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Bob de Jong

Bob de Jong

Dutch speed skater

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Jong, not 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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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

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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

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World records skated at sea level venues (unofficial)

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Tournament overview

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WD = withdrew
NC = no classification
DQ = disqualified
DNS = did not start

source:[7] [8] [9] [10]

World Cup

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  • * = 10000 meter

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Medals won

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References

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    "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)
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    "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.
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    "Longest skating race destined for Dutch triple". sportsillstrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
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    "Bob de Jong". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
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    "Adelskalender: Big combination Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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    web.telia.com Archived March 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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    "Bob de Jong". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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    "Bob de Jong". speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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    "Bob de Jong". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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    "International Skating Union". ISU.org. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  11. [11]
    "Skater Profile | Bob de Jong | Men | Netherlands".
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