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| Born | 9 September 1972 Alkmaar, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jakko Jan Leeuwangh (born 9 September 1972 [1] ) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands. He finished fourth in the 1998 Olympic 1000 m event. [2] In January 2000 he broke the 1500 m world record in Calgary, Canada, holding the record until it was broken by Lee Kyou-hyuk in March 2001. [3]
| Personal records | ||||
| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 35.37 | 20 February 1999 | Calgary | |
| 1000 m | 1:09.31 | 30 January 2000 | Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 1:45.56 | 29 January 2000 | Calgary | |
| 3000 m | 3:49.61 | 14 August 1999 | Calgary | |
| 5000 m | 6:46.17 | 15 August 1999 | Calgary | |
| 10000 m | 15:13.20 | 12 November 1990 | Inzell | |
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 m | 1:45.56 | 29 January 2000 | Calgary | World record until 16 March 2001 |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com [4]
Season | Dutch Championships Allround | Dutch Championships Single Distances | Dutch Championships Sprint | Olympic Games | World Championships Single Distances | World Championships Sprint | World Championships Junior Allround |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990–91 | THE HAGUE 20th 5000m 12th 10000m | ||||||
1991–92 | ALKMAAR 4th 500m 11th 5000m 8th 1500m 12th 10000m 7th overall | HEERENVEEN 10th 500m 8th 1000m 11th 1500m | WARSAW 5th 500m 7th 3000m  1500m 8th 5000m overall | ||||
1992–93 | ASSEN 500m 14th 5000m 12th 1500m DNQ 10000m 13th overall | DEVENTER DNF 500m 10th 1500m 16th 5000m 12th 10000m | UTRECHT 9th 500m 6th 1000m 8th 500m 5th 1000m 5th overall | ||||
1993–94 | HEERENVEEN 6th 500m 4th 1000m 11th 1500m | THE HAGUE 4th 500m 1000m 7th 500m 4th 1000m overall | |||||
1994–95 | THE HAGUE 4th 500m 5th 1000m | ALKMAAR 5th 500m 6th 1000m  500m 4th 1000m overall | MILWAUKEE 25th 500m 17th 1000m 28th 500m 16th 1000m 18th overall | ||||
1995–96 | ASSEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall | HAMAR 19th 500m 18th 1000m | HEERENVEEN 22nd 500m 21st 1000m 30th 500m 22nd 1000m 20th overall | ||||
1996–97 | THE HAGUE 500m 4th 1000m | GRONINGEN 5th 500m 5th 1000m 5th 500m 1000m 4th overall | |||||
1997–98 | HEERENVEEN 500m 4th 1000m | GRONINGEN 500m 4th 1000m 4th 500m 6th 1000m 4th overall | NAGANO 21st 500m 4th 1000m | CALGARY 13th 500m 6th 1000m | BERLIN 16th 500m 1000m 18th 500m 5th 1000m 7th overall | ||
1998–99 | GRONINGEN 500m  1000m 5th 1500m | GRONINGEN 500m 1000m 4th 500m 4th 1000m overall | HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m | CALGARY 4th 500m 1000m 9th 500m 4th 1000m 4th overall | |||
1999–2000 | DEVENTER 1500m | UTRECHT 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall | NAGANO 9th 1000m 6th 1500m | SEOUL 9th 500m 4th 1000m 18th 500m 6th 1000m 6th overall | |||
2000–01 | THE HAGUE 5th 500m 6th 1000m 8th 1500m | HEERENVEEN 5th 500m 6th 1000m 5th 500m 6th 1000m 5th overall | |||||
2001–02 | GRONINGEN 6th 500m 5th 1000m 1500m | GRONINGEN 5th 500m 5th 1000m 5th 500m 5th 1000m 5th overall |
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