Carlijn Achtereekte

Carlijn Achtereekte (Dutch pronunciation: [kɑrˈlɛin ˈɑxtərˌeːktə]; born 29 January 1990) is a Dutch speed skater who specialises in long distances.[1][2] Born in Lettele, 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]

Carlijn Achtereekte
Personal information
Born (1990-01-29) 29 January 1990
Lettele, Netherlands
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)3000 m, 5000 m
ClubTeam Jumbo Visma
Turned pro2008
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
2018 Pyeongchang3000 m
World Single Distance Championships
2015 Heerenveen5000 m
2020 Salt Lake City3000 m
European Single Distance Championships
2018 Kolomna3000 m

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 the 23rd of March 2018 she was awarded Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau by King Willem-Alexander.[5]

Personal bests
Personal records[6]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m39.6526 January 2019Thialf, Heerenveen
1000 m1:18.467 February 2015Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell
1500 m1:53.923 March 2019Calgary, Canada
3000 m3:58.631 December 2017Calgary, Canada
5000 m6:49.8127 January 2019Thialf, Heerenveen

She is currently in 16th position in the adelskalender with a points total of 158.988.[7]

References
  1. "Carlijn Achtereekte". Eurosport.
  2. "Carlijn Achtereekte". Schaatsen.nl.
  3. "Speed Skating – Sablikova makes it two World golds in as many days". Yahoo. 13 February 2015.
  4. 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.
  5. "Five Golden Olympians knighted". Dagblad van het Noorden. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. "Carlijn Achtereekte". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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