Letitia de Jong

Netherlands

Higher education	Health Studies - University of Groningen: Netherlands
Languages	Dutch, English, Frisian
Family	Partner Ireen Wust
Residence	Groningen, NED

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	37.19	14 Feb 2020	Salt Lake City, UT
	1000m	1:12.99	15 Feb 2020	Salt Lake City, UT
	1500m	1:57.00	20 Oct 2018	Inzell
	3000m	4:25.92	27 Feb 2010	Heerenveen

Main Achievements
Main Achievements
World Single Distances Championships	Event
World Single Distances Championships
	Team Sprint	2
European Single Distances Championships	Event
European Single Distances Championships
	Team Sprint		2

General Interest

Famous relatives	Her partner Ireen Wust has represented the Netherlands in speed skating, winning five gold medals across four Olympic Winter Games from 2006 to 2018. (marketingtribune.nl, 28 Oct 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 21 Nov 2018; telegraaf.nl, 03 Mar 2018)
Memorable sporting achievement	Winning the small combination at the 2018 National Sprint Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport

She wanted to learn how to skate on natural ice.

General Interest

Most influential person in career

Her family, and her partner Ireen Wust. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018)

Social Media

www.facebook.com/Letitia-de-Jong-731071433600080/
twitter.com/LetitiadeJong

General Interest

Other information	FURTHER EDUCATION She has a master's degree in health economics, policy and law from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Instagram profile, 12 Nov 2019; teamiko.nl, 01 May 2019; spelersvrouw.nl, 06 Feb 2019)
Injuries	She has been affected bursitis in her hip since 2016. She experienced problems with the injury between July and September in 2020, which was the sixth time it had affected her in four years. She missed the 2020 Dutch National Distance Championships in Heerenveen and decided to managed the injury with injections rather than surgery. "It's a vicious circle. When you get this condition once, the spot becomes weaker and more sensitive, which increases the chance of relapse." (schaatsen.nl, 29 Nov 2020, 20 Oct 2020, 20 Jun 2020)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2019/2020	World Single Distances Championships	Team Sprint	1
	2018/2019	World Single Distances Championships	Team Sprint	1
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	Team Sprint	2
	2017/2018	European Single Distances Championships	Team Sprint	2
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	1000m	4
	2017/2018	European Single Distances Championships	1000m	5
	2019/2020	World Single Distances Championships	500m	6
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	500m	6
	2018/2019	European Sprint Championships	Overall	6
	2017/2018	European Single Distances Championships	500m	6
	2017/2018	World Sprint Championships	Overall	8
	2019/2020	World Sprint Championships	Overall	8
	2019/2020	World Single Distances Championships	1000m	9
	2018/2019	World Single Distances Championships	500m	13
	2018/2019	World Sprint Championships	Overall	13

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2018/2019	Tomakomai	Team Sprint	1
	2019/2020	Nur-Sultan	Team Sprint	1
	2019/2020	Minsk	Team Sprint	1
	2017/2018	Minsk	Team Sprint	2
	2018/2019	Tomasz�w Mazowiecki	Team Sprint	3
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1000m	8
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	500m	9
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1000m	10
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	500m	17
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	1000m	18
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	500m	33
	2016/2017	World Cup Classification	1000m	34
	2014/2015	World Cup Classification	1000m	35
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1000m	35
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	500m	37
	2015/2016	World Cup Classification	500m	38
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	Overall	43