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Reina Anema

Netherlands

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSNED22507199301
NOCNetherlands
Born25 Jul 1993 in  Gorredijk
GenderWomen
OccupationAthlete
LanguagesDutch
Higher educationTeaching - Windesheim Christian College: Netherlands
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 40.02 09 Jan 2021 Heerenveen  
    1000m 1:17.39 23 Oct 2021 Heerenveen  
    1500m 1:55.74 29 Dec 2021 Heerenveen  
    3000m 4:01.12 27 Dec 2020 Heerenveen  
    5000m 6:57.58 03 Nov 2019 Heerenveen  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    Team Pursuit 6 Laps     1  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamTeam Jumbo-Visma: Netherlands  
General Interest
General Interest
Famous relativesHer sisters Maartje and Sieta have both competed in speed skating at junior national level in the Netherlands. (speedskatingresults.com, 21 Oct 2013; schaatspeloton.nl, 21 Oct 2013; frieschdagblad.nl, 14 Mar 2009)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachJac Orie [club], NED  
Social Media
Social Media
twitter.com/Reiina93  
General Interest
General Interest
AmbitionsTo win gold in the 3000m and 5000m at the Olympic Winter Games. (teamfrysk.nl, 01 Sep 2020)  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/anema.reina  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportShe took up the sport because there was natural ice near her house.  
General Interest
General Interest
Hero / IdolCanadian speed skater Cindy Klassen. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?She began skating at age eight in Heerenveen, Netherlands.  
General Interest
General Interest
Other informationCLUB SWITCH
In 2021 she moved from Team FrySk to Team Jumbo-Visma, a Dutch commercial club team. During the 2020/21 season she had to seek sponsors and donations because of the lack of funding available from Team FrySk. "It means I can focus entirely on sports, training and skating. I no longer have to worry about other issues. I had been with Team FrySk for four years, and it really felt like a family to me. The bond with Siep [Hoekstra, Team FrySk coach] was also very special. So it's hard to say goodbye. It's very exciting to see what another training programme does. I'm not afraid of it, otherwise I would not have made the move." After two years in the club she says she expects to get into international competitions for the 2023/24 season. “I am very happy that I can continue building for another year. When I joined the team two years ago, I secretly hoped that I would qualify for the Olympic Games. Unfortunately that didn't work. Apparently I needed some more time to get used to a new team. I feel like last season went better than the first year and that's why I'm happy that I can stay another year. The first year it was mainly a matter of collecting data, but in the second year we were able to do much more with it. Together with [coach] Jac [Orie] I have come to the conclusion that we can do even more to make me better. There are no guarantees, but we are doing our very best to achieve that.” (omropfryslan.nl, 07 Apr 2021, 27 Feb 2021; schaatsen.nl, 10 May 2023)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has a bachelor's degree in education with a focus on physical education from the Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen in the Netherlands. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2018)
 
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 3000m8  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m9  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m10  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1500m13  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1500m21  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification Mass Start33  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m33  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m37  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1500m38  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m42  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1500m45