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Irene Schouten

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Irene Schouten
Schouten after winning the mass start at the 2015–16 ISU World Cup
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 32)
Zwaagdijk-Oost, Netherlands
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)3000 m, 5000 m, mass start
ClubTeam Zaanlander
Retired2024
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Team pursuit
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Heerenveen Mass start
Gold medal – first place 2019 Inzell Mass start
Gold medal – first place 2021 Heerenveen 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2023 Heerenveen 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2024 Calgary 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 2024 Calgary Mass start
Gold medal – first place 2024 Calgary Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2023 Heerenveen 3000 m
Silver medal – second place 2024 Calgary 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kolomna 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Salt Lake City Mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Heerenveen 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Heerenveen Mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Heerenveen Mass start
World Allround Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hamar Allround
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Heerenveen Mass start
Gold medal – first place 2022 Heerenveen 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2022 Heerenveen Mass start
Gold medal – first place 2024 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2021 Heerenveen Allround
Silver medal – second place 2024 Heerenveen 3000 m
Silver medal – second place 2024 Heerenveen Mass start

Irene Schouten (Dutch pronunciation: [iˈreːnə ˈsxʌutə(n)]; born 21 June 1992) is a retired Dutch speed skater who competed in allround marathon and inline-skating events. She is a five-time Olympic medalist and a triple Olympic Champion, having won the 3,000m, 5,000m, and mass start events at the 2022 Beijing Games. As of 12 February 2022, she holds the Olympic record in both distances (3000m[1] & 5000m[2]). Her coach is Jillert Anema. Schouten has announced that she is retiring as a competing speed skater.[3]

On 2 March 2014, Schouten finished in third place at the 2014 Dutch Allround Championships and qualified for the 2014 World Allround Championships in Thialf, Heerenveen.[4] At the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, she won the bronze medal in the mass start event.

At the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Schouten became the most successful Dutch Olympic athlete of the event by winning four medals, including three gold. In comparison: Schouten would have ranked 13th in the overall medal ranking by country, by herself, outscoring the entire athlete delegations of notable winterport nations like Italy and South Korea. Schouten is the current Olympic and Dutch record holder in the 5000 metres.[5][6]

Records

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Personal records

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Personal records[7]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 39.24 5 March 2022 Vikingskipet, Hamar
1000 m 1:18.41 27 October 2013 Thialf, Heerenveen
1500 m 1:52.12 5 December 2021 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m 3:52.89 3 December 2021 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City Current Dutch record.[6]
5000 m 6:41.25 5 March 2023 Thialf, Heerenveen Current Dutch record.[6]

Schouten occupies the 3rd position on the Adelskalender with a score of 155.553 points.[8]

Olympic records

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Olympic records[5]
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
3000 m 3:56.93 5 February 2022 Beijing National Speed Skating Oval, Beijing
5000 m 6:43.51 10 February 2022 Beijing National Speed Skating Oval, Beijing

Tournament overview

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Season Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances
Dutch
Championships
Allround
World
Championships
Allround
Dutch
Championships
Sprint
World
Championships
Junior
World
Championships
Single
Distances
Olympic
Games
European
Championships
Single
Distances
World Cup
GWC
European
Championships
Allround
2009–10
HEERENVEEN

18th 3000m

2010–11
HEERENVEEN

17th 1000m
4th 3000m
6th 5000m
HEERENVEEN

7th 500m
12th 3000m
6th 1500m
9th 5000m
8th overall
SEINÄJOKI

15th 500m
12th 1500m
14th 1000m
9th 3000m
11th overall
DQ team pursuit

50th 3000/5000m
2011–12
2012–13
HEERENVEEN

19th 1000m
8th 1500m
15th 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) mass start
HEERENVEEN

10th 500m
13th 3000m
15th 1500m
DNQ 5000m
11th overall
GRONINGEN

17th 500m
10th 1000m
16th 500m
9th 1000m
11th overall

4th mass start

2013–14
HEERENVEEN

20th 1000m
12th 1500m
18th 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) mass start
AMSTERDAM

7th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
HEERENVEEN

10th 500m
5th 3000m
11th 1500m
5th 5000m
6th overall

2nd place, silver medalist(s) mass start

2014–15
HEERENVEEN

18th 1000m
10th 1500m
15th 3000m
9th 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) mass start
HEERENVEEN

9th 500m
12th 3000m
11th 1500m
DNQ 5000m
11th overall
GRONINGEN

21st 500m
14th 1000m
23rd 500m
14th 1000m
14th overall
HEERENVEEN

1st place, gold medalist(s) mass start

2nd place, silver medalist(s) mass start

2015–16
HEERENVEEN

12th 1500m
6th 3000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) mass start
HEERENVEEN

17th 500m
7th 3000m
9th 1500m
DNQ 5000m
9th overall
KOLOMNA

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
10th mass start

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3000/5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) mass start

2016–17
HEERENVEEN

6th 3000m
5th 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mass start
GANGNEUNG

22nd mass start

60th 3000/5000m
4th mass start

2017–18
HEERENVEEN

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3000m
4th 5000m
GANGNEUNG

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) mass start

8th 3000/5000m
16th mass start

2018–19
HEERENVEEN

12th 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) mass start
INZELL

1st place, gold medalist(s) mass start

2nd place, silver medalist(s) mass start

2019–20
HEERENVEEN

8th 1500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) mass start
SALT LAKE CITY

7th 3000m
7th 5000m
HEERENVEEN

7th 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) mass start

39th 3000/5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) mass start

2020–21
HEERENVEEN

6th 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5000m
HEERENVEEN

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) mass start
1st place, gold medalist(s) team pursuit

1st place, gold medalist(s) 3000/5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) mass start
2nd place, silver medalist(s) team pursuit
10th 1500m
HEERENVEEN

9th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3000m
8th 1500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall

2021–22
HEERENVEEN

4th 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5000m
HAMAR

7th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3000m
5th 1500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) overall
BEIJING

1st place, gold medalist(s) 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) team pursuit
1st place, gold medalist(s) mass start
HEERENVEEN

1st place, gold medalist(s) 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) mass start
1st place, gold medalist(s) team pursuit

17th 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3000/5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) mass start
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) team pursuit

2022–23
HEERENVEEN

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) mass start
HEERENVEEN

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) mass start
DQ team pursuit

45th 1500m
7th 3000/5000m 5th mass start

Source:[9][10][11]

World Cup overview

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Season 1500 meter
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20 1st(b)
2020–21 6th 17th
2021–22 8th 8th 6th
2022–23 2nd(b)
Season 3000/5000 meter
2010–11 21st DQ
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5th 10th 4th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5th
2016–17 4th
2017–18 5th 5th 11th 4th
2018–19
2019–20 1st(b)
2020–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021–22 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7th 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Season Mass start
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13 4th 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2013–14 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014–15 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 16th
2015–16 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8th 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016–17 12th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017–18 11th 12th 9th
2018–19 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2020–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021–22 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4th 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022–23 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Season Team pursuit
2020–21
2021–22 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4th

Source:[9] [12]

  • DNQ = Did not qualify
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • – = Did not participate
  • (b) = Division B

References

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  1. ^ "Speed Skating – Women's 3000m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 5 February 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating – Women's 5000m – Results" (PDF). media.isuresults.eu. 10 February 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Drievoudig olympisch kampioen Schouten (31) stopt met schaatsen". nos.nl. 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Bronzen plak voor Irene Schouten tijdens NK Allround". Noordhollands Dagblad. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Olympic Records". SpeedskatingResults.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "National Records – Netherlands (NED)". speedskatingresults.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Irene Schouten". speedskatingresults.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. 18 February 2024. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Irene Schouten". SpeedSkatingNews.
  10. ^ "Irene Schouten". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Irene Schouten". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Events". International skating union. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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Awards
Preceded by Dutch Sportswoman of the Year
2022
Succeeded by
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for the Netherlands
2022 closing ceremony
Succeeded by