Letitia de Jong (born 5 March 1993) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialized in the sprint distances.
 De Jong in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1993 Feanwâlden, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team IKO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
In January 2018 she won the silver medal at the team sprint event of the 2018 European Championships in Kolomna, Russia, partnering Mayon Kuipers and Sanneke de Neeling. That same month she won the national title at the KNSB Dutch Sprint Championships.[1] This result qualified her for the 2018 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Changchun, China, in March where she finished eighth.
De Jong was a member of Team IKO.[2]
Records edit
Personal records edit
| Personal records[3] | ||||
| Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 37.19 | 14 February 2020 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 m | 1:12.99 | 15 February 2020 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1500 m | 1:57.00 | 20 October 2018 | Max Aicher Arena, Inzell | |
| 3000 m | 4:25.92 | 27 February 2010 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
World records edit
| Nr. | Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Team sprint | 1:24.02 | 13 February 2020 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | Together with Jutta Leerdam and Femke Kok |
Tournament overview edit
Season |
Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
European Championships Sprint |
European Championships Single Distances |
World Championships Sprint |
World Cup GWC |
World Championships Single Distances |
World Championships Junior |
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2010–11 |
HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 12th 1000m 18th 500m 13th 1000m 15th overall |
SEINÄJOKI 6th 500m 12th 1000m 17th 1500m DQ team pursuit | ||||||
2011–12 |
HEERENVEEN 19th 500m 13th 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 17th 500m 14th 1000m 14th 500m 13th 1000m 15th overall |
OBIHIRO 10th 500m 13th 1000m | |||||
2012–13 |
HEERENVEEN 15th 500m 16th 1000m 15th 1500m |
GRONINGEN 16th 500m 11th 1000m 17th 500m DNQ 1000m NC overall |
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2013–14 |
HEERENVEEN 15th 500m 12th 1000m 22nd 1500m |
AMSTERDAM 10th 500m 7th 1000m 16th 500m 5th 1000m 7th overall |
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2014–15 |
HEERENVEEN 10th 500m 6th 1000m 13th 1500m |
HEERENVEEN 10th 500m 9th 1000m 11th 500m 7th 1000m 9th overall |
37th 1000m |
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2015–16 |
HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 12th 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 18th 500m 12th 1000m 13th 500m 9th 1000m 12th overall |
38th 500m |
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| 2016–17 | HEERENVEEN 9th 500m 6th 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 6th 500m 8th 1000m 7th 500m  1000m 5th overall |
34th 1000m |
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2017–18 |
HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 13th 1000m 12th 1500m |
HEERENVEEN 500m  1000m 500m 1000m overall |
KOLOMNA 6th 500m 5th 1000m team sprint |
CHANGCHUN 11th 500m 6th 1000m 11th 500m 7th 1000m 8th overall |
9th 500m 18th 1000m |
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2018–19 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 5th 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
COLLALBO 5th 500m  1000m 6th 500m 6th 1000m 6th overall |
HEERENVEEN 14th 500m 13th 1000m 9th 500m 10th 1000m 13th overall |
17th 500m 10th 1000m |
INZELL 13th 500m team sprint |
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2019–20 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
HEERENVEEN 6th 500m 4th 1000m team sprint |
HAMAR 11th 500m 4th 1000m 10th 500m 7th 1000m 8th overall |
33rd 500m 8th 1000m team sprint |
SALT LAKE CITY 6th 500m 9th 1000m team sprint |
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2020–21 |
HEERENVEEN 19th 500m 17th 1000m DNS 500m DNQ 1000m NC overall |
World Cup overview edit
| Season | 500 meter | |||||||||||
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| 2014–15 | ||||||||||||
| 2015–16 | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd(b) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016–17 | ||||||||||||
| 2017–18 | 16th | 19th | 19th | 17th | 3rd(b) | – | – | 9th | 6th | 5th | 7th | |
| 2018–19 | 15th | 20th | 3rd(b) | 12th | 3rd(b) | 15th | 1st(b) | 10th | – | – | – | |
| 2019–20 | 2nd(b) | – | – | – | – | 1st(b) | ||||||
| Season | 1000 meter | |||||||
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| 2014–15 | – | – | 2nd(b) | – | – | – | – | |
| 2015–16 | ||||||||
| 2016–17 | – | – | – | – | – | 1st(b) | – | |
| 2017–18 | – | – | 2nd(b) | – | 7th | – | 8th | |
| 2018–19 | 9th | 12th | 11th | 9th | 14th | 7th | ||
| 2019–20 | 5th | 7th | – | 8th | 4th | |||
| Season | Team sprint | |||||||||||
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| 2014–15 | ||||||||||||
| 2015–16 | ||||||||||||
| 2016–17 | ||||||||||||
| 2017–18 | ||||||||||||
| 2018–19 | ||||||||||||
| 2019–20 | |
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Source:[7]
- DQ = Disqualified
- – = Did not participate
- (b) = Division B
- GWC = Grand World Cup
References edit
- ^ "De Jong superieur naar eerste nationale sprinttitel". NOS (in Dutch). 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Letitia de Jong 'heel blij' met nieuwe schaatsploeg". Omrop Fryslân (in Dutch). 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Letitia de Jong". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Letitia de Jong". SpeedSkatingNews.
- ^ "Letitia de Jong". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Letitia de Jong". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "ISU Speed Skating Results - Live". app.isuresults.eu.
External links edit
Media related to Letitia de Jong at Wikimedia Commons- Letitia de Jong at the International Skating Union
- Team IKO profile
- Letitia de Jong in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Letitia de Jong at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Letitia de Jong at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Letitia de Jong at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
