Michelle Velzeboer

Michelle Velzeboer
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (2003-03-09) 9 March 2003 (age 22)
Culemborg, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportShort track speed skating
Medal record
Women's short-track speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Seoul 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rotterdam 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Beijing 3000 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Gdańsk 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2026 Tilburg 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2026 Tilburg 2000 m mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2025 Dresden 2000 m mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2026 Tilburg 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2026 Tilburg 1000 m
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Gdańsk 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Gdansk 500 m
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Lausanne 500m

Michelle Velzeboer (born 9 March 2003) is a Dutch short track speed skater. She is member of the Dutch team that won the 3000 meter relay event at the World Championships in 2023 and 2024.

Biography

Michelle is the second child of Mark Velzeboer and his wife Carianne. Her older sister Xandra Velzeboer and her aunts Simone and Monique are also short track speed skaters.[1] Velzeboer started short track speed skating at age 6, with her father as the trainer.[2] She studies psychology at the Open Universiteit.[3]

Career

Velzeboer participated in the 2020 Youth Olympic Games and the 2022 World Junior Championships.

In 2022 she was selected for the Dutch national team. In 2023 and 2024 Velzeboer was part of the relay team that won the gold medal at the World Championships.

In 2025 Velzeboer became Dutch national champion at the 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.[4]

References

  1. ^ Jansen, Marcia (13 February 2022). "Vlag gaat uit in huize Velzeboer". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Michelle Velzeboer: nieuw talent uit bekende shorttrackfamilie | TeamNL". www.teamnl.org (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Michelle Velzeboer: 'Ik wil geen kopie van Xandra worden'". www.schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Van 't Wout en Velzeboer pakken drie titels bij NK shorttrack". RTL Nieuws & Entertainment (in Dutch). 12 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Velzeboer