Michelle Velzeboer
Netherlands
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STNED20903200301 | |
| NOC | Netherlands | |
| Born | 09 Mar 2003 | |
| Gender | Women |
| Residence | Heerenveen, NED | |
| Higher education | Life Science - University of Groningen: Netherlands | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
| Languages | Dutch |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 42.771 | 06 Nov 2022 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:29.374 | 21 Oct 2023 |  Montreal |
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| 1500m | 2:22.533 | 16 Dec 2022 |  Almaty |
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| 3000m | 5:45.697 | 05 Jan 2020 |  Leeuwarden |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| World Championships | Event | |||||
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World Championships
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| 3000m Relay | 2 | |||||
| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| 500m | 1 | |||||
| 3000m Relay | 1 | |||||
| European Championships | Event | |||||
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European Championships
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| 3000m Relay | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Shorttrack Brabant: 's-Hertogenbosch, NED |
General Interest
General Interest
| Famous relatives | Her father Marc and her aunts Monique and Simone represented the Netherlands in short track at the 1992 Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, while her uncle Alex competed in the sport at four editions of the world championships between 1995 and 2000. Her sister Xandra won a gold medal in the women's 3000m relay at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Oct 2022; schaatsen.nl, 29 Nov 2021, 11 Feb 2019, 15 Sep 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | She was introduced to the sport by her father, Marc Velzeboer. | |
| Name of coach | Niels Kerstholt [national] | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began skating at age six. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Nicknames | Mies (volkskrant.nl, 10 Mar 2023) |
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/michellevelzeboer |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2022/2023 | European Championships | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Championships | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Championships | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Junior Championships | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Championships | 1500m | 15 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Junior Championships | 1000m | 19 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Junior Championships | 1500m | 19 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Championships | 1500m | 20 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2022/2023 | Montreal, QC | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Seoul | 2000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Seoul | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Gdansk | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Dresden | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Montreal, QC | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Beijing | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Beijing | 2000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Montreal, QC | 2000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 3000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Montreal, QC | 3000m Relay | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 3000m Relay | 4 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Dresden | 500m | 4 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1500m | 4 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 5 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 2000m Relay | 6 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Gdansk | 500m | 6 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 6 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Gdansk | 1000m | 7 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Dresden | 1000m | 10 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 1500m | 10 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 12 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 13 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 15 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 15 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 16 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 1000m | 16 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 1000m | 17 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 18 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 1500m | 19 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 30 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 500m | 36 | |||