Joy Beune

Club / Team

Team IKO [NED] / Bornse Schaats- en Skeelervereniging [NED]:

Injuries

In 2017 she injured her right arm while training for roller speed skating. (schaatsen.nl, 31 Aug 2017)

Reason for choosing this sport

She followed her father into the sport. "My dad did this sport and I wanted to try it too. I fell in love with the sport the first time I tried it."

Most influential person in career	Her parents. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
Ambitions	To win an Olympic gold medal. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
Awards and honours	She was presented with the Egbert van 't Oever Incentive Prize at the 2018 Ard Schenk Awards Gala. (schaatsen.nl, 20 Mar 2018) She was named the 2017 Sportswoman of the Year in Borne, Netherlands. (Instagram profile, 16 Dec 2017)

Name of coach	Erwin ten Hove [club], NED; Martin ten Hove [club], NED
When and where did you begin this sport?	She first tried skating at age four on a natural ice rink, and joined a skating club at age nine in Enschede, Netherlands.

Sporting philosophy / motto

"You have to really want it." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)

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Hobbies

Reading, watching television. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)

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Memorable sporting achievement	Winning seven gold medals across the 2017 and 2018 editions of the world junior championships. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023)
Hero / Idol	Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)

Training Regime

She trains for more than 20 hours per week. She includes roller skating, cycling, and running in her schedule.

Other information

DISQUALIFICATION During the 2023 World Single Distances Championships the Dutch team was disqualified from the women's team pursuit after recording the fastest time. Judges noticed bare skin showing near Beune's ankle and International Skating Union [ISU] rules state that no bare skin should be visible, except for the face, for safety reasons. "It would have been good if we had been told to be alert to that, because a warning had already been given. When I look back, I see a very special race. At that moment I was technically racing very well. That is the positive thing I got out of it. And also that we saw that we were part of a 'golden team'. We have confidence in each other." (nu.nl, 24 Oct 2023; schaatsen.nl, 05 Oct 2023; volkskrant.nl, 03 Mar 2023)