Tonny de Jong

Tonny de Jong (born 17 July 1974) is a former Dutch speed skater, who was raised in Heerenveen and now lives in Calgary with Canadian speed skater Mark Knoll, whom she married in 2003.[1]

Tonny de Jong

Tonny de Jong
Personal information
Born	(1974-07-17) 17 July 1974 Scharsterbrug, Netherlands
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed skating
Turned pro	1995
Retired	2003
Medal record Women's speed skating Representing the  Netherlands World Allround Championships 1997 Allround 1999 Allround World Single Distance Championships 1999 3000 m 1999 1500 m 1999 5000 m 2000 5000 m European Championships 1997 Allround 1999 Allround 1995 Allround Dutch Allround Championships 1997 Allround 1998 Allround 2001 Allround 1995 Allround 1996 Allround 2000 Allround Dutch Sprint Championships 1999 Sprint Dutch Single Distance Championships 2001 1500 m 1996 3000 m 1997 3000 m 1998 3000 m 2001 3000 m 1996 5000 m 2001 5000 m 1998 1000 m 2000 1000 m 1993 1500 m 1994 1500 m 1998 1500 m 1997 1500 m 2000 1500 m 2000 3000 m 1993 5000 m 1994 5000 m 1997 5000 m

She won three Dutch Allround Championships and numerous gold medals on the 3000 m and the 5000 m at the Dutch Single Distance Championships. In 1997 and 1999 she became European Allround Champion.[2] De Jong was the first skater who mastered the clap skate.[3]

At the 2002 Winter Olympics she had little success, but she did appear in a nude pictorial in the March issue of the Dutch Playboy.[4] After the following World Allround Championships she ended her speedskating career.