Ireen Wüst

Ireen Wüst (Dutch pronunciation: [iˈreːn ʋyst]; born 1 April 1986) is a Dutch long track allround speed skater.

Ireen Wüst
Wüst in 2013
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1986-04-01) 1 April 1986
Goirle, Netherlands
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Websiteireenwust.nl
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m
ClubIJsclub Tilburg
TVM Schaatsploeg
Reggeborgh
Turned pro2005

Wüst is the youngest Dutch Olympic gold medalist in the history of the Winter Games. At the age of nineteen, on 12 February 2006, she won the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games 3000 metre event; four years later at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games she won the 1500 metre event; at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games she won two gold and three silver medals, making her the most decorated athlete at the Sochi Games.[1] Following her most recent victory in the 1500 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympics she has won a record eleven Olympic medals, more than any other speed skater, making her the most successful athlete of the Netherlands at the Olympics. She is also a seven-time world allround champion, a fourteen-time world single distance champion, and a five-time European allround champion. In 2014, she was elected by Reuters as the Sportswoman of the World.

Skating career

Wüst debuted at the 2004 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships in November 2003 with ninth place in both the 500m and 1500m events. At the end of the season she won the silver medal in the world junior championships in Roseville, Minnesota, USA. The next season she qualified for the 2004–05 World Cup during the 2005 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships with fifth place in the 1000m and fourth place in the 1500m. With a third place at the 2005 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships she qualified for her first international senior tournament, the 2005 European Championships in Heerenveen. There she came fourth and secured herself a spot in the Dutch team for the 2005 World Allround Championships in Moscow, Russia, where she finished in fifth place. She then became World Junior Champion in Seinäjoki, Finland.

Season 2005–2006

Before the start of the season Wüst signed a deal with TVM and started training under the guidance of Gerard Kemkers. At the 2006 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships, which also served as the Olympic Trials, Wüst won the 1000m, 1500m and 3000m, which gave her a spot in the Dutch Olympic Team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Before the Olympics she started in the 2006 European Championships in Hamar where she won the bronze medal behind Claudia Pechstein of Germany and team mate Renate Groenewold.

Olympic Games in Turin

At the 2006 Olympics her first distance was the 3000 metres[2] where Wüst beat Groenewold and Cindy Klassen of Canada and became the youngest olympic champion from the Netherlands in the history of the Winter Olympics. She missed out the podium in the 1000 metres finishing fourth. At her last event the 1500 metres she won a bronze medal behind Cindy Klassen and Kristina Groves of Canada. At her last event of the season the 2006 World Allround Championships, Wüst finished fourth after she had been ill a few days before the tournament.[3]

After the end of the season Wüst was elected as the best Dutch Sportswoman of the Year 2006.[4] She was also elected female skater of the year.

Season 2006–2007

Wüst started the season with two titles and one second place at the 2007 Dutch Distance Championships. She also won the 2007 Dutch Allround Championships. At the 2007 European Championships Wüst led the championships after 3 of 4 distances but was beaten by Martina Sáblíková. The next weekend she competed in the 2007 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Hamar, again winning the silver medal. She became World Allround Champion during the 2007 World Allround Championships for the home crowd in Heerenveen. She won the 2006–07 World Cup in the 1500m after winning two of the six races, as well as the 1000m during the World Cup Final in Calgary. At the 2007 World Distance Championships she won a gold medal in the 1000m, breaking the national record, and another in the 1500m. With Renate Groenewold and Paulien van Deutekom she won silver in the team pursuit behind Canada.

Season 2007–2008

After a difficult start to the season Wüst won the European allround title in January 2008.[5] Her main competitor this year was Paulien van Deutekom. Wüst finished second behind van Deutekom during the World Allround Championships in Berlin. In Nagano during the 2008 World Distance Championships she won the gold medal in the team pursuit alongside Groenewold and Van Deutekom. Wüst won only one world race this season, the 1500m in Hamar.

2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver

At the 2010 Winter Olympics she won a gold medal in the 1500 metres.[6]

2014 Olympic Games in Sochi

At the 2014 Winter Olympics she won gold medals in the 3000 metres and in the team pursuit, and silver medals in the 1000m, 1500m and 5000m.[7][8]

2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang

At the 2018 Winter Olympics she won a gold medal in the 1500 metres and a silver medal in the 3000 metres. Her 1500m gold medal was her fourth consecutive medal at this distance at the Olympics, and this was the fourth Olympics in a row in which she won an individual gold medal, the first time this was achieved by a Winter Olympian.[9] She also became the second speed skater to win the Olympic 1500 metres twice (after Lidiya Skoblikova in 1960 and 1964), and the first Dutch athlete to win five gold medals and ten medals overall at the Olympics.[10] She also became the first speed skater, male or female, to win eleven Olympic medals, and the first female Winter Olympian to win nine individual medals.

Personal records

Personal records[11]
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500m38.449 February 2007Heerenveen
1000m1:12.6415 February 2020Salt Lake City
1500m1:50.71810 March 2019Salt Lake CityER
3000m3:58.0112 February 2011Calgary
5000m6:54.2819 February 2014Sochi
Team pursuit2:56.0217 November 2013Salt Lake CityER

She is currently in 4th position on the adelskalender[12] with a score of 156.436 points.

Tournament overview

Season Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances
Dutch
Championships
Sprint
Dutch
Championship
Allround
European
Championships
Allround
World
Championships
Allround
World
Championships
Sprint
World
Championships
Single
Distances
Olympic
Games
World
Cup
GWC
World
Championships
Junior
Allround
European
Championships
Single
Distances

2003–2004

9th 500m
9th 1500m
ROSEVILLE

11th 500m
1500m
1000m
3000m
overall
Team pursuit

2004–2005

5th 1000m
4th 1500m

500m
5th 3000m
1500m
5th 5000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

7th 500m
3000m
1500m
6th 5000m
4th overall
MOSCOW

5th 500m
4th 3000m
1500m
6th 5000m
5th overall

28th 1500m
SEINÄJOKI

500m
1500m
1000m
3000m
overall
Team pursuit

2005–2006

1000m
1500m
3000m
HAMAR

5th 500m
4th 3000m
1500m
4th 5000m
overall
CALGARY

5th 500m
7th 3000m
1500m
7th 5000m
4th overall
TURIN

4th 1000m
1500m
3000m
6th Team pursuit

7th 1000m
1500m
25th 3/5km
5th Team pursuit

2006–2007

4th 500m
1000m
1500m
3000m

500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
COLLALBO

500m
3000m
1500m
6th 5000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
HAMAR

14th 500m
1000m
10th 500m
1000m
overall
SALT LAKE CITY

1000m
1500m
5th 3000m
Team pursuit

29th 500m
6th 1000m
1500m
6th 3/5km
Team pursuit

2007–2008

8th 500m
1000m
1500m
4th 3000m

5th 500m
1000m
4th 500m
1000m
overall

500m
3000m
4th 1500m
5000m
overall
KOLOMNA

4th 500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
BERLIN

500m
4th 3000m
1500m
4th 5000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

19th 500m
1000m
19th 500m
1000m
6th overall
NAGANO

9th 1000m
7th 1500m
Team pursuit

42nd 500m
1000m
1500m
7th 3/5km

2008–2009

10th 500m
6th 1000m
1500m
DQ 3000m

13th 500m
7th 1000m
DNS 500m
DNQ 1000m
NC overall

500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

6th 500m
7th 3000m
4th 1500m
5th 5000m
6th overall
HAMAR

500m
7th 3000m
1500m
8th 5000m
overall
VANCOUVER

1500m
Team pursuit

36th 1000m
6th 1500m
Team pursuit

2009–2010

6th 500m
5th 1000m
1500m
3000m
HAMAR

4th 500m
3000m
1500m
5th 5000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

6th 500m
3000m
1500m
7th 5000m
overall
VANCOUVER

8th 1000m
1500m
7th 3000m
6th Team pursuit

53rd 500m
19th 1000m
6th 1500m
9th 3/5km
5th Team pursuit

2010–2011

NC 500m
5th 1000m
1500m
3000m

5th 500m
1000m
8th 500m
1000m
4th overall
COLLALBO

6th 500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
CALGARY

500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

13th 500m
1000m
16th 500m
1000m
7th overall
INZELL

1000m
1500m
3000m
Team pursuit

5th 1000m
1500m
9th 3/5km
Team pursuit

2011–2012

1000m
1500m
3000m

8th 500m
1000m
9th 500m
1000m
5th overall
BUDAPEST

500m
5th 3000m
6th 1500m
5000m
overall
MOSCOW

500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

5th 1000m
1500m
3000m
Team pursuit

5th 1000m
1500m
8th 3/5km
6th Team pursuit
Grand World Cup

2012–2013

6th 1000m
1500m
3000m

10th 500m
1000m
11th 500m
1000m
5th overall

500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

4th 500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
HAMAR

500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
SOCHI

1000m
1500m
3000m
5000m
Team pursuit

12th 1000m
1500m
6th 3/5km
Team pursuit
Grand World Cup

2013–2014

1000m
1500m
3000m

8th 500m
1000m
7th 500m
DQ 1000m
NC overall
HAMAR

500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
SOCHI

1000m
1500m
3000m
5000m
Team pursuit

6th 1000m
1500m
6th 3/5km
Team pursuit
Grand World Cup

2014–2015

1000m
1500m
3000m

13th 500m
1000m
DNS 500m
DNS 1000m
NC overall

500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
CHELYABINSK

500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
CALGARY

500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

4th 1000m
1500m
3000m
Team pursuit

6th 1000m
4th 1500m
3/5km
Team pursuit
4th Grand World Cup

2015–2016

1000m
1500m
3000m

11th 500m
1000m
12th 500m
1000m
6th overall
MINSK

500m
3000m
1500m
4th 5000m
overall
BERLIN

4th 500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
KOLOMNA

6th 1000m
4th 1500m
3000m
Team pursuit

20th 1500m
17th 3/5km
Team pursuit

2016–2017

10th 500m
1000m
1500m
3000m

5th 500m
1000m
5th 500m
1000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
HAMAR

500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
GANGNEUNG

1500m
3000m
Team pursuit

11th 1000m
4th 1500m
9th 3/5km
Team pursuit

2017–2018

1000m
1500m
3000m
AMSTERDAM

9th 500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
GANGNEUNG

9th 1000m
1500m
3000m
Team pursuit

16th 1000m
7th 1500m
12th 3/5km
Team pursuit

2018–2019

1000m
1500m
3000m
COLLALBO

4th 500m
7th 3000m
5th 1500m
7th 5000m
4th overall
CALGARY

500m
6th 3000m
1500m
7th 5000m
5th overall
INZELL

1500m
5th 3000m
Team pursuit

53rd 500m
8th 1000m
1500m
24th 3/5km
4th Team pursuit
Team sprint

2019–2020

1000m
1500m
5th 3000m
HAMAR

4th 500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
SALT LAKE CITY

4th 1000m
1500m
Team pursuit

14th 1000m
1500m
HEERENVEEN

5th 1000m
1500m
Team pursuit
Team prsuit

Source:[13]

World Cup overview

Season 500 meter
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–20078th14th
2007–20081st(b)
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
Season 1000 meter
2004–2005
2005–20066th
2006–2007
2007–20087th8th12th6th4th4th
2008–200916th13th
2009–20101st(b)5th16th16th
2010–20115th
2011–201211th5th7th5th
2012–20135th
2013–20147th
2014–20156th4th5th
2015–2016
2016–20175th6th5th
2017–201811th14th4th
2018–20195th4th4th8th6th
2019–20207th5th10th
Season 1500 meter
2004–20051st(b)
2005–20066th7th4th
2006–2007
2007–20085th13th5th
2008–20098th7th4th11th
2009–201011th12th9th
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013–*
2013–2014
2014–20154th
2015–20164th
2016–2017
2017–20184th4th
2018–20194th4th
2019–2020
Season 3000/5000 meter
2004–2005
2005–2006–*1st(b)
2006–2007–*
2007–20089th7th–*–*
2008–2009
2009–201011th6th–*6th4th
2010–20114th8th–*–*
2011–20124th–*–*
2012–20138th–*
2013–2014–*
2014–2015–*
2015–2016–*
2016–20177th5th–*
2017–20186th
2018–20196th6th–*
2019–2020
Season Team pursuit
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–2009
2009–20104th
2010–2011
2011–2012DNF
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–20194th
2019–2020

Source:[14]

– = Did not participate
* = 5000m
(b) = Division B
DNF = Did not finish
DQ = Disqualified
NC = No classification
DVQ =Did not qualify

Medals won

updated March 2020

Championship Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Dutch Single Distances [in Dutch]
18
9
6
35
Dutch Allround Classification [in Dutch]
4
1
1
6
Dutch Allround Single Distances] [in Dutch]
11
5
5
21
Dutch Sprint Classification [in Dutch]
1
1
0
2
Dutch Sprint Single Distances [in Dutch]
9
4
1
14
European Allround Classification
5
4
2
11
European Allround Single Distances
16
12
6
34
Olympic Games
5
5
1
11
World Single Distances
14
15
1
30
World Allround
7
4
2
13
World Allround Single Distances
17
22
9
48
World Sprint Classification
0
1
0
1
World Sprint Single Distances
1
5
0
6
World Cup 500 meter
0
0
0
0
World Cup 1000 meter
4
9
6
19
World Cup 1500 meter
25
12
6
43
World Cup 3000/5000 meter
6
6
7
19
World Cup Team pursuit
13
8
1
22
World Cup Single Distances total
48
35
20
103
World Cup classification
4
2
7
13
World Junior
1
1
0
2


References

  1. "Ireen WÜST – Olympic Speed skating – Netherlands". International Olympic Committee. 17 February 2018.
  2. "Ireen Wust Biography". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  3. "Wüst vierde halverwege WK allround" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. "Bos en Wüst sporters van het jaar" (in Dutch). rtl.nl. 12 December 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  5. "Kramer and Wüst win at European Championships". The New York Times. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  6. "Results of the 2010 Olympic Games 1500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  7. Kevin Oklobzija (9 February 2014). "Ireen Wust wins 3,000; Olga Graf claims Russia's first Sochi medal". USA Today.
  8. "Speedskating: Versatile Jorien ter Mors beats Ireen Wust, leads another Dutch sweep". The Washington Post. 16 February 2014.
  9. "Dutch speed skating GOAT makes Michael Phelpsian Winter Olympics history". Yahoo! Sports. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  10. "Speed skating: Wust powers to 1,500m gold for record 10th medal". Reuters. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  11. https://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=687
  12. "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  13. https://www.speedskatingnews.info/en/data/skater/ireen-wuest/
  14. https://app.isuresults.eu/events
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.