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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 1990 Heerenveen, Netherlands [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Shorttrack Club Thialf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rianne de Vries (born 14 December 1990) is a Dutch short track speed skater.
She was selected for the 3000 metre relay team at the 2014 Winter Olympics but didn't compete. She was also selected for the 3000 metre relay team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but again did not compete. [2]
She competed in the 3000 metre relay event at the 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea. [3]
De Vries competed at the 2017 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in the 500-metre and 3000 metre relay events, winning a gold and bronze medal respectively. [1]
De Vries started speed skating when she was a child and started doing short track speed skating in 2009. In July 2017 she broke her right ankle during a training. [2]
She studies Sport at the CIOS in Heerenveen. [2]
Her partner is short track speed skater Daan Breeuwsma. He competed at the relay event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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