Jochem Uytdehaage

Jochem Uytdehaage

Jochem Uytdehaage
Personal information
Born	9 July 1976[1] Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)[1]
Website	www.uytdehaage.nl
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed skating
Turned pro	1996
Retired	2007
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	500 m: 36.27 (2005) 1000 m: 1:11.36 (2001) 1500 m: 1:44.57 (2002) 3000 m: 3:43.28 (2001) 5000 m: 6:14.66 (2002) 10 000 m: 12:58.92 (2002)
Medal record Men's speed skating Competitor for the  Netherlands Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City 5000 m 2002 Salt Lake City 10,000 m 2002 Salt Lake City 1500 m World Championships 2002 Heerenveen Allround 2003 Berlin 5000 m European Championships 2002 Erfurt Allround 2005 Heerenveen Allround 2004 Heerenveen Allround

Jochem Simon Uytdehaage (born 9 July 1976) is a Dutch former long track speed skater and two-time Olympic champion. He retired in 2007 at the age of 30, following two consecutive seasons of poor results.^[2]

Biography

Uytdehaage was born on 9 July 1976 in Oog in Al, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was the 2002 European all-round champion. During the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, he won the gold medal in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter events and the silver in the 1,500 meter event. His winning time on the 10,000 meter was 12:58.92, the first time a skater broke the 13-minute barrier on this distance,^[3] and this world record stood for three years, until it was broken by Carl Verheijen and Chad Hedrick.^[4] His 5,000 meter time of 6:14.66 was also a world record. Uytdehaage led the long track speed skating Adelskalender from 2001 until 13 November 2005, when Chad Hedrick (US) overtook him.

In December 2005, at the Dutch Olympic Trials in Heerenveen, Uytdehaage failed to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.^[5]

Records

Personal records

Personal records
Men's Speed skating
Event	Result	Date	Location	Notes
500m	36.27	19 November 2005	Salt Lake City
1,000m	1:11.36	24 February 2001	Calgary
1,500m	1:44.57	19 February 2002	Salt Lake City
3,000m	3:43.28	16 March 2001	Calgary
5,000m	6:14.66	9 February 2002	Salt Lake City	Also OR and WR
10,000m	12:58.92	22 February 2002	Salt Lake City	Also OR and WR

Source: www.isu.org^[6]

Olympic records

Distance	Time	Date	Location	Note
5,000 m	6:14.66	9 February 2002	Salt Lake City	Until Vancouver 2010
10,000 m	12:58.92	22 February 2002	Salt Lake City	Until Vancouver 2010

References

1. "Jochem Uytdehaage". The Washington Post. The Washington Post Company. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
2. "Uytdehaage stopt ermee". www.nos.nl. 6 February 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
3. "Uytdehaage breaks marathon barrier". news.bbc.co.uk. 22 February 2002. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
4. All Time best performances
5. "Absentee roll call; List of athletes not competing in Turin is impressive". Sports Illustrated. 15 February 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
6. "Jochem Uytdehaage Personal best". www.isu.org. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

External links

• Photos of Jochem Uytdehaage