Kjeld Nuis
Kjeld Nuis (Dutch pronunciation: [kjɛlt nœys]; born in Leiden 10 November 1989) is a Dutch speed skater.[1]
![]() Nuis in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 10 November 1989 Leiden, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Website | www |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Speed skating |
| Event(s) | 1000 m, 1500 m |
| Club | Team Jumbo-Visma |
Medal record
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Nuis specializes over the middle distances of 1000 and 1500 meters. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, he won the gold medal at the 1500 m and 1000 m events. He is the current holder of the world record over 1500 meters.
Career
Nuis is a two-time Olympic champion, having won Olympic gold in both 1000 and 1500 meters at the 2018 Winter Olympics and a two-time world single distance champion over 1000 and 1500 meters. He is a multi-time world single distance medalist over 1000 and 1500 meters and is also a four-time season overall World Cup winner of the 1000 meters distance and a two-time winner over 1500 meters.
In Sweden in May 2018 he set a new world speed skating record of 93 kilometers per hour.[2]
Personal life
From 2014 until the end of 2018, Nuis was in a relationship with Miss Nederland World 2011 Jill Lauren de Robles. They have a son.
On 19 December 2018 Nuis was named Dutch Sportsman of the Year 2018 at the NOC NSF Sport Gala.
Records
Personal records
| Personal records[4] | ||||
| Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 meter | 34.79 | 13 November 2015 | Calgary | |
| 1000 meter | 1:06.18 | 9 March 2019 | Salt Lake City | Former World record.[5] |
| 1500 meter | 1:40.17 | 10 March 2019 | Salt Lake City | Current World record. |
| 3000 meter | 3:46.18 | 11 October 2014 | Inzell | |
| 5000 meter | 7:21.30 | 2 February 2008 | Groningen | |
World records established
| Nr. | Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1000 meter | 1:06.18 | 9 March 2019 | Salt Lake City | World record until 12 February 2020 |
| 2. | 1500 meter | 1:40.17 | 10 March 2019 | Salt Lake City | Current world record |
Tournament overview
| Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
European Championships Sprint |
World Championships Sprint |
World Championships Single Distances |
Olympic Games |
World Cup GWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009–2010 | 16th 500m 11th 1000m 6th 1500m | 11th 500m 4th 1000m 4th 500m 4th 1000m 5th overall | 51st 1000m 10th 1500m | ||||
2010–2011 | 5th 500m DQ 1000 7th 500m DNS 1000m NC overall | 8th 500m 5th 1000m 17th 500m 4th 1000m 5th overall | 19th 1000m 20th 1500m | ||||
2011–2012 | 7th 500m | 24th 500m 8th 500m 7th 1000m 23rd overall | 8th 1500m | ||||
2012–2013 | 5th 500m | 6th 500m 7th 1000m 7th 1000m 6th overall | 4th 1000m 10th 1500m | 20th 500m 11th 1500m | |||
2013–2014 | 5th 500m | 6th 500m 4th 500m | 18th 500m 8th 500m 4th 1000m 5th overall | ' | 39th 500m 10th 1500m 11th GWC | ||
2014–2015 | 11th 500m 4th 1500m | 9th 500m 10th 500m 4th overall | 9th 1500m | 4th GWC | |||
2015–2016 | 14th 500m 16th 500m | ||||||
2016–2017 | 4th 500m | 9th 500m 7th 500m | 18th 500m 16th 500m | 40th 500m | |||
2017–2018 | 7th 500m 6th 1500m | 12th 500m 14th 500m | 35th 500m 15th 1500m | ||||
2018–2019 | 4th 500m | DQ 1000m 4th 500m DNS 1000m NC overall | 9th 500m 7th 500m | 5th 1500m | 37th 500m | ||
2019–2020 | 15th 500m 4th 1000m 11th 500m 7th overall | 4th 1000m | |||||
| 2020–2021 | 7th 500m–1 DNS 500m–2 | DQ 500m 7th 500m DNQ 1000m NC overall |
World Cup overview
| Season | 500 meter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | 15th | 8th | – | – | 14th | 18th | 2nd(b) | – | 14th | 14th | 12th | – | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | 20th | 17th | 18th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | 13th | – | – | 6th(b) | – | 3rd(b) | – | – | – | 2nd(b) | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | – | 1st(b) | DQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1st(b) | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | 13th | – | 1st(b) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1000 meter | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2010 | – | – | – | 7th(b) | – | – | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | – | – | – | – | 1st(b) | 5th | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | DQ | 8th | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 9th | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | – | – | 7th | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | 7th | 4th | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | – | 5th | |||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1500 meter | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2010 | – | – | 1st(b) | 13th | 19th | |||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | – | – | – | 9th | 1st(b) | – | ||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | 4th | 5th | 7th | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | 9th | 8th | – | – | – | 4th | ||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | 7th | – | – | 6th | 10th | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | 8th | 5th | 6th | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | 4th | 5th | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | 1st(b) | – | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | – | 5th | – | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Season | Team sprint | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2010 | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | – | – | ||||||||||||
Source:[9]
- – = Did not participate
- (b) = Division B
- DQ = Disqualified
- NC = No classification
Medals won
References
- "Kjeld Nuis (own site)". kjeldnuis.nl. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- http://www.dvhn.nl/sport/Emmenaar-Kjeld-Nuis-blijft-toch-bij-LottoNL-Jumbo-en-denkt-aan-nieuwe-gouden-medailles-23157562.html
- "Nuis op rozen in Noorwegen". Dagblad van het Noorden. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- "Kjeld Nuis". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- "National Records – Netherlands (NED)". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- "Kjeld Nuis". SpeedSkatingNews.
- "Kjeld Nuis". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- "Kjeld Nuis". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- https://app.isuresults.eu/events
External links
- Kjeld Nuis at the International Skating Union
- Kjeld Nuis at International Olympic Committee
- Kjeld Nuis at Olympic Channel
- Kjeld Nuis at Olympedia
- Kjeld Nuis in SpeedSkatingBase.eu
- Kjeld Nuis at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Kjeld Nuis at SpeedSkatingStats.com
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