Letitia de Jong
 De Jong (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1993 Feanwâlden, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team IKO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Letitia de Jong (born 5 March 1993) is a Dutch speed skater who is specialized in the sprint distances.
Career[]
In January 2018 she won the gold medal at the team sprint event of the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships in Kolomna, Russia, partnering Mayon Kuipers and Sanneke de Neeling. That same month she won the national title at the KNSB Dutch Sprint Championships.[1] This result qualified her for the 2018 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Changchun, China in March where she finished eighth.
De Jong is a member of Team IKO.[2]
Records[]
Personal records[]
| Personal records[3] | ||||
| Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 37.19 | 14 February 2020 | Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 m | 1:12.99 | 15 February 2020 | Salt Lake City | |
| 1500 m | 1:57.00 | 20 October 2018 | Inzell | |
| 3000 m | 4:25.92 | 27 February 2010 | Heerenveen | |
World record[]
| Nr. | Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Team sprint | 1:24.02 | 13 February 2020 | Salt Lake City | Together with Jutta Leerdam and Femke Kok |
Tournament overview[]
Season |
Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
European Championships Sprint |
European Championships Single Distances |
World Championships Sprint |
World Cup GWC |
World Championships Single Distances |
World Championships Junior |
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2010–2011 |
16th 500m 12th 1000m 18th 500m 13th 1000m 15th overall |
6th 500m 12th 1000m 17th 1500m DQ Team pursuit | ||||||
2011–2012 |
19th 500m 13th 1000m |
17th 500m 14th 1000m 14th 500m 13th 1000m 15th overall |
10th 500m 13th 1000m | |||||
| 2012–2013 | 15th 500m 16th 1000m 15th 1500m |
16th 500m 11th 1000m 17th 500m DNQ 1000m NC overall |
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| 2013–2014 | 15th 500m 12th 1000m 22nd 1500m |
10th 500m 7th 1000m 16th 500m 5th 1000m 7th overall |
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| 2014–2015 | 10th 500m 6th 1000m 13th 1500m |
10th 500m 9th 1000m 11th 500m 7th 1000m 9th overall |
37th 1000m | |||||
| 2015–2016 | 11th 500m 12th 1000m |
18th 500m 12th 1000m 13th 500m 9th 1000m 12th overall |
38th 500m | |||||
| 2016–2017 | 9th 500m 6th 1000m |
6th 500m 8th 1000m 7th 500m  1000m 5th overall |
34th 1000m | |||||
2017–2018 |
4th 500m 13th 1000m 12th 1500m |
500m  1000m 500m 1000m overall |
6th 500m 5th 1000m Team sprint |
11th 500m 6th 1000m 11th 500m 7th 1000m 8th overall |
9th 500m 18th 1000m |
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2018–2019 |
500m 5th 1000m |
500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
5th 500m  1000m 6th 500m 6th 1000m 6th overall |
14th 500m 13th 1000m 9th 500m 10th 1000m 13th overall |
17th 500m 10th 1000m |
13th 500m Team sprint |
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2019–2020 |
500m 1000m |
500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
6th 500m 4th 1000m Team sprint |
11th 500m 4th 1000m 10th 500m 7th 1000m 8th overall |
33rd 500m 8th 1000m Team sprint |
6th 500m 9th 1000m Team sprint |
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| 2020–2021 | 19th 500m 17th 1000m DNS 500m DNQ 1000m NC overall |
World Cup overview[]
| Season | 500 meter | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | ||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd(b) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016–2017 | ||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | 16th | 19th | 19th | 17th | 3rd(b) | – | – | 9th | 6th | 5th | 7th | |
| 2018–2019 | 15th | 20th | 3rd(b) | 12th | 3rd(b) | 15th | 1st(b) | 10th | – | – | – | |
| 2019–2020 | 2nd(b) | – | – | – | – | 1st(b) | ||||||
| Season | 1000 meter | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | – | – | 2nd(b) | – | – | – | – | |
| 2015–2016 | ||||||||
| 2016–2017 | – | – | – | – | – | 1st(b) | – | |
| 2017–2018 | – | – | 2nd(b) | – | 7th | – | 8th | |
| 2018–2019 | 9th | 12th | 11th | 9th | 14th | 7th | ||
| 2019–2020 | 5th | 7th | – | 8th | 4th | |||
| Season | Team sprint | |||||||||||
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| 2014–2015 | ||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | ||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | ||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | ||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | ||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | |
– | |
– | ||||||||
Source:[7]
- DQ = Disqualified
- – = Did not participate
- (b) = Division B
- GWC = Grand World Cup
References[]
- ^ "De Jong superieur naar eerste nationale sprinttitel". NOS (in Dutch). 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Letitia de Jong 'heel blij' met nieuwe schaatsploeg". Omrop Fryslân (in Dutch). 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Letitia de Jong". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Letitia de Jong". SpeedSkatingNews.
- ^ "Letitia de Jong". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Letitia de Jong". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "ISU Speed Skating Results - Live". app.isuresults.eu.
External links[]
Media related to Letitia de Jong at Wikimedia Commons- Letitia de Jong at the International Skating Union
- Team IKO profile
- Letitia de Jong in SpeedSkatingBase.eu
- Letitia de Jong at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Letitia de Jong at SpeedSkatingStats.com
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Dutch female speed skaters
- Sportspeople from Rotterdam
- World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists