Xandra Velzeboer

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Xandra Velzeboer
Xandra Velzeboer (cropped).jpg
Velzeboer at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 24)
Culemborg, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
Sport Short track speed skating
ClubShorttrack Brabant
Medal record
Women's short-track speed skating
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing 3000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2026 Milano Cortina 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2026 Milano Cortina 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Dordrecht 3000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Montreal 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Seoul 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Seoul1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Seoul3000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Seoul2000 m mixed relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Rotterdam 3000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Beijing 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Rotterdam500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 MontrealOverall
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Montreal1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Montreal3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Dordrecht500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 Beijing1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 Beijing3000 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Gdańsk 3000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Gdańsk2000 m mixed relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Gdańsk 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Gdańsk3000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Gdańsk2000 m mixed relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Dresden 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2026 Tilburg 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2026 Tilburg1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2026 Tilburg3000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2026 Tilburg2000 m mixed relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Gdańsk 3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Gdańsk500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Gdańsk1000 m

Xandra Velzeboer (born 7 September 2001) is a Dutch short track speed skater. [1] [2] Velzeboer won a gold medal in the 500 metres at the 2026 Winter Olympics, setting a world record in the semi-finals, as well as a gold medal in the 1000 metres. [3] She was a member of the gold-medal-winning 3,000 metre relay women's short track team at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Velzeboer is the older sister of Michelle Velzeboer, also a short track speed skater, who won the silver medal in the girls' 500 metres at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. Monique Velzeboer, 1988 Olympic gold medalist, is her aunt.

Velzeboer is a former student of the University of Groningen.

References

  1. ↑ "Xandra Velzeboer". ShortTrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Xandra Velzeboer". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Short Track Speed Skating Women's 1000m Results". Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. Retrieved 16 February 2026.


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