Sandrine Tas
Belgium
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSBEL20709199501 | |
| NOC | Belgium | |
| Born | 07 Sep 1995
in  Ostend | |
| Gender | Women |
| Residence | Ostend, BEL | |
| Higher education | Food Technology, Nutrition - Ghent University: Belgium | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | Dutch, English |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 38.66 | 10 Dec 2021 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:16.46 | 11 Dec 2021 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:57.04 | 27 Jan 2024 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 3000m | 4:06.15 | 26 Jan 2024 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Baking. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) | |
| Injuries | In October 2019 she ruptured two ligaments in her ankle and was off the ice for eight weeks. (Athlete, 20 Jan 2021; schaatsen.nl, 02 Dec 2020; nieuwsblad.be, 13 Dec 2019; kbsf.be, 27 Nov 2019) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Competing at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, and finishing sixth in the mass start at the 2023 World Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) | |
| Other sports | She has represented Belgium in roller speed skating, and won gold in the 1000m sprint at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland. She has also won seven total medals [two gold, one silver, four bronze] across five editions of the world championships between 2015 and 2019. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Nov 2021; Athlete, 20 Jan 2021) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "Originally I'm an inline speed skater. I started at four years old. I felt like I had reached all my goals and had a dream to compete at the Olympics. That's why I decided to make the transition." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Her brothers, and her coaches. (Athlete, 20 Jan 2021) | |
| Hero / Idol | US speed skaters Renee Hildebrand and Brittany Bowe. (Athlete, 20 Jan 2021) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (sandrinetas.be, 02 Nov 2022) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Daniel Greig [Team Novus], AUS; Michel Mulder [Team Novus], NED; Michel Butter [Team Novus], NED | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She switched from inline skating to speed skating in 2018 at age 23 at Thialf Academy in Heerenveen, Netherlands. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Perfect practice makes perfect." (Athlete, 20 Jan 2021) | |
| Other information | FURTHER EDUCATION In 2021 she graduated with a master's degree in bioscience engineering from Ghent University in Belgium. "I'm incredibly proud to be able to say I managed to juggle studying with skating." (Instagram profile, 11 Oct 2021; hln.be, 13 Jan 2021; Athlete, 20 Jan 2021; teambelgium.be, 01 Jan 2019) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063480579833 | twitter.com/SandrineTas | www.sandrinetas.be/ |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Team Novus [NED] / Lange Baan Schaatsclub Gent [BEL]: |
General Interest
General Interest
| Nicknames | Rinus ["my teammates changed my name slowly from Sandrine to Rinus"]. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 5 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 5 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 6 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 9 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 9 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | 3000m | 11 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 14 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 15 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 3000m | 17 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 17 | |||
| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 18 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 19 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 3000m | 20 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 22 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 22 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | Mass Start | 23 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 24 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 28 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 500m | 28 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 29 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2023/2024 | Quebec, QC | Mass Start | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 5 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 8 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 12 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 19 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 19 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 25 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 27 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 3000m | 27 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 28 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 29 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 32 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 41 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 52 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 52 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 54 | |||