Michel Mulder

Michel Mulder
Personal information
Born (1986-02-27) 27 February 1986 (age 38)
Zwolle, Netherlands
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi 1000 m
World Sprint Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Salt Lake City Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nagano Sprint
World Single Distance Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Heerenveen 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Heerenveen 500 m

Michel Mulder (born 27 February 1986) is a Dutch speed skater. He is the 2014 Olympic Champion at the 500 m distance and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist at the 1,000 m distance. He finished second in the men's 500 metres event at the 2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships.[2] His twin brother, Ronald Mulder, is also a speed skater. Despite being the defending champion for the 500m distance at the Olympic Games, Michel did not qualify for the 2018 Olympics.[3] His twin brother competed in the event and finished in 7th place.

In 2024, he won the first season of the television show Stars on Stage.[4][5]

Personal records

Distance Result Date Location
500 m 34.26 15 November 2013 Salt Lake City
1000 m 1:07.46 16 November 2013 Salt Lake City
1500 m 1:48.59 20 March 2011 Calgary
3000 m 4:09.63 13 January 2008 Heerenveen
5000 m 7:31.06 11 November 2007 Heerenveen

Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Michel Mulder". olympics.cbc.ca. CBC. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ^ "ESSENT ISU WORLD DISTANCES CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012 Classification Men". live.isuresults.eu. 2012-03-25. Archived from the original on 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  3. ^ McVeigh, Niall; O'Halloran, Kate; Howcroft, Jonathan (19 February 2018). "Winter Olympics 2018: Day 10 from Pyeongchang – as it happened". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "Winnaar van eerste seizoen Stars on Stage bekend: 'Heb echt enorm genoten'". AD (in Dutch). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  5. ^ Vos, Marjolein (9 February 2024). "Winnaar van Stars on Stage bekend". Televizier (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Michel Mulder". SpeedskatingResults.com.