Jan Blokhuijsen

Jan Blokhuijsen (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑn ˈblɔkɦœysən]; born 1 April 1989) is an Olympic award-winning Dutch long-track speed skater who until 2013 skated for the commercial TVM ploeg.[1]

Jan Blokhuijsen
Blokhuijsen (2020)
Personal information
Born (1989-04-01) 1 April 1989
Zuid-Scharwoude, Netherlands
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Websitewww.janblokhuijsen.com
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportSpeed skating
Turned pro2007

Career

He currently holds the world record in the team pursuit discipline, along with teammates Sven Kramer and Koen Verweij. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he won a silver medal in the Men's 5000 m competition. At the 2014 European allround championships in Hamar, Blokhuijsen won his first European title. [2]

In 2007, he got his VWO degree at school. After a successful period in skating and inline skating (in which he won several Dutch and European titles at the junior categories and a second place at the world championships in Korea) he decided to focus only on speedskating. In February 2008, he won the Dutch Allround Speed Skating Championships junior title at the ice rink of Groningen. Later in the same month, he became world champion at the junior world championships speedskating, where he finished in front of his teammates Koen Verweij and Berden de Vries. Together with them he also won the world title at the team pursuit.

Controversy

After the team pursuit event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Blokhuijsen made a comment during a press conference to the host South Koreans to "treat dogs better in this country", criticizing dog meat consumption in the host nation.[3] Many South Koreans perceived his comment was disrespectful, claiming it was racist and ignorant of Korean culture and the declining dog meat custom in the country.[4][5][6][7] He later gave an apology for this comment on Twitter, which he deleted later.

Records

Personal records

Personal records[8]
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 meter35.5912 February 2011CalgaryWorld Allround Championships
1000 meter1:09.1125 November 2017 CalgaryTime trials
1500 meter1:43.7813 February 2011 CalgaryWorld Allround Championships
3000 meter3:38.8919 December 2017HeerenveenTraining race
5000 meter6:11.9110 November 2013CalgaryWorld Cup
10000 meter12:57.5828 December 2013HeerenveenQualification tournament
Big combination146.60311 November 2013CalgaryWorld Allround Championships; National record until 8 March 2015[9]
Team pursuit3:35.6016 November 2013Salt Lake CityWith Sven Kramer and Koen Verweij

As of 10 March 2020, Blokhuijsen is in 11th position in the adelskalender with a score of 146.253 points.[10] Between 13 February 2011 and 11 October 2013 he held a personal best 6th place.[11]

World records

EventTimeDateLocationNote
Team pursuit*3:37.179 November 2013CalgaryWorld record until 16 November 2013
Team pursuit*3:35.6016 November 2013Salt Lake CityWorld record until 15 February 2020
* together with Sven Kramer and Koen Verweij

source[12]

Tournament overview

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

2006–2007
INNSBRUCK

Team pursuit

2007–2008

12th 1500m
13th 5000m

500m
12th 5000m
11th 1500m
11th 10000m
8th overall
CHANGCHUN

4th 500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
Team pursuit
2008–200914th 1500m
19th 5000m
5th 500m
10th 5000m
14th 1500m
9th 10000m
8th overall

2009–2010

7th 1500m
6th 5000m
HAMAR

7th 500m
4th 5000m
17th 1500m
4th 10000m
5th overall
HEERENVEEN

9th 500m
7th 5000m
10th 1500m
6th 10000m
5th overall
VANCOUVER

9th 5000m
Team pursuit

10th 5000/10000m
Team pursuit

2010–2011

9th 1500m
8th 5000m
DQ 10000m

500m
5000m
5th 1500m
4th 10000m
overall
COLLALBO

500m
4th 5000m
5th 1500m
10000m
overall
CALGARY

4th 500m
4th 5000m
6th 1500m
10000m
overall
INZELL

DQ 5000m
Team pursuit

16th 5000/10000m
8th Team pursuit

2011–2012

6th 1500m
4th 5000m
5th 10000m
BUDAPEST

500m
5000m
1500m
10000m
overall
MOSCOW

7th 500m
5000m
1500m
10000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

4th 5000m
Team pursuit

6th 5000/10000m
Team pursuit

2012–2013

10th 1500m
5000m
10000m

500m
5000m
1500m
10000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

4th 500m
5000m
10th 1500m
10000m
overall
HAMAR

8th 500m
8th 5000m
13th 1500m
DNQ 10000m
NC overall
SOCHI

Team pursuit

5th 5000/10000m
Team pursuit

2013–2014

6th 1500m
4th 5000m
4th 10000m
HAMAR

7th 500m
5000m
9th 1500m
10000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

7th 500m
5000m
6th 1500m
10000m
overall
SOCHI

13th 1500m
5000m
Team pursuit

32nd 1500m
5th 5000/10000m
Team pursuit
2014–20158th 1500m
DNF 5000m
DNF 10000m
500m
11th 5000m
16th 1500m
DNQ 10000m
NC overall(9th)

2015–2016

7th 1500m
6th 5000m

500m
5000m
1500m
10000m
overall
MINSK

5th 500m
5000m
9th 1500m
10000m
overall
BERLIN

6th 500m
5000m
6th 1500m
10000m
overall
KOLOMNA

Team pursuit

24th 1500m
Team pursuit

2016–2017

8th 1500m
4th 5000m
6th 10000m

500m
5000m
1500m
10000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

500m
5000m
7th 1500m
10000m
overall
HAMAR

6th 500m
5000m
15th 1500m
10000m
overall
GANGNEUNG

Team pursuit

40th 1500m
25th 5000m
Team pursuit

2017–2018

7th 1500m
5th 5000m
4th 10000m
GANGNEUNG

7th 5000m
Team pursuit
2018–2019

2019–2020

DQ 1500m
6th 5000m
4th 10000m
Mass start

4th 500m
5000m
1500m
10000m
overall
HAMAR

8th 500m
7th 5000m
4th 1500m
5th 10000m
4th overall

Source[13]

World Cup overview

Season 1500 meter
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–20142nd(b)
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–20175th(b)
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
Season 5000/10000 meter
2009–20101st(b)–*1st(b)–*4th
2010–2011–*4th –*8th
2011–20128th5th–*–*4th
2012–20137th*7th–*5th
2013–20146th12th–*
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–20171st(b)–*
2017–20184th7th
2018–2019
2019–20201st(b)
Season Team pursuit
2009–20104th
2010–2011DQ
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016DNF
2016–2017DQ
2017–201810th
2018–2019
2019–2020

Source[14]

– = Did not participate
* = 10000 meter
(b) = Division B
DNF = Did not finish
DQ = Disqualified

Medals won

Championship Gold
Silver
Bronze
Dutch Single Distances011
Dutch Allround Single Events183
Dutch Allround Classification311
European Allround Single Events294
European Allround Classification141
World Allround Single Events233
World Allround Classification022
World Single Distances301
Olympic Games111
World Cup 1500m000
World Cup 5000m032
World Cup 10000m000
World Cup Team pursuit1410
World Cup Classification510
World Junior Allround Single Events310
World Junior Allround Classification100

References

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