Chris Huizinga
Netherlands
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSNED11108199701 | |
| NOC | Netherlands | |
| Born | 11 Aug 1997
in  Groningen | |
| Gender | Men |
| Languages | Dutch, English | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 37.00 | 27 Dec 2022 | Heerenveen |
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| 1000m | 1:11.59 | 15 Jan 2022 | Heerenveen |
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| 1500m | 1:44.60 | 07 Feb 2020 |  Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:09.14 | 28 Jan 2024 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 10000m | 12:56.92 | 25 Feb 2024 | Heerenveen |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| 1500m | 1 | |||||
| 5000m | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Mass Start 10 Laps | 1 | |||||
| Team Pursuit | 1 | |||||
| Allround | 1 | |||||
| European Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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European Single Distances Championships
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| Team Pursuit | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Team Jumbo-Visma: Netherlands |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other sports | He has represented the Netherlands in roller speed skating, and placed 69th in the road marathon at the 2016 World Championships in Nanjing, People's Republic of China. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 Dec 2019) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | His parents were skaters. "The sport is my life, I have done it since childhood." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Ambitions | To win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (ommelander.info, 18 Jul 2022) | |
| Awards and honours | In 2015 he was named Inline Talent of the Year and Inline Skater of the Year in the Netherlands. (winsum.nieuws.nl, 11 Jun 2016) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Jac Orie [club], NED | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at an early age in Garnwerd, Netherlands. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other information | OTHER ACTIVITIES He has served as an ambassador of Grunn Moves, a non-profit organisation that aims to raise awareness and finances in the fight against multiple sclerosis. "I think it's a very nice goal. So if I can help them with anything, I will gladly do so. If I have a day off, I really enjoy being present at their events." (grunnmoves.nl, 29 Jan 2019; noorderkrant.nl, 31 Oct 2018) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/chris.huizinga.3 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Playing video games. (schaatsen.nl, 30 Sep 2020) |
Social Media
Social Media
| twitter.com/chrishuizinga89 |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 4 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit | 5 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 7 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 13 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 13 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 15 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2020/2021 | Heerenveen | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Obihiro | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 9 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 23 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 34 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 40 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 45 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 52 | |||