 13th 1500m ![]() ![]() |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() |
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1999–2000 |
DEVENTER ![]() ![]() |
NAGANO ![]() ![]() |
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2000–01 |
THE HAGUE ![]() ![]() |
HEERENVEEN 16th 500m ![]() 13th 1500m 4th 10000m 8th overall |
SALT LAKE CITY ![]() ![]() |
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2001–02 |
GRONINGEN 14th 1500m ![]() |
SALT LAKE CITY 30th 5000m 15th 10000m |
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2002–03 |
UTRECHT 10th 1500m 5th 5000m ![]() |
ASSEN 22nd 500m ![]() 14th 1500m ![]() 7th overall |
BERLIN ![]() ![]() |
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2003–04 |
HEERENVEEN 10th 1500m ![]() ![]() |
EINDHOVEN 17th 500m ![]() 15th 1500m ![]() 8th overall |
SEOUL 6th 5000m ![]() |
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2004–05 |
ASSEN 22nd 1500m ![]() ![]() |
HEERENVEEN 24th 500m 4th 5000m 9th 1500m ![]() 12th overall |
INZELL ![]() ![]() |
MOSCOW 16th 500m ![]() 10th 1500m 7th 10000m 7th overall |
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2005–06 |
HEERENVEEN 23rd 1500m ![]() ![]() |
UTRECHT 22nd 500m ![]() 9th 1500m ![]() ![]() |
CALGARY 22nd 500m 15th 5000m 23rd 1500m DNQ 10000m 22nd overall |
TURIN 6th 5000m ![]() |
7th 5000/10000m | ||
2006–07 |
ASSEN ![]() ![]() |
HEERENVEEN 24th 500m 4th 5000m 16th 1500m ![]() 10th overall |
5th 5000/10000m | ||||
2007–08 |
HEERENVEEN 5th 5000m ![]() |
GRONINGEN 22nd 500m 8th 5000m 21st 1500m 4th 10000m 11th overall |
NAGANO ![]() |
4th 5000/10000m | |||
2008–09 |
HEERENVEEN 4th 5000m ![]() |
HEERENVEEN 24th 500m ![]() 19th 1500m ![]() 7th overall |
VANCOUVER 5th 5000m ![]() |
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2009–10 |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() |
HEERENVEEN 21st 500m 5th 5000m 16th 1500m ![]() 8th overall |
VANCOUVER 5th 5000m ![]() |
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2010–11 |
HEERENVEEN DQ 5000m ![]() |
INZELL ![]() ![]() |
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2011–12 |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() |
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2012–13 |
HEERENVEEN 4th 5000m ![]() |
HEERENVEEN 22nd 500m ![]() 13th 1500m ![]() 5th overall |
SOCHI 5th 5000m ![]() |
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2013–14 |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() |
HEERENVEEN WD 500m WD 5000m WD 1500m WD 10000m NC overall |
SOCHI ![]() |
9th 5000/10000m | |||
2014–15 |
HEERENVEEN 5th 5000m ![]() |
HEERENVEEN 23rd 500m DQ 5000m 24th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall |
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2015–16 |
HEERENVEEN 10th 5000m DQ 10000m |
30th 5000/10000m |
- WD = withdrew
- NC = no classification
- DQ = disqualified
- DNS = did not start
World Cup
[edit]Season | 5000 meter/10000 meter | |||||
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1996–1997 | 8th | 8th* | ![]() |
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5th |
1997–1998 | ![]() |
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5th | 9th* | ![]() |
8h |
1998–1999 | 10th | 4th* | ![]() |
6th | ![]() |
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1999–2000 | ![]() |
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2000–2001 | 7th | ![]() |
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4th | ![]() |
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2001–2002 | ![]() |
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4th | 5th* | ![]() |
11th |
2002–2003 | ![]() |
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2003–2004 | ![]() |
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6th | ![]() |
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2004–2005 | ![]() |
4th | 4th* | ![]() |
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2005–2006 | 4th | 6th | 9th* | 9th | – | |
2006–2007 | 5th | 5th | 4th* | 11th | 6th | 8th |
2007–2008 | 10th | 4th | ![]() |
5th | ![]() |
19th |
2008–2009 | 4th | 5th | ![]() |
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5th |
2009–2010 | ![]() |
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8th |
2010–2011 | ![]() |
4th | ![]() |
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2011–2012 | ![]() |
7th | ![]() |
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2012–2013 | 4th | 4th | ![]() |
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2013–2014 | ![]() |
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– | 11th | 5th | – |
2014–2015 | 4th | ![]() |
4th | 4th | 11th | 6th |
2015–2016 | – | – | 10th | – | – | – |
- * = 10000 meter
Source:[11]
Medals won
[edit]Championship | Gold ![]() |
Silver ![]() |
Bronze ![]() |
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Dutch Single Distances | 8 | 11 | 12 |
Dutch Allround | 0 | 0 | 2 |
World Single Distances | 7 | 8 | 5 |
World Allround | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bob de Jong". 2006 Winter Olympics profile. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from At the %5b%5b2002 Winter Olympics%5d%5d in %5b%5bSalt Lake City, Utah%5d%5d, he placed 15th in the men's 10,000 m and 30th in the men's 5000 m. the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
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value (help) - ^ "Men's 10000 m : Speed Skating Men's 10000 m". Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. www.sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-29. 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
- ^ "Bob de Jong". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Bob de Jong". speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Bob de Jong". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "International Skating Union". ISU.org. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Skater Profile | Bob de Jong | Men | Netherlands".
External links
[edit]- Photos of Bob de Jong at the Wayback Machine (archived March 11, 2007)
- Personal records Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Bob de Jong at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Bob de Jong at SchaatsStatistieken.nl (in Dutch)
- Bob de Jong at Olympics.com
- Bob de Jong at Olympic.org (archived)
- Bob de Jong at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Bob de Jong at NOC*NSF (in Dutch) (English translation)