| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 August 1993 Diever, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Sport | Speed skating |
| Turned pro | 2013 |
| Retired | 2020 |
Gerben Jorritsma (born 21 August 1993) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialized in the sprint distances.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 August 1993 Diever, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Speed skating |
| Turned pro | 2013 |
| Retired | 2020 |
Gerben Jorritsma (born 21 August 1993) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialized in the sprint distances.
He won the 1,500 meters 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup event in Calgary on 15 November 2015 in a personal record of 1:07,20, ahead of Russia's Pavel Kulizhnikov. [1] Jorritsma was a member of the Team LottoNL-Jumbo and later TalentNED. In the 2020-21 season he didn't have a sponsor and he had to quit with speed skating. [2] His cousin Jorjan Jorritsma was also a speed skater. [3]
| Personal records [4] | ||||
| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 34.53 | 22 November 2015 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 m | 1:07.20 | 14 November 2015 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 1:44.43 | 20 November 2015 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 3000 m | 3:51.01 | 18 January 2014 | Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell | |
| 5000 m | 6:47.28 | 11 March 2012 | Kunstijsbaan Breda, Breda | |
Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances | Dutch Championships Sprint | World Championships Junior | World Cup GWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2012–13 | GRONINGEN 18th 500m 20th 1000m 19th 500m 18th 1000m 19th overall | COLLALBO  500m 6th 3000m 8th 1500m 7th 5000m 5th overall 7th 5000m 6th team pursuit | ||
2013–14 | HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 18th 1000m 22nd 1500m | AMSTERDAM 14th 500m DNS 1000m DNS 500m DNS 1000m NC overall | ||
2014–15 | HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 7th 1000m 17th 1500m | GRONINGEN 13th 500m 11th 1000m 7th 500m 5th 1000m 7th overall | 15th 500m 26th mass start | |
2015–16 | HEERENVEEN DNF 500m | HEERENVEEN 6th 500m 1000m 9th 500m ) 1000m  overall | 23rd 500m 1000m 12th 1500m | |
2016–17 | HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 11th 1000m | HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 9th 1000m 8th 500m 11th 1000m 10th overalll | ||
2017–18 | HEERENVEEN 10th 500m 15th 1000m 18th 1500m | |||
2018–19 | HEERENVEEN 12th 500m | HEERENVEEN 8th 500m 6th 1000m DQ 500m DNS 1000m NC overall | ||
2019–20 | HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 14th 1000m | HEERENVEEN 7th 500m DNS 1000m DNS 500m DNS 1000m NC overall |
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