Carien Kleibeuker
Netherlands
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSNED21203197801 | |
| NOC | Netherlands | |
| Born | 12 Mar 1978
in  Rotterdam | |
| Gender | Women |
| Family | Daughter Annemijn | |
| Residence | Groningen, NED | |
| Occupation | Administrator | |
| Languages | Dutch, English, German | |
| Higher education | Health Science, Management, Physiotherapy - Erasmus University: Rotterdam, NED |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 43.29 | 12 Oct 2019 |  Inzell |
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| 1000m | 1:24.41 | 06 Feb 1999 |  Baselga di Piné |
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| 1500m | 2:02.07 | 15 Oct 2017 | Inzell |
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| 3000m | 4:03.79 | 05 Dec 2014 | Berlin |
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| 5000m | 6:45.04 | 20 Nov 2015 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/carien.kleibeuker | twitter.com/CarienKl |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began skating in 1986 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a bronze medal in the 5000m at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017) | |
| Most influential person in career | Dutch marathon skater Arjan Stroetinga. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2015) | |
| Hero / Idol | Italian speed skater Enrico Fabris. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2017) | |
| Awards and honours | In 2013 she was named Best Female Marathon Skater in the Netherlands. (ed.nl, 26 Mar 2013) | |
| Other information | RETIREMENTS She retired from speed skating soon after the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, and made her comeback in about 2012 after getting married and giving birth to her daughter Annemijn. She retired for a second time at the end of the 2019/20 season. (ISU, 10 Mar 2020; isu.org, 19 Feb 2014) |
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| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Don't give up." (Athlete, 03 Dec 2015) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 2 | |||
| 2014 | Olympic Games | 5000m | 3 | |||
| 1999/2000 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 4 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 5 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 7 | |||
| 2006 | Olympic Games | 5000m | 10 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 17 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2015/2016 | World Cup Heerenveen | Mass Start 16 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 12 | |||
| 1999/2000 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 13 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 15 | |||
| 2005/2006 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 18 | |||
| 2000/2001 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 25 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 27 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup | Overall | 28 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 28 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 32 | |||
| 2006/2007 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 34 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 36 | |||