Carlijn_Achtereekte

Carlijn Achtereekte

Carlijn Achtereekte

Dutch speed skater (born 1990)

Carlijn Achtereekte (Dutch pronunciation: [kɑrˈlɛin ˈɑxtərˌeːktə]; born 29 January 1990) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialises in long distances.[1][2] Achtereekte won three silver medals in the 5000 metres at the Dutch Single Distance Championships. At the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, she won the silver medal at the 5000 metres event behind Martina Sáblíková.[3] Currently Achtereekte is a professional cyclist, competing for Team Jumbo–Visma.

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At the 2018 Winter Olympics, her first Olympic Games, Achtereekte took a surprise gold medal in the 3000 metres, leading home team-mates Ireen Wüst and Antoinette de Jong in a Dutch clean sweep of the podium, despite never having won a World Cup race.[4] On 23 March 2018 she was awarded Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau by King Willem-Alexander.[5]

Personal records

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Per January 2022 she is ranked 11th on the adelskalender with a points total of 157.360[7]

Tournament overview

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Medals won

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References

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    "Carlijn Achtereekte". Eurosport.
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    "Speed Skating – Sablikova makes it two World golds in as many days". Yahoo. 13 February 2015.
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    Janes, Chelsea (10 February 2018). "Dutch treat: In an upset, Carlijn Achtereekte leads a podium sweep in 3,000 meters". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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    "Five Golden Olympians knighted". Dagblad van het Noorden. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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    "Carlijn Achtereekte". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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    "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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    "Carlijn Achtereekte". SpeedSkatingNews.
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    "Carlijn Achtereekte". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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    "Carlijn Achtereekte". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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