Bob Johannes Carolus de Jong (born 13 November 1976) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialized in long distances: five and ten kilometers.
Speed skating career In 2006, he won the gold medal for the ten kilometer race at the Olympic Games in Turin, with a personal record of 13:01.57, beating world record holder Chad Hedrick and Carl Verheijen. He also skated in the men's 5000 m event and placed 6th. In 1998, he won the silver medal in the men's 10,000 m and 4th in the men's 5000 m. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, he placed 15th in the men's 10,000 m and 30th in the men's 5000 m.
In 2010, he won the bronze medal in the men's 10,000 m. and in his fifth Olympics in 2014 he took his second Olympic Bronze in 10,000 m event.
After winning a bronze medal in the 10,000 m at the 2010 Olympic Games, de Jong, at age 37, won another bronze medal at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi in the 10,000 m becoming the oldest male competitor in 86 years to win speed skating medal at the Olympics.
Records Personal records
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com
De Jong has a score of 149.086 on the adelskalender. His highest ranking was 4th between 17 March 2001 and 20 October 2001.web.telia.com
World records Event Result Date Location Notes 3000 meter 3:53.06 8 March 1996 Calgary Junior world record until 19 March 1999 5000 meter 6:37.55 10 March 1996 Calgary Junior world record until 20 March 1999 3000 meter 3:53.06 8 March 1996 Calgary World record until 25 February 1998
World records skated at sea level venues (unofficial) EventResultDateLocation Notes 3000 meter 3:52.1427 October 2001 Berlin World record until 16 November 2002 5000 meter 6:19.94 9 November 2003 Hamar World record until 14 November 2004
Tournament overview Season Dutch Championships Single Distances Dutch Championships Allround World Championships Single Distances World Championships Allround Olympic Games World Championships Junior Allround World Cup 1994–95 11th 1500m 4th 5000m 10000m 35th 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall 1995–96 7th 1500m 5000m 10000m 17th 500m 5000m 9th 1500m 5000m 5th overall 29th 500m 3000m 10th 1500m 5000m overall 1996–97 24th 500m 4th 5000m 19th 1500m 4th 10000m 10th overall 10000m 5000/10000m 1997–98 15th 1500m 5000m 10000m 5th 5000m 10000m 4th 5000m 10000m 5000/10000m 1998–99 6th 5000m 10000m 19th 500m 5000m 13th 1500m 10000m overall 5000m 10000m 5000/10000m 1999–2000 5000m 10000m 5000m 10000m 5000/10000m 2000–01 5000m 10000m 16th 500m 5000m 13th 1500m 4th 10000m 8th overall 5000m 10000m 5000/10000m 2001–02 14th 1500m 5000m 30th 5000m 15th 10000m 5000/10000m 2002–03 10th 1500m 5th 5000m 10000m 22nd 500m 5000m 14th 1500m 10000m 7th overall 5000m 10000m 2003–04 10th 1500m 5000m 10000m 17th 500m 5000m 15th 1500m 10000m 8th overall 6th 5000m 10000m 2004–05 22nd 1500m 5000m 10000m 24th 500m 4th 5000m 9th 1500m 10000m 12th overall 5000m 10000m 16th 500m 5000m 10th 1500m 7th 10000m 7th overall 5000/10000m 2005–06 23rd 1500m 5000m 10000m 22nd 500m 5000m 9th 1500m 10000m overall 22nd 500m 15th 5000m 23rd 1500m DNQ 10000m 22nd overall 6th 5000m 10000m 7th 5000/10000m 2006–07 5000m 10000m 24th 500m 4th 5000m 16th 1500m 10000m 10th overall 5th 5000/10000m 2007–08 5th 5000m 10000m 22nd 500m 8th 5000m 21st 1500m 4th 10000m 11th overall 10000m 4th 5000/10000m 2008–09 4th 5000m 10000m 24th 500m 5000m 19th 1500m 10000m 7th overall 5th 5000m 10000m 5000/10000m 2009–10 5000m 10000m 21st 500m 5th 5000m 16th 1500m 10000m 8th overall 5th 5000m 10000m 5000/10000m 2010–11 DQ 5000m 10000m 5000m 10000m 5000/10000m 2011–12 5000m 10000m 5000m 10000m 5000/10000m 2012–13 4th 5000m 10000m 22nd 500m 5000m 13th 1500m 10000m 5th overall 5th 5000m 10000m 5000/10000m 2013–14 5000m 10000m WD 500m WD 5000m WD 1500m WD 10000m NC overall 10000m 9th 5000/10000m 2014–15 5th 5000m 10000m 23rd 500m DQ 5000m 24th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall 5000/10000m 2015–16 10th 5000m DQ 10000m 30th 5000/10000m WD = withdrew NC = no classification DQ = disqualified DNS = did not start source:
World Cup Season5000 meter/10000 meter 1996–1997 8th 8th* * 5th 1997–1998 5th 9th* 8h 1998–1999 10th 4th* 6th 1999–2000 * 2000–2001 7th * 4th 2001–2002 4th 5th* 11th 2002–2003 * 2003–2004 * 6th * 2004–2005 4th 4th* * 2005–2006 4th 6th 9th* 9th – 2006–2007 5th 5th 4th* 11th 6th 8th 2007–2008 10th 4th * 5th * 19th 2008–2009 4th 5th * * 5th 2009–2010 * 8th 2010–2011 4th * * 2011–2012 7th * * 2012–2013 4th 4th * * 2013–2014 – 11th 5th – 2014–2015 4th * 4th 4th 11th 6th 2015–2016 – – 10th – – – * = 10000 meter Source:
Medals won Championship Gold Silver Bronze Dutch Single Distances 8 11 12 Dutch Allround 0 0 2 World Single Distances 7 85 World Allround 0 0 0 Olympic Games 1 1 2
References
External links
Personal records Bob de Jong at SpeedSkatingStats.com Bob de Jong at SchaatsStatistieken.nl