Jos Valentijn

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Jos Valentijn
Jos Valentijn 1973.jpg
Valentijn in 1973
Personal information
Born (1952-03-28) 28 March 1952 (age 73)
Ter Aar, Netherlands
Sport
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Sport Speed skating
Medal record
World Sprint Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1973 Oslo Sprint

Jos Valentijn (born 28 March 1952) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who specialized in the 500 m and 1000 m distances.

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Valentijn in 1976 Jos Valentijn 1976.jpg
Valentijn in 1976

In 1973, Valentijn won a silver medal at the World Sprint Championships. In 1976, while leading after three events he was disqualified at the 1000 m for three consecutive false starts and was left without a medal. [1] [2]

His wife, Haitske Pijlman, is also a former competitive speed skater; their daughter Rikst Valentijn is an artistic gymnast.

Personal records

Personal records
Men's Speed skating
EventResultDateLocationNotes
500 meter38.40 20 February 1977 Innsbruck
1000 meter1:17.3 5 February 1976 Davos
1500 meter2:00.33 31 January 1976 Davos
3000 meter4:33.53 22 February 1976 Inzell
5000 meter7:58.4 24 January 1971 Inzell
Sprint combination155.375 21/22 February 1976 Inzell

Source: [3]

Tournament overview


Season
Dutch
Championships
Sprint
World
Championships
Sprint

1969–70
DEVENTER

Bronze medal icon.svg 500m
4th 1000m
Bronze medal icon.svg 500m
Bronze medal icon.svg 1000m
Bronze medal icon.svg overall

1970–71
AMSTERDAM

6th 500m
5th 1000m
Bronze medal icon.svg 500m
Silver medal icon.svg 1000m
4th overall

1971–72
DEVENTER

Silver medal icon.svg 500m
Gold medal icon.svg 1000m
Silver medal icon.svg 500m
6th 1000m
6th overall
ESKILSTUNA

9th 500m
13th 1000m
12th 500m
14th 1000m
10th overall

1972–73
HEERENVEEN

Gold medal icon.svg 500m
Bronze medal icon.svg 1000m
Gold medal icon.svg 500m
Gold medal icon.svg 1000m
Gold medal icon.svg overall
OSLO

Bronze medal icon.svg 500m
Gold medal icon.svg 1000m
5th 500m
Silver medal icon.svg 1000m
Silver medal icon.svg overall

1973–74

1974–75
ASSEN

Silver medal icon.svg 500m
Silver medal icon.svg 1000m
Gold medal icon.svg 500m
Silver medal icon.svg 1000m
Silver medal icon.svg overall

1975–76
GRONINGEN

Silver medal icon.svg 500m
Gold medal icon.svg 1000m
Silver medal icon.svg 500m
Bronze medal icon.svg 1000m
Gold medal icon.svg overall
BERLIN

Bronze medal icon.svg 500m
4th 1000m
Silver medal icon.svg 500m
DQ 1000m
NC overall

1976–77
ASSEN

Gold medal icon.svg 500m
Gold medal icon.svg 1000m
Silver medal icon.svg 500m
Silver medal icon.svg 1000m
Gold medal icon.svg overall
ALKMAAR

4th 500m
Bronze medal icon.svg 1000m
5th 500m
12th 1000m
4th overall

1977–78
EINDHOVEN

Silver medal icon.svg 500m
Silver medal icon.svg 1000m
Gold medal icon.svg 500m
Silver medal icon.svg 1000m
Silver medal icon.svg overall
LAKE PLACID

9th 500m
4th 1000m
9th 500m
5th 1000m
4th overall

1978–79
HEERENVEEN

Bronze medal icon.svg 500m
5th 1000m
10th 500m
5th 1000m
5th overall

1979–80
THE HAGUE

Silver medal icon.svg 500m
4th 1000m
4th 500m
DNF 1000m
NC overall

Source: [4] [5] [6]

DQ = Disqualified
DNF = Did not finish
NC = No classification

Medals won

ChampionshipGold
Gold medal icon.svg
Silver
Silver medal icon.svg
Bronze
Bronze medal icon.svg
World Sprint classification 010
Dutch Sprint classification 321

References

  1. Jos Valentijn (NED). schaatsstatistieken.nl
  2. "De woelige schaatscarrière van Jos Valentijn (The turbulent skating career of Jos Valentijn)". Sportgeschiedenis.nl (in Dutch). 2019-02-14.
  3. "Skater Profile | Jos Valentijn | Men | Netherlands".
  4. "Jos Valentijn". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. "Jos Valentijn". speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  6. "Jos Valentijn". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2022.