Michelle de Jong

This article is about the Dutch speed skater. For the Swedish football player, see Michelle De Jongh.

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Jong, not Jong.

Michelle de Jong

Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	1999 (age 26–27) 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 Women's speed skating World Junior Championships 2019 Baselga di Piné 1000 m 2019 Baselga di Piné Team sprint 2019 Baselga di Piné 500 m

Michelle de Jong (born 1999) is a Dutch long track speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances.

Career

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.

Personal life

She is the younger sister of speed skater Antoinette de Jong. ^[1]

Personal records

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

Tournament overview

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

Source: ^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

1. "Antoinette & Michelle de Jong: 'We komen nu veel meer overeen'". Schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). 11 October 2019.
2. "Michelle de Jong". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
3. "Michelle de Jong". SpeedSkatingNews.
4. "Michelle de Jong". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
5. "Michelle de Jong". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

External links

• Michelle de Jong at the International Skating Union ( archived former page )
• Michelle de Jong at SpeedSkatingNews.info
• Michelle de Jong at SpeedSkatingStats.com
• Michelle de Jong at Olympics.com
• Michelle de Jong at Olympedia
• Michelle de Jong at InterSportStats
• Michelle de Jong at TeamNL (in Dutch)
• Michelle de Jong on Instagram