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
NationalityDutch
Canadian
Born (1986-08-16) 16 August 1986 (age 38)
Leiderdorp, Netherlands[1]
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)[2]
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)5000 m, 10000 m
ClubIchiban SSC
Turned pro2006
Coached byBart Schouten
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 5,000 m
World Single Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Salt Lake City 5,000 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kolomna 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place 2020 Salt Lake City 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2024 Calgary 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kolomna Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Heerenveen 10000 m
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Calgary 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Calgary Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2022 Calgary 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 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.

  1. ^ "Bloemen, Ted-Jan". Speed Skating Canada. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Ted-Jan Bloemen Profile". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.