Rianne de Vries

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Rianne de Vries
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1990-12-14) 14 December 1990 (age 34)
Heerenveen, Netherlands [1]
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
Sport Short track speed skating
ClubShorttrack Club Thialf
Medal record
Women's short-track speed skating
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Dordrecht 3000 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Montreal 3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Montreal 3000 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Sochi 3000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Turin 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Dordrecht 3000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Debrecen 3000 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Dordrecht 3000 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Gdańsk 3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 Turin3000 m relay

Rianne de Vries (born 14 December 1990) is a Dutch short track speed skater.

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Sporting career

Olympic Games

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]

World Championships

She competed in the 3000 metre relay event at the 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea. [3]

European Championships

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]

Personal life

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Rianne de Vries". ISU Portal. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rianne DE VRIES". Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games . Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships® 2016". shorttrack.sportresult.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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