Bart Swings

Bart Swings
Swings in 2020
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33)
Herent, Belgium
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportSpeed skating
EventMass start
ClubTeam IKO
Turned pro2010
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's speed skating
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Mass start
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Mass start
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Heerenveen Mass start
Gold medal – first place 2024 Calgary Mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Heerenveen Mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Heerenveen 5000 m
World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Hamar Allround
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hamar Allround
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Heerenveen Mass start
Gold medal – first place 2022 Heerenveen Mass start
Gold medal – first place 2024 Heerenveen Mass start
Silver medal – second place 2016 Minsk Allround
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Heerenveen Allround
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Hamar Allround
Men's inline speed skating
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cali Track 10000 m elimination
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cali Road 20000 m elimination
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wrocław Road 20000 m elimination
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wrocław Road 10000 m points
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Track 10000 m points
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Track 10000 m elimination
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Road 10000 m points
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Road 15000 m elimination
Silver medal – second place 2017 Wrocław Track 1000 m sprint
Silver medal – second place 2013 Cali Track 1000 m sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Cali Road 10000 m points
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Track 1000 m sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Haining Track 10000 m points
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guarne Road 20000 m elimination
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guarne Road 10000 m points
Gold medal – first place 2011 Yeosu Track 10000 m points
Gold medal – first place 2012 A. Piceno Road 20000 m elimination
Gold medal – first place 2012 A. Piceno Road marathon
Gold medal – first place 2012 A. Piceno Road 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ostend Track 10000 m points
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ostend Track 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ostend Track 1000 m sprint
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ostend Road 10000 m points
Gold medal – first place 2018 Arnhem-Heerde Road 20000 m elimination
Gold medal – first place 2019 Barcelona Road 15000 m elimination
Gold medal – first place 2019 Barcelona Track 10000 m points
Gold medal – first place 2019 Barcelona Track 1000 m sprint
Gold medal – first place 2023 Montecchio Maggiore Track 1000 m sprint
Gold medal – first place 2023 Vicenza Road 10000 m points
Gold medal – first place 2023 Vicenza Road 15000 m elimination
Gold medal – first place 2023 Vicenza Road marathon
Gold medal – first place 2024 Montesilvano-Sulmona Track 5000 m points
Gold medal – first place 2024 Montesilvano-Sulmona Road 10000 m points
Silver medal – second place 2009 Haining Road 20000 m elimination
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guarne Track 20000 m elimination
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guarne Track 10000 m points
Silver medal – second place 2011 Yeosu Track 15000 m elimination
Silver medal – second place 2011 Yeosu Road 20000 m elimination
Silver medal – second place 2011 Yeosu Road 10000 m points
Silver medal – second place 2012 A. Piceno Track 10000 m points
Silver medal – second place 2018 Arnhem-Heerde Track 10000 m elimination
Silver medal – second place 2019 Barcelona Road marathon
Silver medal – second place 2019 Barcelona Road 10000 m elimination
Silver medal – second place 2023 Montecchio Maggiore Track 10000 m elimination
Silver medal – second place 2024 Montesilvano-Sulmona Track 1000 m sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guarne Road marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Yeosu Track 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Yeosu Road 5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2012 A. Piceno Track 20000 m elimination
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ostend Road marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Arnhem-Heerde Road 10000 m points
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Arnhem-Heerde Track 15000 m elimination
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Barcelona Road 10000 m points
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Barcelona Track 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Montecchio Maggiore Track 10000 m points-elim
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ostend Track 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ostend Track 10k points-elim
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ostend Track 3k relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ostend Road 5k relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ostend Road marathon
Gold medal – first place 2010 S. Benedetto Track 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 S. Benedetto Track 10k points-elim
Gold medal – first place 2010 S. Benedetto Road 20k elimination
Gold medal – first place 2010 S. Benedetto Road 10k points
Gold medal – first place 2010 S. Benedetto Road 5k relay
Gold medal – first place 2011 Heerde Track 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Heerde Track 10k points-elim
Gold medal – first place 2011 Heerde Track 15k elimination
Gold medal – first place 2011 Heerde Road 20k elimination
Gold medal – first place 2011 Heerde Road 10k points
Gold medal – first place 2011 Heerde Road 5k relay
Gold medal – first place 2012 Szeged Track 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Almere Road marathon
Gold medal – first place 2014 Geisingen Track 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Geisingen Track 3k relay
Gold medal – first place 2014 Geisingen Road 20k elimination
Gold medal – first place 2014 Geisingen Road 5k relay
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wörgl Track 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wörgl Track 10k points-elim
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wörgl Road marathon
Gold medal – first place 2016 Heerde Road 20k elimination
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lagos Road marathon
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lagos Track 3k relay
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ostend Road marathon
Gold medal – first place 2022 L'Aquila Track 10k points-elim
Gold medal – first place 2022 L'Aquila Road 10k points
Gold medal – first place 2022 L'Aquila Road 15k elimination
Silver medal – second place 2009 Ostend Track 15k elimination
Silver medal – second place 2010 S. Benedetto Track 3k relay
Silver medal – second place 2015 Wörgl Track 15k elimination
Silver medal – second place 2015 Wörgl Road 10k points
Silver medal – second place 2015 Wörgl Road 20k elimination
Silver medal – second place 2016 Heerde Track 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lagos Track 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lagos Track 10 k points
Silver medal – second place 2022 L'Aquila Track 10k elimination
Silver medal – second place 2022 L'Aquila Track 3k relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 L'Aquila Road marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Ostend Road 20k elimination
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Szeged Track 15k elimination
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Szeged Track 3k relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Geisingen Road 5k relay
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Wörgl Track 3k relay

Bart Swings (born 12 February 1991) is a Belgian long track speed skater and inline speed skater.[2] He is the 2022 Olympic champion on the speed skating mass start. Swings won Belgium's first gold medal in 74 years[3] and is the first Belgian athlete ever to have won two medals in the Winter Olympics.[4] In 2023 he won the Belgian National Sports Merit Award, the highest trophy for a sportsperson or team in Belgium.[5]

  1. ^ "Interview with Bart Swings, leader of Powerslide Matter World Team". OLS roller-skating magazine. online-skating.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Tweede wereldtitel voor Bart Swings". Het Nieuwsblad. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Winter Olympics: Belgium win first gold for 74 years". BBC News. 20 February 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Bart Swing receives his gold medal at the Winter Olympics". VRT News. 19 February 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Olympisch schaatskampioen Bart Swings krijgt dit jaar de Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste". Sporza. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.