Michelle de Jong
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1999 Heerenveen, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Reggeborch | |||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michelle de Jong (born 1999) is a Dutch long track speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances.
Career[edit]
In February 2019, de Jong became junior world champion in the 1000 m event at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Baselga di Piné, Italy. She won the bronze medal in the 500 m event.
In 2019 she turned professional and became a member of Team Reggeborch.
Personal life[edit]
She is the younger sister of speed skater Antoinette de Jong.[1]
Personal records[edit]
| Personal records[2] | ||||
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 37.48 | 16 December 2022 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1000 m | 1:14.29 | 11 December 2022 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 2:02.03 | 9 March 2018 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 3000 m | 4:40.52 | 5 February 2017 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
Tournament overview[edit]
Season |
Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
European Championships Single Distances |
World Championships Sprint |
 Olympic Games |
World Cup |
World Championships Single Distances |
World Championships Juniors |
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2017–18 |
HEERENVEEN 14th 500m |
SALT LAKE CITY  500m 17th 1500m  Team sprint
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2018–19 |
HEERENVEEN 12th 500m 20th 1000m |
BASELGA DI PINÈ 500m 1000m Team sprint
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2019–20 |
HEERENVEEN 7th 500m 16th 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 12th 500m 17th 1000m 5th 500m 11th 1000m 12th overall |
19th 500m |
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2020–21 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 8th 1000m 500m 10th 1000m 4th overall |
4th 500m 20th 1000m |
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2021–22 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 13th 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 500m  1000m 500m 1000m overall |
HEERENVEEN 5th 500 m 6th 1000 m |
HAMAR 6th 500m 10th 1000m 5th 500m 5th 1000m 6th overall |
BEIJING 13th 500m |
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2022–23 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 5th 1000m 4th 500m 7th 1000m 5th overall |
6th 500m 10th 1000m 6th team sprint |
HEERENVEEN 7th 500m 10th 1000m 5th team sprint |
References[edit]
- ^ "Antoinette & Michelle de Jong: 'We komen nu veel meer overeen'". Schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Michelle de Jong". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Michelle de Jong". SpeedSkatingNews.
- ^ "Michelle de Jong". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Michelle de Jong". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
External links[edit]
- Michelle de Jong at the International Skating Union
- Team Reggeborgh profile[dead link]
- Michelle de Jong in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Michelle de Jong at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Michelle de Jong at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Michelle de Jong at Olympics.com
- Michelle de Jong at Olympedia
- Michelle de Jong at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
