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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1976 Leimuiden, Netherlands  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 500 m: 37.86 (2001) 1000 m: 1:18.74 (1996) 1500 m: 1:48.22 (2005) 3000 m: 3:42.51 (2002) 5000 m: 6:08.76 (2009) 10 000 m: 12:48.20 (2011)  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bob Johannes Carolus de Jong (born 13 November 1976) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialized in long distances: five and ten kilometers.
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
| Personal records | ||||
| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 meter | 37.86 | 15 March 2001 | Calgary | |
| 1000 meter | 1:18.74 | 28 January 1996 | Collalbo | |
| 1500 meter | 1:48.22 | 17 March 2001 | Calgary | |
| 3000 meter | 3.41.89 | 3 November 2013 | Calgary | |
| 5000 meter | 6:07.43 | 17 November 2013 | Salt Lake City | |
| 10000 meter | 12:48.20 | 12 March 2011 | Inzell | |
| Big combination | 153.859 | 6 February 2005 | Moscow | |
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
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3000 meter | 3:53.06 | 8 March 1996 | Calgary | Junior world record until 19 March 1999 | 
| 5000 meter | 6:37.55 | 10 March 1996 | Calgary | Junior world record until 20 March 1999 | 
| 3000 meter | 3:53.06 | 8 March 1996 | Calgary | World record until 25 February 1998 | 
World records skated at sea level venues (unofficial)
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3000 meter | 3:52.14 | 27 October 2001 | Berlin | World record until 16 November 2002 | 
| 5000 meter | 6:19.94 | 9 November 2003 | Hamar | World record until 14 November 2004 | 
Tournament overview
Season  | 
Dutch  Championships Single Distances  | 
Dutch  Championships Allround  | 
World  Championships Single Distances  | 
World  Championships Allround  | 
Olympic  Games  | 
World  Championships Junior Allround  | 
World  Cup  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994–95  | THE HAGUE  11th 1500m 4th 5000m  | SEINÄJOKI  35th 500m  | |||||
1995–96  | GRONINGEN  7th 1500m  | THE HAGUE  17th 500m 9th 1500m 5th overall  | CALGARY  29th 500m 10th 1500m  | ||||
1996–97  | ASSEN  24th 500m 4th 5000m 19th 1500m 4th 10000m 10th overall  | WARSAW   | |||||
1997–98  | HEERENVEEN  15th 1500m  | CALGARY  5th 5000m  | NAGANO  4th 5000m  | ||||
1998–99  | GRONINGEN  6th 5000m  | THE HAGUE  19th 500m 13th 1500m  | HEERENVEEN   | ||||
1999–2000  | DEVENTER   | NAGANO   | |||||
2000–01  | THE HAGUE   | HEERENVEEN  16th 500m 13th 1500m 4th 10000m 8th overall  | SALT LAKE CITY   | ||||
2001–02  | GRONINGEN  14th 1500m  | SALT LAKE CITY  30th 5000m 15th 10000m  | |||||
2002–03  | UTRECHT  10th 1500m 5th 5000m  | ASSEN  22nd 500m 14th 1500m 7th overall  | BERLIN   | ||||
2003–04  | HEERENVEEN  10th 1500m  | EINDHOVEN  17th 500m 15th 1500m 8th overall  | SEOUL  6th 5000m  | ||||
2004–05  | ASSEN  22nd 1500m  | HEERENVEEN  24th 500m 4th 5000m 9th 1500m 12th overall  | INZELL   | MOSCOW  16th 500m 10th 1500m 7th 10000m 7th overall  | |||
2005–06  | HEERENVEEN  23rd 1500m  | UTRECHT  22nd 500m 9th 1500m  | CALGARY  22nd 500m 15th 5000m 23rd 1500m DNQ 10000m 22nd overall  | TURIN  6th 5000m  | 7th 5000/10000m  | ||
2006–07  | ASSEN   | HEERENVEEN  24th 500m 4th 5000m 16th 1500m 10th overall  | 5th 5000/10000m  | ||||
2007–08  | HEERENVEEN  5th 5000m  | GRONINGEN  22nd 500m 8th 5000m 21st 1500m 4th 10000m 11th overall  | NAGANO   | 4th 5000/10000m  | |||
2008–09  | HEERENVEEN  4th 5000m  | HEERENVEEN  24th 500m 19th 1500m 7th overall  | VANCOUVER  5th 5000m  | ||||
2009–10  | HEERENVEEN   | HEERENVEEN  21st 500m 5th 5000m 16th 1500m 8th overall  | VANCOUVER  5th 5000m  | ||||
2010–11  | HEERENVEEN  DQ 5000m  | INZELL   | |||||
2011–12  | HEERENVEEN   | HEERENVEEN   | |||||
2012–13  | HEERENVEEN  4th 5000m  | HEERENVEEN  22nd 500m 13th 1500m 5th overall  | SOCHI  5th 5000m  | ||||
2013–14  | HEERENVEEN   | HEERENVEEN  WD 500m WD 5000m WD 1500m WD 10000m NC overall  | SOCHI   | 9th 5000/10000m  | |||
2014–15  | HEERENVEEN  5th 5000m  | HEERENVEEN  23rd 500m DQ 5000m 24th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall  | |||||
2015–16  | HEERENVEEN  10th 5000m DQ 10000m  | 30th 5000/10000m | 
- WD = withdrew
 - NC = no classification
 - DQ = disqualified
 - DNS = did not start
 
World Cup
| Season | 5000 meter/10000 meter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–1997 | 8th | 8th* | 5th | |||
| 1997–1998 | 5th | 9th* | 8h | |||
| 1998–1999 | 10th | 4th* | 6th | |||
| 1999–2000 | ||||||
| 2000–2001 | 7th | 4th | ||||
| 2001–2002 | 4th | 5th* | 11th | |||
| 2002–2003 | ||||||
| 2003–2004 | 6th | |||||
| 2004–2005 | 4th | 4th* | ||||
| 2005–2006 | 4th | 6th | 9th* | 9th | – | |
| 2006–2007 | 5th | 5th | 4th* | 11th | 6th | 8th | 
| 2007–2008 | 10th | 4th | 5th | 19th | ||
| 2008–2009 | 4th | 5th | 5th | |||
| 2009–2010 | 8th | |||||
| 2010–2011 | 4th | |||||
| 2011–2012 | 7th | |||||
| 2012–2013 | 4th | 4th | ||||
| 2013–2014 | – | 11th | 5th | – | ||
| 2014–2015 | 4th | 4th | 4th | 11th | 6th | |
| 2015–2016 | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | 
- * = 10000 meter
 
Source:[11]
Medals won
| Championship | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Single Distances | 8 | 11 | 12 | 
| Dutch Allround | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| World Single Distances | 7 | 8 | 5 | 
| World Allround | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
References
- ↑  "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) - ↑ "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.
 - ↑ "Longest skating race destined for Dutch triple". sportsillstrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
 - ↑ "Bob de Jong". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
 - ↑ "Adelskalender: Big combination Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
 - ↑ web.telia.com Archived March 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
 - ↑ "Bob de Jong". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
 - ↑ "Bob de Jong". speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
 - ↑ "Bob de Jong". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
 - ↑ "International Skating Union". ISU.org. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
 - ↑ "Skater Profile | Bob de Jong | Men | Netherlands".
 
External links
- Photos of Bob de Jong at the Wayback Machine (archived March 11, 2007)
 - Personal records Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
 - Bob de Jong at SpeedSkatingStats.com
 - Bob de Jong at SchaatsStatistieken.nl (in Dutch)
 - Bob de Jong at Olympics.com
 - Bob de Jong at Olympic.org (archived)
 - Bob de Jong at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
 - Bob de Jong at NOC*NSF (in Dutch) (English translation)
 
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