Letitia de Jong explained

Letitia de Jong (born 5 March 1993) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialized in the sprint distances.

Career

In January 2018 she won the silver medal at the team sprint event of the 2018 European Championships in Kolomna, Russia, partnering Mayon Kuipers and Sanneke de Neeling. That same month she won the national title at the KNSB Dutch Sprint Championships.^[1] This result qualified her for the 2018 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Changchun, China, in March where she finished eighth.

De Jong was a member of Team IKO.^[2]

Records

World records

Tournament overview

Season	Dutch Championships Single Distances	Dutch Championships Sprint	European Championships Sprint	European Championships Single Distances	World Championships Sprint	World Cup GWC	World Championships Single Distances	World Championships Junior
2010–11	bgcolor=#EEEEEE			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		6th 500m 12th 1000m 17th 1500m DQ team pursuit
2011–12			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		10th 500m 13th 1000m
2012–13			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2013–14			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2014–15			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		37th 1000m	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2015–16			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		38th 500m	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2016–17			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		34th 1000m	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2017–18			bgcolor=#EEEEEE				9th 500m 18th 1000m	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2018–19				bgcolor=#EEEEEE			17th 500m 10th 1000m		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2019–20			bgcolor=#EEEEEE				33rd 500m 8th 1000m team sprint		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2020–21	bgcolor=#EEEEEE			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE

Source:^{[3] [4] [5]}

World Cup overview

Season	500 meter
	–	–	–	–	–	3rd(b)	–	–	–	–	–	–
	16th	19th	19th	17th	3rd(b)	–	–	9th	6th	5th	7th
	15th	20th	3rd(b)	12th	3rd(b)	15th	1st(b)	10th	–	–	–
	2nd(b)	–	–	–	–	1st(b)

Season	1000 meter
	–	–	2nd(b)	–	–	–	–
	–	–	–	–	–	1st(b)	–
	–	–	2nd(b)	–	7th	–	8th
	9th	12th	11th	9th	14th	7th
	5th	7th	–	8th	4th

Source:^[6]

• DQ = Disqualified
• – = Did not participate
• (b) = Division B
• GWC = Grand World Cup

External links

• • • Team IKO profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: De Jong superieur naar eerste nationale sprinttitel . . Dutch . 28 January 2018.
2. Web site: Letitia de Jong 'heel blij' met nieuwe schaatsploeg . . Dutch . 12 June 2018.
3. Web site: Letitia de Jong. SpeedSkatingNews.
4. Web site: Letitia de Jong . speedskatingstats.com . 28 January 2021.
5. Web site: Letitia de Jong . schaatsstatistieken.nl. 28 January 2021.
6. Web site: ISU Speed Skating Results - Live. app.isuresults.eu.