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Irene Schouten

{{short description|Dutch speed skater}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox speed skater

|name = Irene Schouten

|image = Irene Schouten (NED).jpeg

|caption = Schouten after winning the mass start at the 2015–16 ISU World Cup

|headercolor = #d7ecff

|nationality = Dutch

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|6|21|df=y}}

|birth_place = Zwaagdijk-Oost, Netherlands

|height = 1.68 m

|weight = 59 kg

|country = Netherlands

|club = Team Zaanlander

|event = 3000 m, 5000 m, mass start

|retired = 2024

|show-medals = no

|medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Women's speed skating}}

{{Medal|Country|the {{NED}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Beijing|3000 m}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Beijing|5000 m}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Beijing|Mass start}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2018 Pyeongchang|Mass start}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Beijing|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Single Distances Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2015 Heerenveen|Mass start}}

{{Medal|Gold|2019 Inzell|Mass start}}

{{Medal|Gold|2021 Heerenveen|5000 m}}

{{Medal|Gold|2021 Heerenveen|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Gold|2023 Heerenveen|5000 m}}

{{Medal|Gold|2024 Calgary|3000 m}}

{{Medal|Gold|2024 Calgary|Mass start}}

{{Medal|Gold|2024 Calgary|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Silver|2023 Heerenveen|3000 m}}

{{Medal|Silver|2024 Calgary|5000 m}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2016 Kolomna|5000 m}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2020 Salt Lake City|Mass start}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2021 Heerenveen|3000 m}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2021 Heerenveen|Mass start}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Heerenveen|Mass start}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Allround Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Hamar|Allround}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2020 Heerenveen|Mass start}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Heerenveen|3000 m}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Heerenveen|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Heerenveen|Mass start}}

{{Medal|Gold|2024 Heerenveen|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Silver|2021 Heerenveen|Allround}}

{{Medal|Silver|2024 Heerenveen|3000 m}}

{{Medal|Silver|2024 Heerenveen|Mass start}}

}}

Irene Schouten ({{IPA|nl|iˈreːnə ˈsxʌutə(n)}}; born 21 June 1992) is a retired Dutch speed skater who competed in allround marathon and inline-skating events. She is a five-time Olympic medalist and a triple Olympic Champion, having won the 3,000m, 5,000m, and mass start events at the 2022 Beijing Games. As of 12 February 2022, she holds the Olympic record in both distances (3000m{{cite web |title=Speed Skating – Women's 3000m – Results |url=https://media.isuresults.eu/downloads/owg2022_ssk_c73a_sskw3000m-fnl-000100-_20220205095835.pdf |website=media.isuresults.eu |date=5 February 2022 |access-date=12 February 2022 |archive-date=5 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205104852/https://media.isuresults.eu/downloads/owg2022_ssk_c73a_sskw3000m-fnl-000100-_20220205095835.pdf |url-status=live }} & 5000m{{cite web |title=Speed Skating – Women's 5000m – Results |url=https://media.isuresults.eu/downloads/owg2022_ssk_c73a_sskw5000m-fnl-000100-_20220210134500.pdf |website=media.isuresults.eu |date=10 February 2022 |access-date=12 February 2022 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210134818/https://media.isuresults.eu/downloads/owg2022_ssk_c73a_sskw5000m-fnl-000100-_20220210134500.pdf |url-status=live }}). Her coach is Jillert Anema. Schouten has announced that she is retiring as a competing speed skater.{{Cite web |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2509557-drievoudig-olympisch-kampioen-schouten-31-stopt-met-schaatsen |title=Drievoudig olympisch kampioen Schouten (31) stopt met schaatsen |date=19 February 2024 |website=nos.nl}}

On 2 March 2014, Schouten finished in third place at the 2014 Dutch Allround Championships and qualified for the 2014 World Allround Championships in Thialf, Heerenveen.{{cite news |url=http://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/stadstreek/enkhuizen-westfriesland/article27006093.ece/Bronzen-plak-voor-Irene-Schouten-tijdens-NK-Allround?lref=vpll |title=Bronzen plak voor Irene Schouten tijdens NK Allround |newspaper=Noordhollands Dagblad |date=2 March 2014 |access-date=23 March 2014 |archive-date=17 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417094500/http://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/stadstreek/enkhuizen-westfriesland/article27006093.ece/Bronzen-plak-voor-Irene-Schouten-tijdens-NK-Allround?lref=vpll |url-status=dead }} At the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, she won the bronze medal in the mass start event.

At the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Schouten became the most successful Dutch Olympic athlete of the event by winning four medals, including three gold. In comparison: Schouten would have ranked 13th in the overall medal ranking by country, by herself, outscoring the entire athlete delegations of notable winterport nations like Italy and South Korea.

Schouten is the current Olympic and Dutch record holder in the 5000 metres.{{cite web |title=Olympic Records |url=http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=10 |publisher=SpeedskatingResults.com |access-date=16 February 2022 |archive-date=25 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525052738/http://www.speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=10 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=11 |title=National Records – Netherlands (NED) |publisher=speedskatingresults.com |access-date=16 February 2022 |archive-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510135825/http://www.speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=11 |url-status=live }}

Records

=Personal records=

{{PersonalRecordsTop|ref={{cite web |url=http://www.speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=5957 |title=Irene Schouten |publisher=speedskatingresults.com |access-date=12 November 2023 |archive-date=15 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615213159/https://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=5957 |url-status=live }}}}

{{PersonalRecordsSport|Speed skating}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|500 m|39.24|5 March 2022|Vikingskipet, Hamar|}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|1000 m|1:18.41|27 October 2013|Thialf, Heerenveen|}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|1500 m|1:52.12|5 December 2021|Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City|}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|3000 m|3:52.89|3 December 2021|Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City|Current Dutch record.}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|5000 m|6:41.25|5 March 2023|Thialf, Heerenveen|Current Dutch record.}}

{{PersonalRecordsBottom}}

Schouten occupies the 3rd position on the Adelskalender with a score of 155.553 points.{{cite web |title=Adelskalendern |url=http://evertstenlund.se/adeld.htm |publisher=evertstenlund.se |date=18 February 2024 |access-date=19 February 2024 |archive-date=17 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117040615/http://evertstenlund.se/adeld.htm |url-status=live }}

=Olympic records=

{{PersonalRecordsTop|type=Olympic|ref=}}

{{PersonalRecordsSport|Women's speed skating}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|3000 m|3:56.93|5 February 2022|Beijing National Speed Skating Oval, Beijing|}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|5000 m|6:43.51|10 February 2022|Beijing National Speed Skating Oval, Beijing|}}

{{PersonalRecordsBottom}}

Tournament overview

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! Season

! Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances

! Dutch
Championships
Allround

! World
Championships
Allround

! Dutch
Championships
Sprint

! World
Championships
Junior

! World
Championships
Single
Distances

! Olympic
Games

! European
Championships
Single
Distances

! World Cup
GWC

! European
Championships
Allround

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| 2009–10

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
18th 3000m		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
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|
2010–11

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
17th 1000m
4th 3000m
6th 5000m		{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
7th 500m
12th 3000m
6th 1500m
9th 5000m
8th overall		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| SEINÄJOKI }}
15th 500m
12th 1500m
14th 1000m
9th 3000m
11th overall
DQ team pursuit		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
50th 3000/5000m		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

| 2011–12

bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
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| 2012–13

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
19th 1000m
8th 1500m
15th 3000m
{{gold1}} mass start		{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
10th 500m
13th 3000m
15th 1500m
DNQ 5000m
11th overall		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|GRONINGEN}}
17th 500m
10th 1000m
16th 500m
9th 1000m
11th overall		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
4th mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2013–14

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
20th 1000m
12th 1500m
18th 3000m
{{gold1}} mass start		{{center|AMSTERDAM}}
7th 500m
{{bronze3}} 3000m
{{silver2}} 1500m
{{bronze3}} 5000m
{{bronze3}} overall		{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
10th 500m
5th 3000m
11th 1500m
5th 5000m
6th overall		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
{{silver2}} mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2014–15

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
18th 1000m
10th 1500m
15th 3000m
9th 5000m
{{gold1}} mass start		{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
9th 500m
12th 3000m
11th 1500m
DNQ 5000m
11th overall		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|GRONINGEN}}
21st 500m
14th 1000m
23rd 500m
14th 1000m
14th overall		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
{{gold1}} mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
{{silver2}} mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2015–16

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
12th 1500m
6th 3000m
{{silver2}} 5000m
{{gold1}} mass start		{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
17th 500m
7th 3000m
9th 1500m
DNQ 5000m
9th overall		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| KOLOMNA }}
{{bronze3}} 5000m
10th mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
{{bronze3}} 3000/5000m
{{gold1}} mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
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|
2016–17

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
6th 3000m
5th 5000m
{{gold1}} Mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| GANGNEUNG }}
22nd mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
60th 3000/5000m
4th mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
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|
2017–18

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
{{bronze3}} 3000m
4th 5000m		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|GANGNEUNG }}
{{bronze3}} mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
8th 3000/5000m
16th mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
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|
2018–19

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
12th 3000m
{{gold1}} mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| INZELL }}
{{gold1}} mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
{{silver2}} mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
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|
2019–20

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
8th 1500m
{{silver2}} 3000m
{{silver2}} 5000m
{{gold1}} mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| SALT LAKE CITY }}
7th 3000m
7th 5000m		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
7th 3000m
{{gold1}} mass start
39th 3000/5000m
{{silver2}} mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
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|
2020–21

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
6th 1500m
{{gold1}} 3000m
{{gold1}} 5000m		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
{{bronze3}} 3000m
{{gold1}} 5000m
{{bronze3}} mass start
{{gold1}} team pursuit		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
{{gold1}} 3000/5000m
{{gold1}} mass start
{{silver2}} team pursuit
10th 1500m		{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
9th 500m
{{gold1}} 3000m
8th 1500m
{{silver2}} 5000m
{{silver2}} overall
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|
2021–22

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
4th 1500m
{{gold1}} 3000m
{{gold1}} 5000m		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| HAMAR }}
7th 500m
{{gold1}} 3000m
5th 1500m
{{silver2}} 5000m
{{gold1}} overall		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|BEIJING}}
{{gold1}} 3000m
{{gold1}} 5000m
{{bronze3}} team pursuit
{{gold1}} mass start		{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
{{gold1}} 3000m
{{gold1}} mass start
{{gold1}} team pursuit
17th 1500m
{{gold1}} 3000/5000m
{{bronze3}} mass start
{{bronze3}} team pursuit		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
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|
2022–23

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
{{bronze3}} 3000m
{{gold1}} 5000m
{{gold1}} mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
{{silver2}} 3000m
{{gold1}} 5000m
{{bronze3}} mass start
DQ team pursuit		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
45th 1500m
7th 3000/5000m 5th mass start		bgcolor=#EEEEEE |

Source:{{Cite web |url=https://www.speedskatingnews.info/skater/irene-schouten |title=Irene Schouten |website=SpeedSkatingNews}}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1992062101 |title=Irene Schouten |publisher=speedskatingstats.com |access-date=28 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.schaatsstatistieken.nl/index.php?file=schaatser&code=1992062101 |title=Irene Schouten |publisher=schaatsstatistieken.nl |access-date=28 January 2021}}

World Cup overview

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! Season

! colspan="6" | 1500 meter

2010–11colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2011–12colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2012–13colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2013–14colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2014–15colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2015–16colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2016–17colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2017–18colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2018–19colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2019–20––––1st(b)–
2020–216th17thcolspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2021–228th8th6th––colspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2022–23–––2nd(b)––

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! Season

! colspan="6" | 3000/5000 meter

2010–1121stDQ––––
2011–12colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2012–13colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2013–14colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2014–15colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2015–16{{silver2}}5th10th4th{{bronze3}}5th
2016–17–––4th––
2017–185th5th11th––4th
2018–19colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2019–20––––1st(b)–
2020–21{{gold1}}{{bronze3}}colspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2021–22{{gold1}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}colspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2022–23{{silver2}}{{gold1}}7th{{gold1}}––

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! Season

! colspan="7" | Mass start

2010–11colspan="7" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2011–12colspan="7" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2012–13––4th{{gold1}}colspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2013–14{{bronze3}}{{silver2}}colspan="5" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2014–15{{bronze3}}{{silver2}}{{gold1}}{{bronze3}}{{gold1}}16thcolspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2015–16{{silver2}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}8th{{gold1}}colspan="2" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2016–17––12th{{silver2}}{{gold1}}colspan="2" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2017–1811th12th–9thcolspan="3" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2018–19{{silver2}}–{{gold1}}{{silver2}}{{gold1}}colspan="2" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2019–20{{gold1}}{{silver2}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}–{{bronze3}}colspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2020–21{{gold1}}{{gold1}}colspan="5" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2021–22{{gold1}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}4th{{gold1}}––
2022–23{{bronze3}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}––colspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |

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! Season

! colspan="7" | Team pursuit

2020–21colspan="33" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2021–22{{bronze3}}{{silver2}}–
2022–23{{silver2}}4th–

Source:

{{cite web |url=https://app.isuresults.eu/events |title=Events |publisher=International skating union |access-date=24 February 2022 |archive-date=14 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214121606/https://app.isuresults.eu/events |url-status=live }}

  • DNQ = Did not qualify
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • – = Did not participate
  • (b) = Division B

References

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External links

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  • {{ISU speed skater|642928}}
  • {{Olympedia}}
  • {{Olympics.com profile}}
  • {{TeamNL profile|irene-schouten|old_id=6202-irene-schouten}}
  • {{NOCNSF profile|irene-schouten}}

{{S-start}}

{{S-ach|aw}}

{{S-bef|before=Sifan Hassan}}

{{S-ttl|title=Dutch Sportswoman of the Year|years=2022}}

{{S-aft|after=Femke Bol}}

{{S-sports|oly}}

{{S-bef|before=Kjeld Nuis
Lindsay van Zundert}}

{{S-ttl|title=Flag bearer for the Netherlands|years=2022 closing ceremony}}

{{S-aft|after=Lois Abbingh
Worthy de Jong}}

{{S-end}}

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Category:1992 births

Category:Dutch female speed skaters

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Category:Olympic medalists in speed skating

Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands

Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands

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