Michelle de Jong

Michelle de Jong (born 6 July 1999) is a Dutch long track speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances.

This article is about the Dutch speed skater. For the Swedish football player, see Michelle De Jongh.
In this Dutch name, the surname is de Jong, not Jong.
Michelle de Jong
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1999-07-06) 6 July 1999
Heerenveen, Netherlands
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
ClubTeam Reggeborch
Turned pro2019
Medal record
Women's speed skating
World Junior Championships
2019 Baselga di Piné1000 m
2019 Baselga di PinéTeam sprint
2019 Baselga di Piné500 m

Career

In February 2019, de Jong became junior world champion in the 1000 m event at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Baselga di Piné, Italy. She won the bronze medal in the 500 m event.

In 2019 she turned professional and became a member of Team Reggeborch.

Personal life

She is the younger sister of speed skater Antoinette de Jong.[1]

Personal records
Personal records[2]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m37.5211 December 2021Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m1:14.6628 December 2020Thialf, Heerenveen
1500 m2:02.039 March 2018Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m4:40.525 February 2017Thialf, Heerenveen

Tournament overview

Season		 Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances		 Dutch
Championships
Sprint		 European
Championships
Single
Distances		 World
Championships
Sprint
Olympic
Games		 World
Cup		 World
Championships
Juniors

2017–18
14th 500m
SALT LAKE CITY
500m
17th 1500m
Team sprint

2018–19
12th 500m
20th 1000m
BASELGA DI PINÈ
500m
1000m
Team sprint

2019–20
7th 500m
16th 1000m
12th 500m
17th 1000m
5th 500m
11th 1000m
12th overall
19th 500m

2020–21
500m
8th 1000m
500m
10th 1000m
4th overall
4th 500m
20th 1000m

2021–22
500m
13th 1000m
500m
1000m
500m
1000m
overall
HEERENVEEN
5th 500 m
6th 1000 m
HAMAR
6th 500m
10th 1000m
5th 500m
5th 1000m
6th overall
BEIJING
13th 500m

Source:[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Antoinette & Michelle de Jong: 'We komen nu veel meer overeen'". Schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). 11 October 2019.
  2. "Michelle de Jong". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. "Michelle de Jong". SpeedSkatingNews.
  4. "Michelle de Jong". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. "Michelle de Jong". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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