Marijke Groenewoud
Netherlands
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSNED22801199901 | |
| NOC | Netherlands | |
| Born | 28 Jan 1999
in  Hallum | |
| Gender | Women |
| Residence | Netherlands | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | Dutch |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 38.57 | 27 Dec 2020 | Heerenveen |
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| 1000m | 1:13.73 | 22 Dec 2023 | Heerenveen |
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| 1500m | 1:53.17 | 27 Jan 2024 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 3000m | 3:56.27 | 05 Jan 2024 | Heerenveen |
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| 5000m | 6:50.77 | 29 Oct 2023 | Heerenveen |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| Olympic Games | Event | |||||
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Olympic Games
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| Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 1 | |||||
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World Allround Championships
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| Allround | 1 | |||||
| World Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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World Single Distances Championships
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| Mass Start 16 Laps | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Team Pursuit | 1 | |||||
| European Championships | Event | |||||
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European Championships
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| Allround | 1 | |||||
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European Single Distances Championships
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| 1500m | 1 | |||||
| 3000m | 1 | |||||
| Mass Start | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Team Pursuit | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Albert Heijn Zaanlander: Netherlands |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | In 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) |
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| Other sports | She 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) | |
| Ambitions | To win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (schaatsen.nl, 30 Jul 2022) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Arjan Samplonius [club], NED; Jillert Anema [club], NED |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other information | MULTIPLE 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 achievement | Winning the mass start tat the 2021 World Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023) | |
| Hobbies | Baking. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | She followed her friends into the sport. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Her parents. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | Dutch speed skater Elisa Dul. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | 3000m | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 1 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Allround Championships | 3000m | 2 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | Team Pursuit | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Allround Championships | 5000m | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | European Allround Championships | Allround | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 4 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 3000m | 4 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 5 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 5 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 8 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | Mass Start | 11 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2022/2023 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Mass Start | 1 | |||
| 2024/2025 | Nagano | Team Pursuit | 1 | |||
| 2024/2025 | Nagano | Mass Start | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 1500m | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Beijing | Mass Start | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Stavanger | Mass Start | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Stavanger | 5000m | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Heerenveen | Mass Start | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 3000m | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Stavanger | Team Pursuit | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Calgary, AB | 3000m | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 1500m | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Salt Lake City, UT | Mass Start | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Heerenveen | Mass Start | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Calgary, AB | Mass Start | 3 | |||
| 2020/2021 | Heerenveen | Mass Start 16 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Stavanger | 1500m | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Stavanger | 1500m | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 3000m | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Heerenveen | 1500m | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Calgary, AB | Mass Start | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 4 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 4 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 6 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 7 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 9 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 9 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 10 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 28 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 29 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 29 | |||