Jan Blokhuijsen

{{short description|Dutch speed skater}}

{{Infobox speed skater

| name = Jan Blokhuijsen

| image = Jan Blokhuijsen 2020.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Blokhuijsen in 2020

| headercolor = #d7ecff

| country = {{NED}}

| club =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|4|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Zuid-Scharwoude, Netherlands

| height = 1.84 m

| weight = 81 kg

| turnedpro = 2007

| website = {{url|http://www.janblokhuijsen.com/}}

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{Medal|Gold|2014 Sochi|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 Sochi|5000 m}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2010 Vancouver|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2018 Pyeongchang|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Allround Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|2012 Moscow|Allround}}

{{Medal|Silver|2014 Heerenveen|Allround}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2011 Calgary|Allround}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2016 Berlin|Allround}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2017 Hamar|Allround}}

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

{{Medal|Gold|2012 Heerenveen|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Gold|2013 Sochi|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Gold|2016 Kolomna|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Gold|2017 Gangneung|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2011 Inzell|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Allround Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2014 Hamar|Allround}}

{{Medal|Silver|2011 Collalbo|Allround}}

{{Medal|Silver|2012 Budapest|Allround}}

{{Medal|Silver|2013 Heerenveen|Allround}}

{{Medal|Silver|2017 Heerenveen|Allround}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2016 Minsk|Allround}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Single Distance Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2018 Kolomna|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Gold|2018 Kolomna|Mass start}}

}}

Jan Blokhuijsen ({{IPA|nl|jɑm ˈblɔkˌɦœyzə(n)}}; born 1 April 1989) is an Olympic award-winning Dutch long-track speed skater who until 2013 skated for the commercial TVM team.{{cite web |url= http://www.janblokhuijsen.com/ |title= Home - Jan Blokhuijsen - XpeditionGold |access-date= 2012-01-08 |archive-date= 2014-02-21 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140221130634/http://www.janblokhuijsen.com/ |url-status= dead }}

Career

In 2007, Blokhuijsen got his VWO degree at school. After a successful period in skating and inline skating (in which he won several Dutch and European titles at the junior categories and a second place at the world championships in Korea) he decided to focus only on speedskating. In February 2008, he won the Dutch Allround Speed Skating Championships junior title at the ice rink of Groningen. Later in the same month, he became world champion at the junior world championships speedskating, where he finished in front of his teammates Koen Verweij and Berden de Vries. Together with them he also won the world title at the team pursuit.

Blokhuijsen held the world record in the team pursuit discipline, along with teammates Sven Kramer and Koen Verweij. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he won a silver medal in the Men's 5000 m competition. At the 2014 European allround championships in Hamar, Blokhuijsen won his first European title. {{cite web |url=http://live.isuresults.eu/2013-2014/hamar/standings1.htm |title=Essent ISU European Speed Skating Championships 2014 – Classification Men – Rankings as of Jan 12 2014 5:00PM |publisher=International Skating Union |date=12 January 2014 |access-date=12 January 2014 }}

Controversy

File:Jan Blokhuijsen (2020).jpg

After the team pursuit event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Blokhuijsen made a comment during a press conference to the host South Koreans to "treat dogs better in this country", criticizing dog meat consumption in the host nation.{{cite web |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/dutch-apologies-galore-after-double-faux-pas-at-olympics/2018/02/22/642b1b4e-17b5-11e8-930c-45838ad0d77a_story.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180223171448/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/dutch-apologies-galore-after-double-faux-pas-at-olympics/2018/02/22/642b1b4e-17b5-11e8-930c-45838ad0d77a_story.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 23 February 2018 |title= Dutch apologies galore after double faux pas at Olympics |author= Raf Casert, AP |date= 22 February 2018 |via= www.washingtonpost.com}} Many South Koreans perceived his comment was disrespectful, claiming it was racist and ignorant of Korean culture and the declining dog meat custom in the country.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/dutch-speed-skater-jan-blokhuijsen-ignites-backlash-after-telling-south-koreans-to-please-treat-dogs-better|title=Dutch speed skater Jan Blokhuijsen ignites backlash after telling South Koreans to 'please treat dogs better'|website=Fox News |date=22 February 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/dutch-speed-skater-jan-blokhuijsen-apologizes-after-criticizing-south-korea-dog-2656634|title = Dutch Speed Skater Jan Blokhuijsen Apologizes After Criticizing South Korea Dog Consumption| website=International Business Times |date = 22 February 2018}}{{cite web |url= https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2018/02/702_244583.html |title= Dutch skater sparks dog meat controversy at PyeongChang|date=22 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2018/02/dutch-speed-skater-apologises-for-dog-eating-comment |title= Dutch speed skater apologises for dog-eating comment - DutchNews.nl |date= 22 February 2018 }} He later gave an apology for this comment on Twitter, which he deleted later.

Records

=Personal records=

{{PersonalRecordsTop|ref={{cite web |title= Jan Blokhuijsen |url= http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=2943|publisher=speedskatingresults.com|access-date=27 February 2012}}}}

{{PersonalRecordsSport|Men's speed skating}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|500 meter|35.59|12 February 2011|Calgary| World Allround Championships}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|1000 meter|1:09.11|25 November 2017| Calgary| Time trials }}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|1500 meter|1:43.78|13 February 2011| Calgary| World Allround Championships}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|3000 meter|3:38.89|19 December 2017|Heerenveen| Training race}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|5000 meter|6:11.91|10 November 2013|Calgary|World Cup}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|10000 meter|12:57.58|28 December 2013|Heerenveen|Qualification tournament}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|Big combination|146.603|11 November 2013|Calgary|World Allround Championships; National record until 8 March 2015Evert Stenlund, [http://evertstenlund.se/big.htm All Time Best Combination Results]}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|Team pursuit|3:35.60|16 November 2013|Salt Lake City| With Sven Kramer and Koen Verweij}}

{{PersonalRecordsBottom}}

As of 10 March 2020, Blokhuijsen is in 11th position in the adelskalender with a score of 146.253 points.{{cite web|title=Adelskalendern |url=http://evertstenlund.se/adelm.htm|publisher=evertstenlund.se|access-date=5 November 2018}} Between 13 February 2011 and 11 October 2013 he held a personal best 6th place.EvertStenlund, [http://evertstenlund.se/evo14.htm Evolution of Adelskalendern 1 July 2009 - 1 July 2014]

=World records=

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!Event!!Time!!Date!!Location!!Note

Team pursuitalign=right|*3:37.179 November 2013CalgaryWorld record until 16 November 2013
Team pursuitalign=right|*3:35.6016 November 2013Salt Lake CityWorld record until 15 February 2020

: * together with Sven Kramer and Koen Verweij

Tournament overview

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!
Season

! Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances

! Dutch
Championships
Allround

! European
Championships
Allround

! World
Championships
Allround

! World
Championships
Single
Distances

! Olympic
Games

! World
Cup
GWC

! World
Championships
Junior
Allround

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|
2006–07

bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| INNSBRUCK }}
{{gold1}} Team pursuit
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2007–08

{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
12th 1500m
13th 5000m
{{center| GRONINGEN }}
{{silver2}} 500m
12th 5000m
11th 1500m
11th 10000m
8th overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| CHANGCHUN }}
4th 500m
{{gold1}} 3000m
{{gold1}} 1500m
{{silver2}} 5000m
{{gold1}} overall
{{gold1}} Team pursuit
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2008–09

{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
14th 1500m
19th 5000m
{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
5th 500m
10th 5000m
14th 1500m
9th 10000m
8th overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2009–10

{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
7th 1500m
6th 5000m
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| HAMAR }}
7th 500m
4th 5000m
17th 1500m
4th 10,000m
5th overall
{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
9th 500m
7th 5000m
10th 1500m
6th 10000m
5th overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| VANCOUVER }}
9th 5000m
{{bronze3}} Team pursuit

10th 5000/10000m
{{silver2}} Team pursuit
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2010–11

{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
9th 1500m
8th 5000m
DQ 10000m
{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
{{silver2}} 500m
{{bronze3}} 5000m
5th 1500m
4th 10000m
{{Bronze3}} overall
{{center| COLLALBO }}
{{silver2}} 500m
4th 5000m
5th 1500m
{{bronze3}} 10000m
{{silver2}} overall
{{center| CALGARY }}
4th 500m
4th 5000m
6th 1500m
{{bronze3}} 10000m
{{bronze3}} overall
{{center| INZELL }}
DQ 5000m
{{bronze3}} Team pursuit
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
16th 5000/10000m
8th Team pursuit
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2011–12

{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
6th 1500m
4th 5000m
5th 10000m
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| BUDAPEST }}
{{bronze3}} 500m
{{silver2}} 5000m
{{bronze3}} 1500m
{{silver2}} 10000m
{{silver2}} overall
{{center| MOSCOW }}
7th 500m
{{silver2}} 5000m
{{bronze3}} 1500m
{{silver2}} 10000m
{{silver2}} overall
{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
4th 5000m
{{gold1}} Team pursuit
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
6th 5000/10000m
{{gold1}} Team pursuit
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2012–13

{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
10th 1500m
{{silver2}} 5000m
{{bronze3}} 10000m
{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
{{silver2}} 500m
{{silver2}} 5000m
{{silver2}} 1500m
{{bronze3}} 10000m
{{silver2}} overall
{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
4th 500m
{{silver2}} 5000m
10th 1500m
{{silver2}} 10000m
{{silver2}} overall
{{center| HAMAR }}
8th 500m
8th 5000m
13th 1500m
DNQ 10000m
NC overall
{{center| SOCHI }}
{{gold1}} Team pursuit
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
5th 5000/10000m
{{gold1}} Team pursuit
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2013–14

{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
6th 1500m
4th 5000m
4th 10000m
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| HAMAR }}
7th 500m
{{gold1}} 5000m
9th 1500m
{{gold1}} 10000m
{{gold1}} overall
{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
7th 500m
{{gold1}} 5000m
6th 1500m
{{gold1}} 10000m
{{silver2}} overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| SOCHI }}
13th 1500m
{{silver2}} 5000m
{{gold1}} Team pursuit

32nd 1500m
5th 5000/10000m
{{gold1}} Team pursuit
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2014–15

{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
8th 1500m
DNF 5000m
DNF 10000m
{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
{{bronze3}} 500m
11th 5000m
16th 1500m
DNQ 10000m
NC overall(9th)
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2015–16

{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
7th 1500m
6th 5000m
{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
{{silver2}} 500m
{{gold1}} 5000m
{{silver2}} 1500m
{{silver2}} 10000m
{{gold1}} overall
{{center| MINSK }}
5th 500m
{{silver2}} 5000m
9th 1500m
{{bronze3}} 10000m
{{bronze3}} overall
{{center| BERLIN }}
6th 500m
{{bronze3}} 5000m
6th 1500m
{{silver2}} 10000m
{{bronze3}} overall
{{center| KOLOMNA }}
{{gold1}} Team pursuit
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
24th 1500m
{{gold1}} Team pursuit
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2016–17

{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
7th 1500m
4th 5000m
6th 10000m
{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
{{bronze3}} 500m
{{gold1}} 5000m
{{silver2}} 1500m
{{silver2}} 10000m
{{gold1}} overall
{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
{{silver2}} 500m
{{silver2}} 5000m
7th 1500m
{{silver2}} 10000m
{{silver2}} overall
{{center| HAMAR }}
6th 500m
{{bronze3}} 5000m
15th 1500m
{{silver2}} 10000m
{{bronze3}} overall
{{center| GANGNEUNG }}
{{gold1}} Team pursuit
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
40th 1500m
25th 5000m
{{gold1}} Team pursuit
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

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2017–18

{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
7th 1500m
5th 5000m
4th 10000m
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| GANGNEUNG }}
7th 5000m
{{bronze3}} Team pursuit

17th 5000m
7th Team pursuit
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| 2018–19

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2019–20

{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
DQ 1500m
6th 5000m
4th 10000m
{{bronze3}} Mass start
{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
4th 500m
{{gold1}} 5000m
{{gold1}}1500m
{{silver2}} 10000m
{{gold1}} overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center| HAMAR }}
8th 500m
7th 5000m
4th 1500m
5th 10000m
4th overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
47th 5000m
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

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2020–21

{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
12th 1500m
6th 5000m
{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
4th 500m
5th 5000m
DQ 1500m
DNQ 10000m
NC overall
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style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2021–22

{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
5th 1500m
9th 5000m
{{silver2}} Mass start
{{center| HEERENVEEN }}
3th 500m
6th 5000m
DNS 1500m
DNS 10000m
NC overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |

Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.speedskatingnews.info/skater/jan-blokhuijsen|title= Jan Blokhuijsen|publisher = speedskatingnews |access-date = 23 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1989040101|title = Jan Blokhuijsen|publisher = speedskatingstats.com |access-date = 28 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.schaatsstatistieken.nl/index.php?file=schaatser&code=1989040101|title= Jan Blokhuijsen |publisher = schaatsstatistieken.nl|access-date = 28 January 2021}}

World Cup overview

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! Season

! colspan="6" | 1500 meter

2009–2010colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2010–2011colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2011–2012colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2012–2013colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2013–20142nd(b)
2014–2015colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2015–2016colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2016–20175th(b)
2017–2018colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2018–2019colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2019–2020colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |

class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;"

! Season

! colspan="6" | 5000/10000 meter

2009–20101st(b)–*1st(b)–*4th
2010–2011–*4th –*8thcolspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2011–20128th5th–*{{bronze3}}–*4th
2012–2013{{bronze3}}{{silver2}}7th*7th–*5th
2013–20146th12th–*{{silver2}}{{silver2}}
2014–2015colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2015–2016colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2016–20171st(b)–*
2017–20184th7th
2018–2019colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2019–202011th(b)

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! Season

! colspan="5" | Team pursuit

2009–2010{{gold1}}{{gold1}}4thcolspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2010–2011DQcolspan="2" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2011–2012{{gold1}}{{gold1}}colspan="2" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2012–2013{{gold1}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}colspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2013–2014{{gold1}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}colspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2014–2015colspan="5" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2015–2016DNF{{gold1}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}colspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2016–2017DQ{{silver2}}
2017–201810th{{gold1}}colspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2018–2019colspan="5" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
2019–2020colspan="5" bgcolor=#EEEEEE |

Source: {{cite web|url= https://app.isuresults.eu/events |title = Events |publisher =International skating union |access-date = 16 February 2021}}

:– = Did not participate

:* = 10000 meter

:(b) = Division B

:DNF = Did not finish

:DQ = Disqualified

Medals won

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! Championship

! Gold
{{gold1}}

! Silver
{{silver2}}

! Bronze
{{bronze3}}

Dutch Single Distancesstyle="text-align:center" |0style="text-align:center" | 1style="text-align:center" | 2
Dutch Allroundstyle="text-align:center" | 7style="text-align:center" | 12style="text-align:center" | 5
European Allroundstyle="text-align:center" | 3style="text-align:center" | 13style="text-align:center" | 5
World Allroundstyle="text-align:center" | 2style="text-align:center" | 6style="text-align:center" | 7
World Single Distancesstyle="text-align:center" | 4style="text-align:center" | 0style="text-align:center" | 1
Olympic Gamesstyle="text-align:center" | 1style="text-align:center" | 1style="text-align:center" | 2
World Cupstyle="text-align:center" | 20style="text-align:center" | 5style="text-align:center" | 2
World Juniorstyle="text-align:center" | 5style="text-align:center" | 1style="text-align:center" | 0

References