Bob de Jong
Bob Johannes Carolus de Jong (born 13 November 1976) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialized in long distances: five and ten kilometers.
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1976 Leimuiden, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. 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
Personal records
| Personal records | ||||
| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Season |
Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Allround |
World Championships Single Distances |
World Championships Allround |
Olympic Games |
World Championships Junior Allround |
World Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994–95 | THE HAGUE 11th 1500m 4th 5000m  10000m | SEINÄJOKI 35th 500m  3000m 1500m 5000m overall | |||||
1995–96 | GRONINGEN 7th 1500m  5000m 10000m | THE HAGUE 17th 500m 5000m 9th 1500m 5000m 5th overall | CALGARY 29th 500m 3000m 10th 1500m 5000m overall | ||||
1996–97 | ASSEN 24th 500m 4th 5000m 19th 1500m 4th 10000m 10th overall | WARSAW 10000m | 5000/10000m | ||||
1997–98 | HEERENVEEN 15th 1500m 5000m 10000m | CALGARY 5th 5000m 10000m | NAGANO 4th 5000m 10000m | 5000/10000m | |||
1998–99 | GRONINGEN 6th 5000m 10000m | THE HAGUE 19th 500m 5000m 13th 1500m 10000m overall | HEERENVEEN 5000m 10000m | 5000/10000m | |||
1999–2000 | DEVENTER 5000m 10000m | NAGANO 5000m 10000m | 5000/10000m | ||||
2000–01 | THE HAGUE 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 5000m 13th 1500m 4th 10000m 8th overall | SALT LAKE CITY 5000m 10000m | 5000/10000m | |||
2001–02 | GRONINGEN 14th 1500m 5000m | SALT LAKE CITY 30th 5000m 15th 10000m | 5000/10000m | ||||
2002–03 | UTRECHT 10th 1500m 5th 5000m 10000m | ASSEN 22nd 500m 5000m 14th 1500m 10000m 7th overall | BERLIN 5000m 10000m | ||||
2003–04 | HEERENVEEN 10th 1500m 5000m 10000m | EINDHOVEN 17th 500m 5000m 15th 1500m 10000m 8th overall | SEOUL 6th 5000m 10000m | ||||
2004–05 | ASSEN 22nd 1500m 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 24th 500m 4th 5000m 9th 1500m 10000m 12th overall | INZELL 5000m 10000m | MOSCOW 16th 500m 5000m 10th 1500m 7th 10000m 7th overall | 5000/10000m | ||
2005–06 | HEERENVEEN 23rd 1500m 5000m 10000m | UTRECHT 22nd 500m 5000m 9th 1500m 10000m overall | CALGARY 22nd 500m 15th 5000m 23rd 1500m DNQ 10000m 22nd overall | TURIN 6th 5000m 10000m | 7th 5000/10000m | ||
2006–07 | ASSEN 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 24th 500m 4th 5000m 16th 1500m 10000m 10th overall | 5th 5000/10000m | ||||
2007–08 | HEERENVEEN 5th 5000m 10000m | GRONINGEN 22nd 500m 8th 5000m 21st 1500m 4th 10000m 11th overall | NAGANO 10000m | 4th 5000/10000m | |||
2008–09 | HEERENVEEN 4th 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 24th 500m 5000m 19th 1500m 10000m 7th overall | VANCOUVER 5th 5000m 10000m | 5000/10000m | |||
2009–10 | HEERENVEEN 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 21st 500m 5th 5000m 16th 1500m 10000m 8th overall | VANCOUVER 5th 5000m 10000m | 5000/10000m | |||
2010–11 | HEERENVEEN DQ 5000m 10000m | INZELL 5000m 10000m | 5000/10000m | ||||
2011–12 | HEERENVEEN 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 5000m 10000m | 5000/10000m | ||||
2012–13 | HEERENVEEN 4th 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 22nd 500m 5000m 13th 1500m 10000m 5th overall | SOCHI 5th 5000m 10000m | 5000/10000m | |||
2013–14 | HEERENVEEN 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN WD 500m WD 5000m WD 1500m WD 10000m NC overall | SOCHI 10000m | 9th 5000/10000m | |||
2014–15 | HEERENVEEN 5th 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 23rd 500m DQ 5000m 24th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall | 5000/10000m | ||||
2015–16 | HEERENVEEN 10th 5000m DQ 10000m | 30th 5000/10000m |
- WD = withdrew
- NC = no classification
- DQ = disqualified
- DNS = did not start
World Cup
| Season | 5000 meter/10000 meter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–1997 | 8th | 8th* | | * | | 5th |
| 1997–1998 | | | 5th | 9th* | | 8h |
| 1998–1999 | 10th | 4th* | | 6th | | |
| 1999–2000 | | * | | | | |
| 2000–2001 | 7th | * | | 4th | | |
| 2001–2002 | | | 4th | 5th* | | 11th |
| 2002–2003 | | | | * | | |
| 2003–2004 | | | * | 6th | | * |
| 2004–2005 | | 4th | 4th* | | | * |
| 2005–2006 | 4th | 6th | 9th* | 9th | – | |
| 2006–2007 | 5th | 5th | 4th* | 11th | 6th | 8th |
| 2007–2008 | 10th | 4th | * | 5th | * | 19th |
| 2008–2009 | 4th | 5th | * | | * | 5th |
| 2009–2010 | | | * | | | 8th |
| 2010–2011 | | 4th | * | | * | |
| 2011–2012 | | 7th | * | | * | |
| 2012–2013 | 4th | 4th | * | | * | |
| 2013–2014 | | | – | 11th | 5th | – |
| 2014–2015 | 4th | * | 4th | 4th | 11th | 6th |
| 2015–2016 | – | – | 10th | – | – | – |
- * = 10000 meter
Source:[11]
Medals won
| Championship | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- "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.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bob de Jong.
- 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)
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