Suzanne Schulting

Suzanne Schulting (Dutch pronunciation: [syˈzɑnə ˈsxʏltɪŋ]; born 25 September 1997) is a Dutch short track speed skater. At the 2018 Winter Olympics she won Netherlands' first ever gold medal in short track speed skating and became one of the youngest ever Dutch Winter Olympic champions.[2]

Suzanne Schulting
Schulting in 2018
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997
Groningen, Netherlands[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportShort track speed skating
Event(s)500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m
ClubTeam IKO
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
Senior level
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 1
World Championships 4 1 2
European Championships 10 3 4
Total 15 4 7

Biography

Schulting took up short track speed skating when she was eight years old, in Thialf, Heerenveen. She won a gold medal in the 1500m event at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Sofia.[2]

At the 2018 Winter Olympics she won a bronze medal in the women's 3000 metre relay[3] and a gold medal in the women's 1000 metres. This was the first time the Netherlands had ever won a gold medal in short track speed skating. At twenty years old she is the second youngest Dutch gold medalist in any discipline at a Winter Olympics.[4] In December 2018, she was named the Dutch Sportswoman of the Year.[5]

Schulting studies at the Dutch Language Institute (NTI) in Leiden.[2]

Achievements
MedalYear/VenueEvent
Olympic Games
2018 Pyeongchang1000 m
2018 Pyeongchang3000 m relay
World Championships
2016 Seoul3000 m
2019 SofiaOverall
2019 Sofia1000 m
2019 Sofia3000 m
2018 Montreal3000 m relay
2017 Rotterdam1000 m
2019 Sofia500 m
European Championships
2016 Sochi3000 m relay
2019 DordrechtOverall
2019 Dordrecht1500 m
2019 Dordrecht3000 m
2019 Dordrecht3000 m relay
2015 Dordrecht3000 m relay
2016 Sochi1000 m
2018 Dresden1000 m
2016 SochiOverall
2016 Sochi1500 m
2017 Torino3000 m relay
2018 Dresden3000 m
World Junior Championships
2016 Sofia1500 m
2016 Sofia1500 m super final
2015 Osaka1500 m
2016 SofiaOverall
2016 Sofia3000 m relay

References
  1. "Suzanne Schulting". ISU Portal. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. "Suzanne Schulting". Pyeongchang 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. "Short Track Speed Skating – Ladies' 3,000m Relay – Finals Results" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. "Medal Ceremony: Dutch finally get short track gold". Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. "Skaters Schulting, Nuis named Dutch Sportswoman, Sportsman of Year 2018". China Daily. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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