Ted-Jan Bloemen

Ted-Jan Bloemen

Bloemen (in the middle) during the team pursuit at the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch Canadian
Born	(1986-08-16) 16 August 1986 (age 38) Leiderdorp, Netherlands[1]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)[2]
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Speed skating
Event(s)	5000 m, 10000 m
Club	Ichiban SSC
Turned pro	2006
Coached by	Bart Schouten
Medal record Men's speed skating Representing  Canada Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang 10,000 m 2018 Pyeongchang 5,000 m World Single Distance Championships 2020 Salt Lake City 5,000 m 2015 Heerenveen Team pursuit 2016 Kolomna 10,000 m 2020 Salt Lake City 10,000 m 2021 Heerenveen Team pursuit 2024 Calgary 10000 m 2016 Kolomna Team pursuit 2023 Heerenveen 10000 m Four Continents Championships 2022 Calgary 5000 m 2022 Calgary Team pursuit 2022 Calgary 1500 m 2024 Salt Lake City 5000 m

Ted-Jan Bloemen (born 16 August 1986) is a Dutch-Canadian long track speed skater. He started competing for the Canadian national speed skating team during the 2014–15 season, but before that, he competed for the Netherlands in international competitions. Bloemen primarily competes in long-distance events as well as team pursuit events. He is a former world record holder for the 5,000 m (6:01.86), set in Salt Lake City, and was the Olympic record holder for the 10,000 m (12:39.77), set when he won gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Bloemen also won a silver medal in the 5,000 m at the Pyeongchang Olympics, the first Canadian man to medal in the distance since 1932. He has won a silver in 10,000 m and one bronze and silver in the team pursuit at the World Speed Skating Championships.