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Marijke Groenewoud

Netherlands

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSNED22801199901
NOCNetherlands
Born28 Jan 1999 in  Hallum
GenderWomen
ResidenceNetherlands
OccupationAthlete
LanguagesDutch
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 38.57 27 Dec 2020 Heerenveen  
    1000m 1:13.73 22 Dec 2023 Heerenveen  
    1500m 1:53.17 27 Jan 2024 Salt Lake City, UT  
    3000m 3:56.27 05 Jan 2024 Heerenveen  
    5000m 6:50.77 29 Oct 2023 Heerenveen  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
Olympic Games
Event  
Olympic Games
    Team Pursuit 6 Laps     1  
World Allround Championships
Event  
World Allround Championships
    Allround   1    
World Single Distances Championships
Event  
World Single Distances Championships
    Mass Start 16 Laps 2   1  
    Team Pursuit 1      
European Championships
Event  
European Championships
    Allround     1  
European Single Distances Championships
Event  
European Single Distances Championships
    1500m   1    
    3000m 1      
    Mass Start 1 1    
    Team Pursuit 1      
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamAlbert Heijn Zaanlander: Netherlands  
General Interest
General Interest
InjuriesIn 2020 she underwent an operation on her tonsils to ease throat pain. (schaatsen.nl, 21 Aug 2020)

In August 2017 she was diagnosed with Pfeiffer's disease and took four months away from the sport. (schaatsen.nl, 12 Jan 2018)
 
Other sportsShe competed in roller speed skating at the 2018 World Championships in Arnhem, Netherlands. She has also competed in marathon skating. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Nov 2022; schaatsen.nl, 21 Aug 2020; sportuitslagen.org, 08 Jul 2018)  
AmbitionsTo win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (schaatsen.nl, 30 Jul 2022)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachArjan Samplonius [club], NED; Jillert Anema [club], NED  
General Interest
General Interest
Other informationMULTIPLE DISCIPLINES
She has competed in speed skating, roller speed skating, and marathon skating. "A lot of people ask me what I like to do the most, but I think the combination is super fun. Long track speed skating is great when it's going well, but when it doesn't work, it's a hard sport. And the tactical game in rollerblading is comparable to marathon skating.'' (schaatsen.nl, 12 Oct 2022; skatenl.nl, 25 Oct 2021)

PREVIOUS JOB
She worked as a part-time baker at LekkerZoet bakery in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, before deciding to focus her attention on speed skating full-time ahead of the 2020/21 season. "Until that time I also worked as a cake baker at a bakery. We made so-called fondant cakes for weddings and children's birthdays. Great work, but I could no longer combine it with top sport.'' (skatenl.nl, 25 Oct 2021; actiefonline.nl, 22 Jan 2020; nos.nl, 21 Nov 2019; omropfryslan.nl, 25 Oct 2018; schaatsen.nl, 12 Jan 2018)
 
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/marijke.groenewoud.9  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?She began skating at age eight in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.  
General Interest
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievementWinning the mass start tat the 2021 World Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023)  
HobbiesBaking. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportShe followed her friends into the sport.  
General Interest
General Interest
Most influential person in careerHer parents. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023)  
Hero / IdolDutch speed skater Elisa Dul. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit1  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit1  
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships Mass Start1  
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships 3000m1  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start1  
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps1  
    2021/2022 European Single Distances Championships Mass Start2  
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships 1500m2  
    2023/2024 World Allround Championships Allround2  
    2023/2024 World Allround Championships 3000m2  
    2022 Olympic Games Team Pursuit3  
    2023/2024 World Allround Championships 5000m3  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start3  
    2022/2023 European Allround Championships Allround3  
    2021/2022 European Single Distances Championships 1500m4  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships 3000m4  
    2022 Olympic Games 1500m5  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships 1500m5  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships 1500m8  
    2022 Olympic Games Mass Start11  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2022/2023 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Mass Start1  
    2024/2025 Nagano Team Pursuit1  
    2024/2025 Nagano Mass Start1  
    2022/2023 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 1500m1  
    2023/2024 Beijing Mass Start1  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification Mass Start2  
    2022/2023 Stavanger Mass Start2  
    2023/2024 Stavanger 5000m2  
    2021/2022 Heerenveen Mass Start2  
    2023/2024 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 3000m2  
    2022/2023 Stavanger Team Pursuit2  
    2022/2023 Calgary, AB 3000m2  
    2023/2024 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 1500m2  
    2021/2022 Salt Lake City, UT Mass Start2  
    2022/2023 Heerenveen Mass Start2  
    2022/2023 Calgary, AB Mass Start3  
    2020/2021 Heerenveen Mass Start 16 Laps3  
    2023/2024 Stavanger 1500m3  
    2022/2023 Stavanger 1500m3  
    2022/2023 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 3000m3  
    2022/2023 Heerenveen 1500m3  
    2022/2023 Calgary, AB Mass Start3  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification Mass Start4  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1500m4  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m6  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1500m7  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps9  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m9  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification Mass Start10  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 1000m28  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1500m29  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps29