Paulien van Deutekom

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Paulien van Deutekom at a World Cup race 2008 in Hamar

Paulien van Deutekom (born February 4, 1981 in The Hague ; † January 2, 2019 ) was a Dutch all-round speed skater .

Life

Paulien van Deutekom made his debut in the World Cup in November 2005 . Her best placement was a third place over 500 m in January 2006. The sixth place in the overall World Cup over the 1500 m course in her first season must also be regarded as a great success. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , she started over the 1500 m and finished in 13th place. At the all-around European championship in 2008 she won the silver medal behind her compatriot Ireen Wüst . In 2008 she finished twelfth at the 2008 Sprint World Championship in Heerenveen . At the individual distance World Championships in 2007, she won silver with the relay, at the distance of 1500 m she was fifth and the 3000 m she finished sixth.

Van Deutekom became world champion in speed skating all-around in Berlin in 2008 and thus achieved the best result of her career to date. At the individual distance World Championships in Nagano van Deutekom won three medals: In the team run with Renate Groenewold and Ireen Wüst gold and the silver medal over 1500 m and 3000 m. Over 1000 m she reached fifth place, over 5000 m she was sixth.

She ended her sporting career in 2012 because she hadn't performed as well for a long time.

Paulien van Deutekom died of lung cancer on January 2, 2019 . She left behind her husband and a one-year-old daughter.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Oud-wereldkampioen schaatsen Paulien van Deutekom (37) overleden rtlnieuws.nl, January 3, 2019, accessed January 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ stuff Oud-schaatsster Paulien van Deutekom (37). NOS , January 2, 2019, accessed January 3, 2019 (Dutch).
  3. ↑ Oud-wereldkampioen schaatsen Paulien van Deutekom (37) overleden. RTL Nieuws , January 3, 2019, accessed on January 3, 2019 (Dutch).
  4. ↑ Paulien van Deutekom - Ex-world champion in speed skating dies at the age of only 37 focus.de, January 4, 2019, accessed January 9, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Deutekom, Paulien van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch speed skater
DATE OF BIRTH 4th February 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH The hague
DATE OF DEATH 2nd January 2019