Melissa Wijfje Explained

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

Career

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

As of 23 January 2022, Wijfje was placed 15th on the adelskalender with a points total of 158.148.^[5]

Tournament overview

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		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		4th 500m 1500m 1000m 3000m overall** 1000m 1500m 3000m team pursuit (with Antoinette de Jong and Jade van der Molen)	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2014–15			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		7th 500m 1500m 4th 1000m 3000m overall** 1500m 3000m mass start team pursuit (with Sanneke de Neeling and Esmee Visser)	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2015–16			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2016–17			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		8th 1500m 4th 3000m	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2017–18			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		30th 1500m 11th 3000m		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2018–19				bgcolor=#EEEEEE		6th 1500m 7th 3000m 8th mass start	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2019–20				bgcolor=#EEEEEE		4th 1500m 19th 3000/5000m 5th mass start team pursuit			bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2020–21				bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2021–22			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE

Source:^{[6] [7] [8]}

** Overall classification determined for allrounders

World Cup overview

Season	Season	1500 meter
	9th	7th	8th	6th	10th	8th
	–	18th	18th	18th	18th	18th
	11th	7th	17th	12th	6th	5th
	8th	4th	7th	8th
	12th	10th

Season	Season	3000 meter
	6th	9th	7th		8th
	–	–	–	9th	6th	6th
	10th	7th	9th	7th	5th	9th
	1st(b)	9th	10th	–	–	–
	2nd(b)	11th

Season	Season	Mass start
	12th	9th	5th	9th	15th
		8th	6th	10th	–
	–	–	–	5th

Season	Season	Team pursuit
				-
			–

Source:^[9]

– = Did not participate

• = 5000m

(b) = Division B

DNF = Did not finish

GWC = Grand World Cup

Notes and References

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