Summary
Jutta Monica Leerdam (born 30 December 1998) is a Dutch speed skater specializing in the sprint events.
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| Full name | Jutta Monica Leerdam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1998 's-Gravenzande, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 500 m, 1000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Jumbo Visma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Leerdam became the junior world champion at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland. The following year, at the 2018 Championships in Salt Lake City, United States, she finished second behind compatriot Joy Beune.[1]
During the 2017–18 season, she won the ISU Junior World Cup competition in the 1000m and 1500m events. She also became the Dutch junior sprint champion.
In 2018, she turned professional and became a member of Team IKO.[2]
Since turning professional Leerdam won the 1000m world title twice (2020 and 2023), silver at that distance at the 2022 Winter Olympics and also the gold medal at the World Sprint Championships in 2022. Leerdam joined Team Jumbo-Visma in 2022 and is under contract until 2024.[3]
Personal life edit
Leerdam was named after the German windsurfing world champion Jutta Müller by her father, a windsurfing enthusiast. Her great-niece Dione Voskamp is also a speed skater.[4] Leerdam studies commercial economics at the Johan Cruyff Academy of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen.[5]
Leerdam was in a relationship with Dutch speed skater Koen Verweij beginning in 2017.[6] On 1 August 2022, she announced on her Instagram page that they had broken up.[7] Leerdam and American social media personality and professional boxer Jake Paul publicly confirmed being a couple on 3 April 2023, after the two had gotten in touch via Instagram a few months earlier.[8]
Records edit
Personal records edit
| Personal records[9] | ||||
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 meter | 37.14 | 27 December 2022 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 1000 meter | 1:11.84 | 15 February 2020 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | Dutch record. |
| 1500 meter | 1:53.64 | 29 October 2021 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 3000 meter | 4:05.19 | 10 March 2018 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
World record edit
| Nr. | Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 1. | Team sprint | 1:24.029 | 13 February 2020 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | With Letitia de Jong and Femke Kok |
Tournament overview edit
Season |
Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
European Championships Sprint |
World Championships Sprint |
World Championships Single Distances |
Olympic Games |
World Championships Allround Junior |
World Cup Junior |
World Cup GWC |
European Championships Single Distances |
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2016–17 |
HEERENVEEN 14th 500m 12th 1000m 15th 1500m |
HELSINKI  500m  1500m 7th 1000m 3000m overall team pursuit |
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2017–18 |
HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 10th 1000m 14th 1500m |
SALT LAKE CITY  500m 1500m 1000m 3000m overall team pursuit team sprint |
500m 1000m 1500m overall |
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2018–19 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
COLLALBO 4th 500m 1000m 4th 500m 1000m 4th overall |
HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 6th 1000m 15th 500m 4th 1000m 10th overall |
INZELL 16th 500m 5th 1000m team sprint |
20th 500m 15th 1000m |
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2019–20 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m |
HAMAR 15th 500m 1000m 7th 500m 1000m 5th overall |
SALT LAKE CITY 8th 500m 1000m team sprint |
24th 500m 4th 1000m team sprint |
HEERENVEEN DNS 500m 1000m
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2020–21 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 1000m |
28th 500m 18th 1000m |
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2021–22 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m |
HAMAR 5th 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
BEIJING 5th 500m 1000m |
20th 500m 15th 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 1000m
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2022–23 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 1500m |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
HAMAR 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 7th 1500m |
4th 500m 1000m 22nd 1500m |
- Events for World Championship Junior Allround: 500m, 1500m, 1000m, 3000m
- Events for sprint championships: 500m, 1000m, 500m, 1000m
World Cup overview edit
| Season | 500 meter | |||||||||||
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| 2017–18 | |
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| 2018–19 | 11th | 13th | 9th | 11th | 14th | 16th | 11th | – | – | – | – | |
| 2019–20 | 12th | 8th | 11th | – | – | – | – | |||||
| 2020–21 | 6th | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 2021–22 | 12th | 12th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 20th | ||||||
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20th | |||||
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| 2017–18 | |
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Junior | ||||
| 2018–19 | 10th | 9th | 10th | 7th | – | – | – | |
| 2019–20 | 4th | 6th | – | 9th | |
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| 2020–21 | 4th | – | ||||||
| 2021–22 | 5th | 4th | |
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| 2022–23 | 10th | 8th | 7th | – | – | – |
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References edit
- ^ "Wereldkampioene Joy Beune besef het nog niet helemaal" (in Dutch). Schaatsen.nl. 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Leerdam: Ga er alles aan doen om zo snel mogelijk te winnen" (in Dutch). Schaatsen.nl. 17 June 2018.
- ^ Jutta Leerdam Wiki – Entertainpulse Celebrities. entertainpulse.com (16 December 2023). Retrieved (17 December 2023).
- ^ Beukema, Hans (26 November 2020). "Dione Voskamp is familie en ook schaatsster, maar verder de absolute tegenpool van Jutta Leerdam". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Hulde! De 21-jarige Hanze-studente Jutta Leerdam is wereldkampioen". Sikkom (in Dutch). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Westlandse schaatsster Jutta Leerdam verovert hart Koen Verweij". AD (in Dutch). 24 May 2017.
- ^ Tsao, Door Carolien (1 August 2022). "Jutta Leerdam zet een punt achter haar relatie met Koen Verweij na overspelgeruchten". Cosmopolitan (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ ""Ik ben Nederlands nu": topschaatsster Jutta Leerdam en YouTube-bokser Jake Paul bevestigen relatie". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Flemish). 3 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Jutta Leerdam". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Jutta Leerdam". SpeedSkatingNews.
- ^ "Jutta Leerdam". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Jutta Leerdam". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
External links edit
- Jutta Leerdam at the International Skating Union
- Jutta Leerdam in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Jutta Leerdam at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Jutta Leerdam at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Jutta Leerdam at Olympics.com
- Jutta Leerdam at Olympedia
- Jutta Leerdam at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Jutta Leerdam at IMDb
