Jordan McMillen
Belgium
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSBEL12606199501 | |
| NOC | Belgium | |
| Born | 26 Jun 1995
in  Christchurch | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Heist-op-den-Berg, BEL | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 38.64 | 25 Feb 2017 |  Inzell |
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| 1000m | 1:16.25 | 14 Feb 2015 | Inzell |
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| 1500m | 1:54.61 | 30 Dec 2017 | Inzell |
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| 5000m | 6:45.08 | 21 Oct 2017 | Inzell |
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| 10000m | 15:07.36 | 12 Mar 2016 |  Tilburg |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Noord Limburgse Snelschaats Vereniging [NLSV]: Lommel, BEL |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Cycling. (kiaspeedskatingacademy.com, 2015) | |
| Famous relatives | Both his parents competed in short track at international level. His mother represented Belgium and was a European champion in the sport. His father Michael competed for New Zealand, finishing fourth in the 1000m at the 1992 Olympic Winter Games in Albertville. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 Oct 2017; kiaspeedskatingacademy.com, 2015) | |
| Most influential person in career | His parents. (kiaspeedskatingacademy.com, 2015) | |
| Hero / Idol | Dutch speed skater Sven Kramer, Belgian road cyclist Philippe Gilbert. (kiaspeedskatingacademy.com, 2015) | |
| Ambitions | To win gold at the Olympic Winter Games. (kiaspeedskatingacademy.com, 2015) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Jelle Spruyt [national]; Tristan Loy [personal], FRA | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age two, and took up speed skating in October 2013. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever." [Lance Armstrong] (kiaspeedskatingacademy.com, 2015) | |
| Other information | FROM NEW ZEALAND TO BELGIUM His father is from New Zealand and his mother is from Belgium. He initially represented New Zealand before switching to compete for Belgium in June 2015. (speedskatingnews.info, 23 Sep 2017; hln.be, 24 Jan 2017) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/jordanmcmillenofficial | twitter.com/1JordanMcMillen |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 18 | |||