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Joy Beune

Netherlands

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSNED22804199901
NOCNetherlands
Born28 Apr 1999 in  Borne
GenderWomen
LanguagesDutch, English, German
OccupationAthlete
ResidenceHeerenveen, NED
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 38.69 09 Mar 2018 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1000m 1:14.21 10 Mar 2018 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1500m 1:52.78 10 Mar 2019 Salt Lake City, UT  
    3000m 3:57.09 03 Dec 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
    5000m 6:58.00 16 Dec 2022 Calgary  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    1000m 1 1    
    1500m 1      
    3000m 2      
    Team Pursuit 2      
    Allround 1 1    
World Single Distances Championships
Event  
World Single Distances Championships
    Team Pursuit 6 Laps   1    
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamTeam IKO: Netherlands  
General Interest
General Interest
InjuriesIn 2017 she injured her right arm while training for roller speed skating. (schaatsen.nl, 31 Aug 2017)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportShe followed her father into the sport. "My dad did this sport and I wanted to try it too. I fell in love with the sport the first time I tried it."  
General Interest
General Interest
Most influential person in careerHer parents. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023)  
AmbitionsTo compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (ad.nl, 06 Apr 2022)  
Awards and honoursShe was presented with the Egbert van 't Oever Incentive Prize at the 2018 Ard Schenk Awards Gala. (schaatsen.nl, 20 Mar 2018)

She was named the 2017 Sportswoman of the Year in Borne, Netherlands. (Instagram profile, 16 Dec 2017)		  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachErwin ten Hove [club]; Martin ten Hove [club]; Erik Bouwman  
When and where did you begin this sport?She first tried skating at age four on a natural ice rink, and joined a skating club at age nine in Enschede, Netherlands.  
General Interest
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto"Perhaps the greatest feeling we experience in sport is freedom." (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017)  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010240722999  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesCycling, shopping, playing video games, watching television. (teamjumbovisma.com, 29 Mar 2020; Athlete, 13 Feb 2023)  
Social Media
Social Media
twitter.com/Xliefsjoy  
General Interest
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievementWinning seven gold medals across the 2017 and 2018 editions of the World Junior Championships. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023)  
Hero / IdolDutch speed skater Ireen Wust. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Training RegimeShe train for around 25 hours a week.  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps2  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships 3000m4  
    2020/2021 European Allround Championships Allround5  
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships 3000m6  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships 1500m7  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships 1500m10  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2022/2023 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team Pursuit2  
    2018/2019 Obihiro Team Pursuit 6 Laps2  
    2022/2023 Stavanger Team Pursuit2  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m3  
    2020/2021 Heerenveen 3000m3  
    2018/2019 Hamar 1500m3  
    2022/2023 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 3000m3  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 3000m4  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m5  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1500m6  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1500m8  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1000m17  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1500m36  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m37  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1500m38