Avalon Aardoom
Netherlands
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STNED21610199701 | |
| NOC | Netherlands | |
| Born | 16 Oct 1997
in Dordrecht  |
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| Gender | Women |
| Higher education | Teaching - Friesland College: Oosterwolde, NED | |
| Languages | Dutch, English |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 44.613 | 16 Sep 2018 | Heerenveen |
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| 1000m | 1:29.893 | 04 Nov 2018 |  Calgary |
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| 1500m | 2:20.248 | 27 Jan 2017 |  Innsbruck |
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| 3000m | 5:29.003 | 08 Jan 2017 | Amsterdam |
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships
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| 3000m Relay | 1 | |||||
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Drawing, painting, baking. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2018) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing in second place in the overall competition at the 2018 Dutch Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (schaatsen.nl, 09 May 2018) | |
| Famous relatives | Her aunt Priscilla Ernst represented the Netherlands in short track at the Olympic Winter Games in 1992 and 1994. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 06 Feb 2017) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "My aunt went to the Olympic Winter Games in short track. My mother did it too, so it was obvious that I was going to do it as well." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Her family. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2018) | |
| Hero / Idol | Korean short track skater Choi Min-Jeong. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up short track at age eight in The Hague, Netherlands. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Quitting is not an option." (Athlete, 13 Nov 2018) | |
| Other information | RETIREMENT In March 2020 she announced her retirement from competitive short track due to a heart defect. She had undergone heart surgery in 2014, having been born with supraventricular tachycardias. The condition would make her heart beat much faster than normal, and affected her training and development as an athlete. "Of course I would prefer to keep competing in short track, but it just doesn't work for me anymore. I am terribly disappointed because my Olympic dream has fallen apart." (ad.nl, 03 Mar 2020; Athlete, 13 Nov 2018; schaatsen.nl, 09 May 2018; dordtsport.nl, 29 Jan 2016) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/Avalon-Aardoom-1514409635524691 | twitter.com/aardoomavalon |
General Interest
General Interest
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | She puts her right skate on before her left skate. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2018) | |
| Nicknames | Av (Athlete, 13 Nov 2018) | |
| Injuries | A concussion ruled her out of the 2019 World Cup events in Dresden, Germany, and Turin, Italy. (schaatsen.nl, 21 Jan 2019) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2015/2016 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 3 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 12 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 23 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 2000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 1000m | 7 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1000m | 15 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1500m | 22 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Dresden | 1500m | 24 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Dresden | 1500m | 25 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Calgary, AB | 1000m | 27 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 30 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Calgary, AB | 1500m | 31 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Almaty | 1500m | 33 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 1500m | 35 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Almaty | 1500m | 37 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 58 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 61 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 99 | |||