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 pursuit | align=right|*3:37.17 | 9 November 2013 | Calgary | World record until 16 November 2013 |
Team pursuit | align=right|*3:35.60 | 16 November 2013 | Salt Lake City | World record until 15 February 2020 |
: * together with Sven Kramer and Koen Verweij
Tournament overview
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| | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | {{center| INNSBRUCK }} {{gold1}} Team pursuit |
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| | {{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 |
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| | {{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 | |
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| | {{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 | |
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| | {{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 | |
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| | {{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 | |
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| | {{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 | |
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| | {{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 | |
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| | {{center| HEERENVEEN }} 8th 1500m DNF 5000m DNF 10000m | {{center| HEERENVEEN }} {{bronze3}} 500m 11th 5000m 16th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall(9th) | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
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| | {{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 | |
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| | {{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 | |
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| | {{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 | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
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| 2018–19 | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
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| | {{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 | |
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| | {{center| HEERENVEEN }} 12th 1500m 6th 5000m | {{center| HEERENVEEN }} 4th 500m 5th 5000m DQ 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
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| | {{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 | ||||||
2009–2010 | colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | |||||
2010–2011 | colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | |||||
2011–2012 | colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | |||||
2012–2013 | colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | |||||
2013–2014 | – | – | – | 2nd(b) | – | – |
2014–2015 | colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | |||||
2015–2016 | colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | |||||
2016–2017 | – | – | 5th(b) | – | – | – |
2017–2018 | colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | |||||
2018–2019 | colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | |||||
2019–2020 | colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
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! Season ! colspan="6" | 5000/10000 meter | ||||||
2009–2010 | – | 1st(b) | –* | 1st(b) | –* | 4th |
2010–2011 | – | – | –* | 4th –* | 8th | colspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
2011–2012 | 8th | 5th | –* | {{bronze3}} | –* | 4th |
2012–2013 | {{bronze3}} | {{silver2}} | 7th* | 7th | –* | 5th |
2013–2014 | 6th | 12th | –* | {{silver2}} | – | {{silver2}} |
2014–2015 | colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | |||||
2015–2016 | colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | |||||
2016–2017 | – | – | 1st(b) | –* | – | – |
2017–2018 | 4th | – | 7th | – | – | – |
2018–2019 | colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | |||||
2019–2020 | – | 11th(b) | – | – | – | – |
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! Season ! colspan="5" | Team pursuit | |||||
2009–2010 | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | – | 4th | colspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
2010–2011 | – | – | DQ | colspan="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 | |
2014–2015 | colspan="5" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | ||||
2015–2016 | DNF | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | colspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
2016–2017 | – | – | DQ | {{silver2}} | – |
2017–2018 | 10th | {{gold1}} | – | – | colspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
2018–2019 | colspan="5" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | ||||
2019–2020 | colspan="5" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
:– = Did not participate
:* = 10000 meter
:(b) = Division B
:DNF = Did not finish
:DQ = Disqualified
Medals won
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! Championship ! Gold ! Silver ! Bronze | |||
Dutch Single Distances | style="text-align:center" |0 | style="text-align:center" | 1 | style="text-align:center" | 2 |
Dutch Allround | style="text-align:center" | 7 | style="text-align:center" | 12 | style="text-align:center" | 5 |
European Allround | style="text-align:center" | 3 | style="text-align:center" | 13 | style="text-align:center" | 5 |
World Allround | style="text-align:center" | 2 | style="text-align:center" | 6 | style="text-align:center" | 7 |
World Single Distances | style="text-align:center" | 4 | style="text-align:center" | 0 | style="text-align:center" | 1 |
Olympic Games | style="text-align:center" | 1 | style="text-align:center" | 1 | style="text-align:center" | 2 |
World Cup | style="text-align:center" | 20 | style="text-align:center" | 5 | style="text-align:center" | 2 |
World Junior | style="text-align:center" | 5 | style="text-align:center" | 1 | style="text-align:center" | 0 |
References
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