Sjinkie Knegt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɕɪŋki ˈknɛxt]; born 5 July 1989) is a Dutch short track speed skater.
Career
He competed for the Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the men's 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500m.[1][2] At the January 2014 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships, he was disqualified from the 5000m relay final after making an obscene hand gesture at first-place finisher Victor Ahn of Russia.[3] At the 2014 Sochi Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 1000 meter race. This was the first medal for the Netherlands at the Olympics in short track.[4]
In 2015 Knegt won both the European and world titles in the overall competition.
At the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, Knegt won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres race.
References
- ^ "Sjinkie Knegt - Short Track". Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ Jack de Menezes, "Short track speed skater Sjinkie Knegt disqualified for obscene gesture towards Russia's Viktor Ahn", The Independent, 2014.
- ^ Davis, Laura E., "Dutch speed skater Sjinkie Knegt disqualified for obscene gesture", Los Angeles Times, 20 January 2014
- ^ Stuart Clarke (15 February 2014). "Sochi 2014: Knegt gets hands dirty to win first Dutch short track medal". The Sport Review.
External links
Media related to Sjinkie Knegt at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Sjinkie Knegt at the International Skating Union
- Sjinkie Knegt in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Sjinkie Knegt at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Sjinkie Knegt at ShortTrackOnLine.info
- Sjinkie Knegt at Olympics.com
- Sjinkie Knegt at Olympedia
- Sjinkie Knegt at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
