| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1999 Heerenveen, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Reggeborch | |||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michelle de Jong (born 1999) is a Dutch long track speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances.
In February 2019, de Jong became junior world champion in the 1000 m event at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Baselga di Piné, Italy. She won the bronze medal in the 500 m event.
In 2019 she turned professional and became a member of Team Reggeborch.
She is the younger sister of speed skater Antoinette de Jong. [1]
| Personal records [2] | ||||
| Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 37.48 | 16 December 2022 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1000 m | 1:14.29 | 11 December 2022 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 2:02.03 | 9 March 2018 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 3000 m | 4:40.52 | 5 February 2017 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances | Dutch Championships Sprint | European Championships Single Distances | World Championships Sprint |  Olympic Games | World Cup | World Championships Single Distances | World Championships Juniors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017–18 | HEERENVEEN 14th 500m | SALT LAKE CITY  500m 17th 1500m  Team sprint | ||||||
2018–19 | HEERENVEEN 12th 500m 20th 1000m | BASELGA DI PINÈ 500m 1000m Team sprint | ||||||
2019–20 | HEERENVEEN 7th 500m 16th 1000m | HEERENVEEN 12th 500m 17th 1000m 5th 500m 11th 1000m 12th overall | 19th 500m | |||||
2020–21 | HEERENVEEN 500m 8th 1000m 500m 10th 1000m 4th overall | 4th 500m 20th 1000m | ||||||
2021–22 | HEERENVEEN 500m 13th 1000m | HEERENVEEN 500m  1000m 500m 1000m overall | HEERENVEEN 5th 500 m 6th 1000 m | HAMAR 6th 500m 10th 1000m 5th 500m 5th 1000m 6th overall | BEIJING 13th 500m | |||
2022–23 | HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m | HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 5th 1000m 4th 500m 7th 1000m 5th overall | 6th 500m 10th 1000m 6th team sprint | HEERENVEEN 7th 500m 10th 1000m 5th team sprint |
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