Xandra Velzeboer

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Xandra Velzeboer
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 23)
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
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
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
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
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 was a member of the gold-medal-winning 3,000 metre relay women's short track team at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She 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.

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References

  1. "Xandra Velzeboer ShortTrackOnLine". www.shorttrackonline.info. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. "Xandra Velzeboer". olympics.com. Retrieved 7 November 2022.