Jos Valentijn (born 28 March 1952) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who specialized in the 500 m and 1000 m distances.
 Valentijn in 1973 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born | 28 March 1952 Ter Aar, Netherlands | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country |  Netherlands | ||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||
Medal record
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In 1973, Valentijn won a silver medal at the World Sprint Championships. In 1976, while leading after three events he was disqualified at the 1000 m for three consecutive false starts and was left without a medal.[1][2]
His wife, Haitske Pijlman, is also a former competitive speed skater; their daughter Rikst Valentijn is an artistic gymnast.
Personal records edit
| Personal records | ||||
| Men's Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 meter | 38.40 | 20 February 1977 | Innsbruck | |
| 1000 meter | 1:17.3 | 5 February 1976 | Davos | |
| 1500 meter | 2:00.33 | 31 January 1976 | Davos | |
| 3000 meter | 4:33.53 | 22 February 1976 | Inzell | |
| 5000 meter | 7:58.4 | 24 January 1971 | Inzell | |
| Sprint combination | 155.375 | 21/22 February 1976 | Inzell | |
Source:[3]
Tournament overview edit
Season |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
World Championships Sprint |
|---|---|---|
1969–70 |
DEVENTER  500m 4th 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
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1970–71 |
AMSTERDAM 6th 500m 5th 1000m 500m  1000m 4th overall |
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1971–72 |
DEVENTER 500m  1000m 500m 6th 1000m 6th overall |
ESKILSTUNA 9th 500m 13th 1000m 12th 500m 14th 1000m 10th overall |
1972–73 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
OSLO 500m 1000m 5th 500m 1000m overall
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1973–74 |
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1974–75 |
ASSEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
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1975–76 |
GRONINGEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
BERLIN 500m 4th 1000m 500m DQ 1000m NC overall |
1976–77 |
ASSEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
ALKMAAR 4th 500m 1000m 5th 500m 12th 1000m 4th overall |
1977–78 |
EINDHOVEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
LAKE PLACID 9th 500m 4th 1000m 9th 500m 5th 1000m 4th overall |
1978–79 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 5th 1000m 10th 500m 5th 1000m 5th overall |
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1979–80 |
THE HAGUE 500m 4th 1000m 4th 500m DNF 1000m NC overall |
- DQ = Disqualified
- DNF = Did not finish
- NC = No classification
Medals won edit
| Championship | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze
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|---|---|---|---|
| World Sprint classification | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dutch Sprint classification | 3 | 2 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ Jos Valentijn (NED). schaatsstatistieken.nl
- ^ "De woelige schaatscarrière van Jos Valentijn (The turbulent skating career of Jos Valentijn)". Sportgeschiedenis.nl (in Dutch). 2019-02-14.
- ^ "Skater Profile | Jos Valentijn | Men | Netherlands".
- ^ "Jos Valentijn". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Jos Valentijn". speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Jos Valentijn". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
External links edit
- Jos Valentijn at the International Skating Union
Media related to Jos Valentijn at Wikimedia Commons
