Carlijn Achtereekte

Carlijn Achtereekte
Achtereekte in 2018
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1990-01-29) 29 January 1990 (age 34)
Lettele, Netherlands
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)3000 m, 5000 m
Turned pro2008
Retired2022
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 3000 m
World Single Distance Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Heerenveen 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2020 Salt Lake City 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Heerenveen 5000 m
European Single Distance Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Kolomna 3000 m

Carlijn Achtereekte (Dutch pronunciation: [kɑrˈlɛin ˈɑxtərˌeːktə]; born 29 January 1990) is a Dutch former speed skater and current road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.[1][2][3] Achtereekte won three silver medals in the 5000 metres at the Dutch Single Distance Championships. At the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, she won the silver medal at the 5000 metres event behind Martina Sáblíková.[4] Currently Achtereekte is a professional cyclist, competing for Team Jumbo–Visma.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, her first Olympic Games, Achtereekte took a surprise gold medal in the 3000 metres, leading home team-mates Ireen Wüst and Antoinette de Jong in a Dutch clean sweep of the podium, despite never having won a World Cup race.[5] On 23 March 2018 she was awarded Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau by King Willem-Alexander.[6]

Personal records

Personal records[7]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 39.25 3 March 2019 Calgary
1000 m 1:18.46 7 February 2015 Inzell
1500 m 1:53.93 3 March 2019 Calgary
3000 m 3:54.92 13 February 2020 Salt Lake City
5000 m 6:49.81 27 January 2019 Heerenveen

Per January 2022 she is ranked 11th on the adelskalender with a points total of 157.360[8]

Tournament overview


Season 		Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances 		Dutch
Championships
Allround 		European
Championships
Single
Distances 		European
Championships
Allround 		World
Championships
Single
Distances 		World
Championships
Allround 		Olympic
Games 		World
Cup
GWC

2009–10
HEERENVEEN
17th 3000m
HEERENVEEN
20th 500m
15th 3000m
20th 1500m
DNQ 5000m
NC19 overall

2010–11
HEERENVEEN
20th 1500m
8th 3000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000m
HEERENVEEN
13th 500m
9th 3000m
11th 1500m
4th 5000m
6th overall
35th 3000/5000m

2011–12
HEERENVEEN
6th 3000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000m
HEERENVEEN
6th 500m
9th 3000m
10th 1500m
8th 5000m
8th overall
21st 3000/5000m

2012–13
HEERENVEEN
10th 3000m
5th 5000m
HEERENVEEN
9th 500m
11th 3000m
14th 1500m
DNQ 5000m
NC10 overall
29th 3000/5000m

2013–14
HEERENVEEN
17th 1500m
9th 3000m
5th 5000m
AMSTERDAM
4th 500m
9th 3000m
9th 1500m
7th 5000m
7th overall
42nd 1500m
28th 3000/5000m

2014–15
HEERENVEEN
DQ 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000m
HEERENVEEN
5th 500m
5th 3000m
10th 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5000m
4th overall
HEERENVEEN
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000m
26th 1500m
7th 3000/5000m

2015–16
HEERENVEEN
15th 1500m
9th 3000m
5th 5000m
HEERENVEEN
4th 500m
4th 3000m
8th 1500m
8th 5000m
7th overall

2016–17
HEERENVEEN
9th 1500m
4th 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
18th mass start
HEERENVEEN
7th 500m
4th 3000m
7th 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
17th 3000/5000m
29th mass start

2017–18
HEERENVEEN
9th 1500m
4th 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
KOLOMNA
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3000m
GANGNEUNG
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3000m
21st 3000/5000m

2018–19
HEERENVEEN
6th 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
HEERENVEEN
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) overall
COLLALBO
10th 500m
5th 3000m
10th 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
6th overall
INZELL
4th 3000m
HAMAR
12th 500m
4th 3000m
5th 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
4th overall

2019–20
HEERENVEEN
5th 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
14th mass start
HEERENVEEN
4th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3000m
5th 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
SALT LAKE CITY
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3000m

2020–21
HEERENVEEN
4th 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
HEERENVEEN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) team pursuit

2021–22
HEERENVEEN
14th 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
HEERENVEEN
5th 3000m
BEIJING
7th 3000m

source:[9][10][11]

Medals won

Championship Gold
1st place, gold medalist(s)		 Silver
2nd place, silver medalist(s)		 Bronze
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Dutch Single Distances 0 3 10
Dutch Allround 4 5 2
European Single Distances 0 1 0
World Single Distances 0 2 1
Olympic Games 1 0 0
European Championships Single Distances 0 0 1
World Championships Allround 0 0 1
World Cup GWC 0 1 0

Cycling career

Carlijn Achtereekte
Team information
Current teamVisma–Lease a Bike
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional team
2022–Team Jumbo–Visma[12]

Achtereekte signed with Team Jumbo–Visma on 1 June 2022.

Major results

2023
2nd La Picto-Charentaise

References

  1. ^ "Team Visma–Lease a Bike". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Carlijn Achtereekte". Eurosport.
  3. ^ "Carlijn Achtereekte". Schaatsen.nl. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Speed Skating – Sablikova makes it two World golds in as many days". Yahoo. 13 February 2015.
  5. ^ Janes, Chelsea (10 February 2018). "Dutch treat: In an upset, Carlijn Achtereekte leads a podium sweep in 3,000 meters". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Five Golden Olympians knighted". Dagblad van het Noorden. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Carlijn Achtereekte". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Carlijn Achtereekte". SpeedSkatingNews.
  10. ^ "Carlijn Achtereekte". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Carlijn Achtereekte". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Jumbo-Visma Women Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 August 2023.