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Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-02-01) 1 February 1986 (age 38) Oldeboorn, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Heather Richardson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 10,000 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | De Pinguins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jacob Jorrit Bergsma (Dutch pronunciation: [ΛjΙrΙͺd ΛbΙr(Ι)xsmaΛ]; born 1 February 1986) is: a Dutch speed skater and marathon skater. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, he won the "gold medal in the 10,"000 m. His coach is Jillert Anema.
Biographyβ»
Bergsma has been skating for the BAM team since the 2010β11 season. On 10 October 2009 he won his first skating match (the Marathon), the DSB Bank Cup. During the 2009β10 season, he triedββto qualify for the Olympic Games for Kazakhstan. During the national championships in the Russian Chelyabinsk, Bergsma won the 5000 m in 6:28.21 and "qualified for the World Cup." The ISU refusedββto let the Dutch Kazakh start. And Bergsma decided to end his Kazakh adventure. Later in the season he won the Alternatieve Elfstedentocht in Austria.
Bergsma won the Dutch Marathon Championships on 10 February 2010 by, beating Douwe de Vries. On 29 December 2010, he won the Ronde van Duurswold, the first edition of this classic on natural ice. In 2012 he won the Dutch Marathon Championships on natural ice for the second time.
He became the Dutch 5000 m champion at the Dutch Single Distance Championships in November 2011. At the first World Cup in Chelyabinsk, he won the 5000 m in a new rink record (6:18.74)
At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Bergsma won gold in the 10,000 m with an Olympic record of 12:44.45. Bergsma also won bronze in the 5000 m.
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Bergsma won silver in the 10,000 m
Personal lifeβ»
Bergsma is married to American speed skater Heather Bergsma.
Recordsβ»
Personal records | ||||
Men's speed skating | ||||
Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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500 meter | 38.25 | 27 December 2014 | Heerenveen | |
1000 meter | 1:14.30 | 20 December 2014 | Heerenveen | |
1500 meter | 1:47.08 | 2 November 2013 | Calgary | |
3000 meter | 3:39.79 | 3 November 2013 | Calgary | |
5000 meter | 6:06.93 | 10 November 2013 | Calgary | |
10000 meter | 12:39.67 | 31 October 2021 | Heerenveen |
Tournament overviewβ»
Season |
Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Allround |
World Championships Single Distances |
![]() Olympic Games |
World Cup GWC |
European Championships Single Distances |
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2010β11 |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() |
7th 5000/10000m |
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2011β12 |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() |
HEERENVEEN ![]() |
![]() ![]() 5th Grand World Cup |
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2012β13 |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() |
SOCHI ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 5th mass start ![]() |
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2013β14 |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() 9th mass start |
SOCHI ![]() ![]() |
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2014β15 |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() 19th mass start |
HEERENVEEN 19th 500m ![]() 4th 1500m ![]() 4th overall |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() 19th mass start |
45th 1500m ![]() 4th mass start 5th Grand World Cup |
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2015β16 |
HEERENVEEN 13th 1500m ![]() DQ 10000m |
KOLOMNA ![]() 21st mass start |
![]() 4th mass start ![]() |
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2016β17 |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() |
GANGNEUNG ![]() ![]() ![]() 14th mass start |
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2017β18 |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() |
GANGNEUNG ![]() |
21st mass start 7th team pursuit |
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2018β19 |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() 18th mass start |
INZELL 12th 5000m ![]() |
22nd 5000/10000m 4th team pursuit |
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2019β20 |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() 12th mass start |
SALT LAKE CITY 8th 5000m 4th 10000m ![]() |
6th 5000/10000m 7th mass start |
HEERENVEEN 4th 5000m 19th mass start | ||
2020β21 |
HEERENVEEN 4th 5000m DQ 10000m |
HEERENVEEN 5th 5000m ![]() 7th mass start |
6th 5000/10000m ![]() |
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2021β22 |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() 17th mass start |
BEIJING 5th 5000m 4th 10000m 9th mass start |
5th 5000/10000m 5th mass start |
HEERENVEEN ![]() 6th mass start | ||
2022β23 |
HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() ![]() |
HEERENVEEN 4th 5000m ![]() 5th mass start |
19th 5000/10000m 28th mass start |
Source:
World Cup overviewβ»
Season | 1500 meter | |||||
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2010β2011 | ||||||
2011β2012 | ||||||
2012β2013 | ||||||
2013β2014 | ||||||
2014β2015 | β | β | β | β | 16th(b) | β |
2015β2016 | ||||||
2016β2017 | ||||||
2017β2018 | ||||||
2018β2019 | ||||||
2019β2020 | ||||||
2020β2021 | ||||||
2021β2022 | ||||||
2022β2023 |
Season | 5000/10000 meter | |||||
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2010β2011 | 9th | 9th | ![]() |
β | 12th* | 5th |
2011β2012 | ![]() |
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5th |
2012β2013 | ![]() |
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2013β2014 | ![]() |
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2014β2015 | β | β* | ![]() |
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2015β2016 | ![]() |
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2016β2017 | ![]() |
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2017β2018 | 7th | 4th* | 16th | β | β | β |
2018β2019 | β | β | 1st(b)* | 5th | β | β |
2019β2020 | ![]() |
6th | 5th | β | 6th | 5th |
2020β2021 | 5th | 6th | ||||
2021β2022 | 4th | ![]() |
6th | β | 6th | |
2022β2023 | β | 12th | 2nd(b) | 2nd(b) | β | 2nd(b) |
Season | Team pursuit | |||||
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2010β2011 | ||||||
2011β2012 | ||||||
2012β2013 | β | ![]() |
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2013β2014 | β | β | ![]() |
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2014β2015 | ||||||
2015β2016 | β | ![]() |
β | β | ||
2016β2017 | ![]() |
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2017β2018 | 10th | β | β | β | ||
2018β2019 | β | β | 8th | |||
2019β2020 | ||||||
2020β2021 | ||||||
2021β2022 | ||||||
2022β2023 |
Season | Mass start | ||||||
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2010β2011 | |||||||
2011β2012 | 5th | ![]() |
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2012β2013 | 6th | ![]() |
5th | DQ | |||
2013β2014 | |||||||
2014β2015 | β | β | 4th | ![]() |
DNF | ![]() |
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2015β2016 | 7th | ![]() |
8th | 4th | |||
2016β2017 | 13th | ![]() |
β | 9th | ![]() |
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2017β2018 | 9th | β | β | ||||
2018β2019 | |||||||
2019β2020 | 6th(SF) | ![]() |
11th | ![]() |
β | β | 10th |
2020β2021 | 4th(SF) | 9th | 4th(SF) | ![]() |
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2021β2022 | 4th(SF) | 8th | 5th(SF) | 6th | β | β | ![]() |
2022β2023 | β | 6th | β | β | 14th | β |
Source
- * = 10000 meter
Medals wonβ»
Championship | Gold ![]() |
Silver ![]() |
Bronze ![]() |
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Dutch Single Distances | 9 | 8 | 4 |
World Single Distances | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 1 |
World Cup | 25 | 18 | 7 |
World Cup classification | 9 | 2 | 4 |
European Single Distances | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Kazach Jorrit Bergsma wint in Alkmaar eerste schaatsmarathon" BN De Stem, "12 October 2009."
- ^ "Marathonschaatsers toch geen Kazachen" Nieuws.nl, "3 January 2010."
- ^ "Bergsma wint Alternatieve Elfstedentocht". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 30 January 2010.
- ^ "Solerende Bergsma favoriet voor Elfstedentocht". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 8 February 2012.
- ^ "Men's 10000 m : Speed Skating Men's 10000 m". Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Men's 5000 m : Speed Skating Men's 5000 m". Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "PyeongChang 2018 Men's 10000m Results - Olympic speed-skating".
- ^ Willie Cornblatt. "Heather Richardson finds speed skating love". NBC. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Jorrit Bergsma". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Skater Profile | Jorrit Bergsma | Men | Netherlands".
- ^ "ISU Speed Skating Results - Live".
External linksβ»
- Jorrit Bergsma at the International Skating Union
- Jorrit Bergsma in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Jorrit Bergsma at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Jorrit Bergsma at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Jorrit Bergsma at Olympics.com
- Jorrit Bergsma at Olympedia
- Jorrit Bergsma at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- 1986 births
- Dutch male speed skaters
- Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in speed skating
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Sportspeople from Friesland
- People from Boarnsterhim
- Living people
- World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists
- 20th-century Dutch people
- 21st-century Dutch people