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Melissa Wijfje
Wijfje in 2020
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 29)
Ter Aar, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)1500 m, 3000 m
Medal record
World Single Distances Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Salt Lake City Team pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kolomna Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2020 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Heerenveen Mass start
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Bjugn 1500m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Warsaw 1500m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Warsaw 3000m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Warsaw Mass start
Gold medal – first place 2015 Warsaw Allround
Silver medal – second place 2014 Bjugn 1500m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Bjugn 3000m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Bjugn Allround

Melissa Wijfje (born 21 July 1995) is a Dutch allround speed skater who is specialized in the middle and long distances.[1]

Career

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Wijfje in 2020

In 2015 Wijfje won the ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Warsaw, Poland after winning the 1500 and 3000 m events. Additionally she won the gold medal at the team pursuit event with Sanneke de Neeling and Esmee Visser.[2][3]

Wijfje finished third at the ISU World Cup 5000 m event in Heerenveen in December 2016, her first career World Cup medal.[4]

She was a member of Team JustLease and when that team folded became part of Team Talentned. She presently skaats for Team Zaanlander.

Personal records

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Personal records[5]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 38.83 1 February 2020 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m 1:15.05 28 December 2020 Thialf, Heerenveen
1500 m 1:51.78 16 February 2020 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m 4:01.07 13 October 2019 Max Aicher Arena, Inzell
5000 m 6:58.80 4 November 2018 Heerenveen
Team pursuit 2:52.65 14 February 2020 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

As of 23 January 2022, Wijfje was placed 15th on the adelskalender with a points total of 158.148.[6]

Tournament overview

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Season
Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances
Dutch
Championships
Allround
World
Championships
Single
Distances
World
Championships
Juniors
World Cup
GWC
European
Championships
Single
Distances
World
Championships
Allround
Dutch
Championships
Sprint

2013–14
HEERENVEEN

21st 1000m
11th 1500m
14th 3000m
BJUGN

4th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall**
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) team pursuit
(with Antoinette de Jong
and Jade van der Molen)

2014–15
HEERENVEEN

12th 1000m
6th 1500m
9th 3000m
HEERENVEEN

7th 500m
9th 3000m
4th 1500m
7th 5000m
7th overall
WARSAW

7th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
4th 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) overall**
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) mass start
1st place, gold medalist(s) team pursuit
(with Sanneke de Neeling
and Esmee Visser)

2015–16
HEERENVEEN

18th 1000m
7th 1500m
13th 3000m
10th 5000m
HEERENVEEN

8th 500m
6th 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
5th 5000m
4th overall

2016–17
HEERENVEEN

12th 1500m
8th 3000m
12th 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) mass start
HEERENVEEN

7th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3000m
4th 1500m
7th 5000m
6th overall

8th 1500m
4th 3000m

2017–18
HEERENVEEN

7th 1500m
7th 3000m
8th 5000m
HEERENVEEN

4th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
5th 5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall

30th 1500m
11th 3000m
KOLOMBA

1st place, gold medalist(s) team pursuit

2018–19
HEERENVEEN

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
7th 3000m
7th 5000m
5th mass start
HEERENVEEN

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
4th 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
5th 5000m
4th overall
INZELL

6th 1500m
10th mass start

6th 1500m
7th 3000m
8th mass start

2019–20
HEERENVEEN

1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
7th 3000m
6th 5000m
4th mass start
HEERENVEEN

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall
SALT LAKE CITY

11th mass start

4th 1500m
19th 3000/5000m
5th mass start
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) team pursuit
HEERENVEEN

4th 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) mass start
1st place, gold medalist(s) team pursuit
HAMAR

6th 500m
4th 3000m
6th 1500m
5th 5000m
5th overall

2020–21
HEERENVEEN

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
8th 3000m
6th 5000m
HEERENVEEN

5th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
4th 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall
HEERENVEEN

9th 1500m

16th 500m
5th 1000m
17th 500m
5th 1000m
11th overall

2021–22
HEERENVEEN

12th 1500m
5th 3000m
6th 5000m
10th mass start
HEERENVEEN
5th 500m
4th 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
4th 5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall

Source:[7][8][9]

** Overall classification determined for allrounders

World Cup overview

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Season Season 1500 meter
2016–2017 9th 7th 8th 6th 10th 8th
2017–2018 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th
2018–2019 11th 7th 17th 12th 6th 5th
2019–2020 8th 4th 7th 8th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2020–2021 12th 10th
Season Season 3000 meter
2016–2017 6th 9th 7th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017–2018 9th 6th 6th
2018–2019 10th 7th 9th 7th 5th 9th
2019–2020 1st(b) 9th 10th
2020–2021 2nd(b) 11th
Season Season Mass start
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019 12th 9th 5th 9th 15th
2019–2020 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8th 6th 10th 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020–2021 5th
Season Season Team pursuit
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020–2021

Source:[10]

– = Did not participate
* = 5000m
(b) = Division B
DNF = Did not finish
GWC = Grand World Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Melissa Wijfje". SpeedSkatingStats. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Roest, Wijfje, Bittner and Korea dominate World Junior Championships". International Skating Union (ISU). 22 February 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Melissa Wijfje" (in Dutch). TeamNL. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Special milestone for Davis in Heerenveen". International Skating Union (ISU). 11 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Melissa Wijfje". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Melissa Wijfje". SpeedSkatingNews.
  8. ^ "Melissa Wijfje". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Melissa Wijfje". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  10. ^ "ISU World Cup #2". ISU. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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