Dai Dai N'tab

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Dai Dai N'tab
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Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1994-08-17) 17 August 1994 (age 27)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)500 m
ClubTeam Reggeborgh
Coached byGerard van Velde
Medal record
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Salt Lake City Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Heerenveen 500 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Heerenveen 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Heerenveen 500 m

Dai Dai N'tab (born 17 August 1994) is a Dutch professional long track speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances.[1][2] He is a member of Team Plantina. He has a Senegalese father and a Dutch mother.

Career[]

At the 2016 Dutch Sprint Championships he finished 12th but won the second 500m.[3]

On 3 December 2016 he won the 500 m at the third World Cup of the 2016/17 season, held in Astana. It was his first World Cup win and in doing so he improved his personal record by 0.44s and set a new track record.[4][5]

He studied Communication and Marketing at the Johan Cruyff College in Groningen.[1]

Personal records[]

Personal records[6]
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 meter 34.15 9 December 2017 Salt Lake City
1000 meter 1:08.39 28 December 2020 Heerenveen
1500 meter 1:50.56 22 March 2015 Calgary
3000 meter 4:24.35 8 October 2015 Heerenveen

Tournament overview[]

Season Dutch
Championships
Junior 		Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances 		Dutch
Championships
Sprint 		World
Championships
Sprint 		World
Championships
Single
Distances
World Cup
Classification
GWC 		World
Championships
Junior 		European
Championships
Single Distances

2013–14
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m[1]
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m[2]
8th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m samalog
16th 500m[1]
19th 500m[2]
18th 500m samalog
BJUGN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
14th 1000m
2014–15 6th 500m
16th 1000m		 4th 500m
24th 1000m
6th 500m
17th 1000m
18th overall		 29th 500m
2015–16 4th 500m
13th 1000m		 10th 500m
20th 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
14th 1000m
12th overall

2016–17
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
10th 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
11th 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
8th 1000m
4th overall
GANGNEUNG
DQ 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
2017–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
7th 1000m		 1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
4th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
4th 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) overall		 8th 500m
41st 1000m
2018–19 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
6th 1000m		 1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
5th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
6th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall		 15th 500m
43rd 1000m

2019–20
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
HAMAR
10th 500m
13th 1000m
6th 500m
11th 1000m
9th overall
SALT LAKE CITY
13th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) Team sprint
7th 500m
20th 1000m
HEERENVEEN
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
6th 1000m

2020–21
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
6th 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
6th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
6th 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
HEERENVEEN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
5th 1000m

Source:[7][8][9]

World Cup overview[]

Season 500 meter
2014–2015 – – 1st(b) 9th – – – – – – – –
2016–2017 4th(b) 9th 11th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4th 12th 14th 12th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017–2018 5th 19th 17th 8th 13th 4th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 15th 8th 6th 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018–2019 15th 5th 7th 12th 9th DQ 5th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) – – –
2019–2020 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9th 15th 11th 5th 14th 7th 6th
2020–2021 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6th
Season 1000 meter
2014–2015
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019 – – 16th(b) 5th(b) – –
2019–2020 10th 9th 14th – –
2020–2021 7th 5th
Season Team sprint
2014–2015
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020 – – – – 5th
2020–2021

Source:[10] [11]

  • GWC = Grand World Cup
  • – = Did not participate
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • (b) = World Cup division B

Trivia[]

  • His heroes are Usain Bolt and Shani Davis.
  • During his youth, he wrote his own name incorrectly as Daidai, to avoid the alternate spelling of Dai-Dai.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Lisette van der Geest (27 December 2015). "Profiel: Schaatser met intrigerende naam" (in Dutch). Schaatsen.nl.
  2. ^ "Dai Dai Ntab". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ "KPN NK Sprint 2016 – Klassement Heren Sprint" (PDF). schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). KNSB.
  4. ^ "ISU World Cup Harbin – Result 500m Men Division A". isu.org. International Skating Union (ISU). 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Three maiden wins on day 2 of Astana World Cup". isu.org. International Skating Union (ISU). 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Dai Dai N'tab". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Dai Dai Ntab". SpeedSkatingNews.
  8. ^ "Dai Dai Ntab". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Dai Dai Ntab". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Dai Dai Ntab". SpeedSkatingNews.
  11. ^ "Events". International skating union. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Dai Dai Ntab zal eerste NK-titel in vol Thialf niet snel vergeten".

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