Merel Conijn

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Merel Conijn
Merel conijn in vikingskipet hamar maart 2022-1646754954.jpg
Conijn in 2022
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 23)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
Sport Speed skating
Event(s)1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m
Turned pro2021
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
World Single Distances Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Hamar 3000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 Hamar 5000 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki1500m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki3000m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2020 Tomaszów MazowieckiMass start

Merel Conijn (born 19 October 2001) is a Dutch allround speed skater.

Contents

Career

Conijn won the Dutch Junior Allround Championships in 2019. She won the gold medal in the team pursuit event at the 2020 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Tomaszów Mazowiecki together with Robin Groot and Femke Kok. Conijn won the 2022 Dutch Allround Championships which qualified her for the 2022 World Allround Championships in Hamar. [1]

In 2021 she became a member of Team Worldstream-Corendon. [2]

Records

Personal records

Personal records [3]
Speed skating
EventResultDateLocationNotes
500 m39.1715 January 2022 Thialf, Heerenveen
1000 m1:18.179 October 2021 Max Aicher Arena, Inzell
1500 m1:55.8429 December 2024 Thialf, Heerenveen
3000 m3:56.6915 February 2025 Thialf, Heerenveen
5000 m6:46.9316 February 2025 Thialf, Heerenveen

At the end of the 2023–24 season, Conijn occupied the 33rd position on the Adelskalender with a score of 158.980 points [4]

Tournament overview


Season
Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances
Dutch
Championships
Allround
European
Championships
Single
Distances
European
Championships
Allround
World
Championships
Single
Distances
World
Championships
Allround
World
Championships
Sprint
World
Cup
Dutch
Championships
Junior
Allround
World
Championships
Junior

2019–20


Junior WC

Silver medal icon.svg 3000m
Bronze medal icon.svg Team Pursuit
ENSCHEDE

Junior A

4th 500m
Bronze medal icon.svg 1500m
7th 1000m
Silver medal icon.svg 3000m
Bronze medal icon.svg overall
TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI

Bronze medal icon.svg 1500m
Bronze medal icon.svg 3000m
Bronze medal icon.svg Mass start
Gold medal icon.svg Team pursuit

2020–21
HEERENVEEN

7th 3000m
6th 5000m
HEERENVEEN
9th 500m
17th 3000m
8th 1500m
DNS 5000m
NC11 overall

2021–22
HEERENVEEN

17th 1500m
7th 3000m
6th 5000m
11th Mass start
HEERENVEEN

Bronze medal icon.svg 500m
Silver medal icon.svg 3000m
Silver medal icon.svg 1500m
Gold medal icon.svg 5000m
Gold medal icon.svg overall
HAMAR

11th 500m
6th 3000m
4th 1500m
6th 5000m
6th overall

References

  1. "Dutch Allround Championships 2022". SpeedSkatingNews.info.
  2. "Merel Conijn sluit zich aan bij Team Worldstream". Schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). 15 March 2021.
  3. "Merel Conijn" . Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 28 December 2024.