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Antoinette DE JONG

Netherlands

Gender: Female
Nationality: Netherlands

Birthday: 6 April 1995
Age: 19

Height: 1.73 m (5' 8'')
Weight: 68 kg / 150 lbs

Place of Birth: Netherlands, HEERENVEEN
Place of Residence: -

Speed Skating

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Athlete competitions and results

9 February, 15:30Ladies' 3000 m
Antoinette DE JONG
Time: 4:06.77 (+6.43)
Rank: 7

Additional Information

Highlights

World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons

Season	Overall	1000m	3000/5000m
2013/2014	12	31	3
2012/2013	-	-	18

Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011

Season	3000m	Team Pursuit
2013/2014	1 x 3rd	1 x 1st
2012/2013	1 x 7th	-

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Ten best World Cup performances in current season
1	Team Pursuit	2013/2014	Salt Lake City, UT, USA	2:56.02
3	3000 m	2013/2014	Salt Lake City, UT, USA	3:59.49
4	3000 m	2013/2014	Calgary, AB, CAN	4:00.56
5	3000 m	2013/2014	Berlin, GER	4:04.01
European Championships
5	Small Combination	2013	Heerenveen, NED	163.191
World Junior Championships
1	3000 m	2013	Collalbo, ITA	4:19.56
2	Mini Combination	2013	Collalbo, ITA	164.558
3	1000 m	2013	Collalbo, ITA	1:19.23
3	1500 m	2013	Collalbo, ITA	2:02.80
3	Team Pursuit	2013	Collalbo, ITA	3:14.22
4	1000 m	2012	Obihiro, JPN	1:19.43
4	Mini Combination	2012	Obihiro, JPN	163.151
5	3000 m	2012	Obihiro, JPN	4:15.52
6	1500 m	2012	Obihiro, JPN	2:01.80

Legend
MS-Mass Start, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified

Occupation: Athlete
Languages Spoken: Dutch, English
Other Sports: She has also competed in equestrian and has won two Dutch championships. However, she had to make a choice between equestrian and speed skating. (frieschdagblad.nl, 21 Oct 2010)

Education: CIOS Heerenveen, Netherlands
Coach: Erik Bouwman, NED; Jeroen van der Lee, NED (schaatsen.nl, 03 Mar 2012)
Debut: 2012 for Netherlands (Athlete, 08 Nov 2013)

Additional Information

Start of sporting career
She began recreational ice skating at age four. (frieschdagblad.nl, 21 Oct 2010)

Reason for taking up this sport
At age four, she stood on ice for the first time during a family trip. She did not want a chair for support and started skating immediately. The very next day she wanted to join an ice skating club, but she had to wait until she was age six. (frieschdagblad.nl, 21 Oct 2010)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Finishing fifth in the 5000m and small combination at the 2013 European Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2013)

Hero
Dutch speed skater Sven Kramer. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2013)

Most influential person in career
Dutch speed skater Henk Gemser. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2013)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"Never give up." (Athlete, 08 Nov 2013)

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