Gerben Jorritsma (born 21 August 1993) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialized in the sprint distances.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 August 1993 Diever, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Sport | Speed skating |
| Turned pro | 2013 |
| Retired | 2020 |
Career edit
He won the 1,500 meters 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup event in Calgary on 15 November 2015 in a personal record of 1:07,20, ahead of Russia's Pavel Kulizhnikov.[1] Jorritsma was a member of the Team LottoNL-Jumbo and later TalentNED. In the 2020-21 season he didn't have a sponsor and he had to quit with speed skating.[2] His cousin Jorjan Jorritsma was also a speed skater.[3]
Personal records edit
| Personal records[4] | ||||
| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 34.53 | 22 November 2015 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 m | 1:07.20 | 14 November 2015 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 1:44.43 | 20 November 2015 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 3000 m | 3:51.01 | 18 January 2014 | Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell | |
| 5000 m | 6:47.28 | 11 March 2012 | Kunstijsbaan Breda, Breda | |
Tournament overview edit
Season |
Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
World Championships Junior |
World Cup GWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2012–13 |
GRONINGEN 18th 500m 20th 1000m 19th 500m 18th 1000m 19th overall |
COLLALBO  500m 6th 3000m 8th 1500m 7th 5000m 5th overall 7th 5000m 6th team pursuit |
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2013–14 |
HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 18th 1000m 22nd 1500m |
AMSTERDAM 14th 500m DNS 1000m DNS 500m DNS 1000m NC overall |
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2014–15 |
HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 7th 1000m 17th 1500m |
GRONINGEN 13th 500m 11th 1000m 7th 500m 5th 1000m 7th overall |
15th 500m 26th mass start | |
2015–16 |
HEERENVEEN DNF 500m |
HEERENVEEN 6th 500m 1000m 9th 500m ) 1000m  overall |
23rd 500m 1000m 12th 1500m | |
2016–17 |
HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 11th 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 9th 1000m 8th 500m 11th 1000m 10th overall |
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2017–18 |
HEERENVEEN 10th 500m 15th 1000m 18th 1500m |
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2018–19 |
HEERENVEEN 12th 500m |
HEERENVEEN 8th 500m 6th 1000m DQ 500m DNS 1000m NC overall |
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2019–20 |
HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 14th 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 7th 500m DNS 1000m DNS 500m DNS 1000m NC overall |
- DNS = Did not start
- DNF = Did not finish
- NC = No classification
References edit
- ^ "American breaks women's 1,000 record at speedskating World Cup". Chicago Tribune. 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Gerben Jorritsma (27) stopt met schaatsen: 'Heb geen andere keus'".
- ^ "Gerben Jorritsma". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Gerben Jorritsma". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Gerben Jorritsma". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Gerben Jorritsma". speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Gerben Jorritsma". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Gerben Jorritsma". ISU.org. Retrieved 23 November 2022.