Bob de Jong

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Bob de Jong
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Bob de Jong in action at a world cup speedskating in Heerenveen, Netherlands
Personal information
Nationality Dutch
Born (1976-11-13) 13 November 1976 (age 47)
Leimuiden, Netherlands
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Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Website www.bobdejong.net
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sport Speed skating
Achievements and titles
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)

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

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. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, he placed 15th in the men's 10000 m and 30th in the men's 5000 m. In 1998, he won the silver medal in the men's 10000 m and 4th in the men's 5000 m.[1]

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

World records

Distance Time Date Location
3000 m junior 3:53.06 8 March 1996 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m men 3:53.06 8 March 1996 Olympic Oval, Calgary
5000 m junior 6:37.55 10 March 1996 Olympic Oval, Calgary

Personal records

Personal records
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 37.86 5 March 2001 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1,000 m 1:18.74 28 January 1996 Ritten Kunsteisbahn, Collalbo
1,500 m 1:48.22 17 March 2001 Olympic Oval, Calgary
3,000 m 3.42,51 3 February 2002 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
5,000 m 6:08.76 12 December 2009 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
10,000 m 12:48.20 12 March 2011 Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell
Big combination 153.859 6 February 2005 Krylatskoye Sport Complex, Moscow

Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[4]

De Jong is currently 23rd on the adelskalender.[5] His highest ranking was 4th between 17 March 2001 and 20 October 2001.[6]

References

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  6. web.telia.com

External links

Awards
Preceded by Ard Schenk Award
2006
2011
Succeeded by
Sven Kramer
Stefan Groothuis
Preceded by Oscar Mathisen Award
2011
Succeeded by
Canada Christine Nesbitt

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