Jens van 't Wout

Jens van 't Wout
van 't Wout at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born (2001-10-06) 6 October 2001 (age 24)
Laren, Netherlands
Home townSintjohannesga, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportShort-track speed skating
ClubRTC Noord Shorttrack
Medal record
Men's short-track speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2026 Milano Cortina 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2026 Milano Cortina 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2026 Milano Cortina 5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2026 Milano Cortina 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dordrecht 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2023 Seoul 2000 m mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rotterdam 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Seoul 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Beijing 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Gdańsk 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2023 Gdańsk 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Gdańsk 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2023 Gdańsk 2000 m mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2025 Dresden 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2025 Dresden 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2026 Tilburg 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2026 Tilburg 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2026 Tilburg 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2026 Tilburg 2000 m mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Gdańsk 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Gdańsk 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2025 Dresden 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2025 Dresden 2000 m mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2026 Tilburg 5000 m relay

Jens van 't Wout (born 6 October 2001) is a Dutch short track speed skater.[1] He became a three time Olympic champion and also won a bronze medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He set an Olympic Record with the Dutch team in the Mixed 2000 metre relay at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[2]

Personal life

Van 't Wout's older brother Melle is also a short-track speed skater.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Jens VAN 'T WOUT". ShortTrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Jens VAN 'T WOUT". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. ^ Weesenbeek, Martijn van (28 July 2022). "Jens en Melle van't Wout: 'Brothers in arms'". Helden (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 February 2026.