Carlijn Achtereekte

Carlijn Achtereekte

Personal information
Born	(1990-01-29) 29 January 1990 Lettele, Deventer, Netherlands
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed skating
Turned pro	2008
Medal record Women's speed skating Representing the Netherlands Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang 3000 m World Single Distance Championships 2015 Heerenveen 5000 m European Single Distance Championships 2018 Kolomna 3000 m

Carlijn Achtereekte (born 29 January 1990) is a Dutch female speed skater who is specialised in long distances and was born in Lettele, Deventer, Netherlands.

Achtereekte is the 2018 Olympic champion in the 3000 m and won three silver medals in the 5000 m at the Dutch Single Distance Championships. At the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen she won the silver medal at the 5000 m event behind Martina Sáblíková.

Personal bests

Personal records
Women's speed skating
Event	Result	Date	Location	Notes
500 m	39.87	27 December 2014	Thialf, Heerenveen
1000 m	1:18.46	7 February 2015	Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell
1500 m	1:57.77	21 October 2017	Thialf, Heerenveen
3000 m	3:58.63	1 December 2017	Calgary, Canada
5000 m	6:54.49	13 February 2015	Thialf, Heerenveen

External links

• SpeedSkatingNews profile