The Best Olympic Athletes in Speed Skating
Over 400 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Olympic Athletes in Speed Skating
The famous speed skating event Olympians on this list are all regarded as some of the toughest athletes to have ever competed at the Olympics. It takes precision, grace, and courage to master the art of speed skating. Almost every one of these historic speed skating Olympians have taken home a medal, which is why they've earned a spot on this list. Only the greatest speed skating Olympic athletes are featured on the front page of this list, so be sure to vote for who you believe are the best speed skating athletes and vote down the ones you disagree with. While all these competitors deserve to be honored, only one can be crowned the best.
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Ireen Wüst
Netherlands- Birthplace: Goirle, Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Profession: Speed Skater
Ireen Wüst (born 1 April 1986) is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. Wüst is the youngest Dutch Olympic champion in the history of the Winter Games. At the age of nineteen, on 12 February ...more - 2Netherlands
- Birthplace: Ilpendam, Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Profession: Athlete, Speed Skater
Annette Albertine Gerritsen (born 11 October 1985) is a Dutch former speed skater. She specialised in the 500 m and 1000 m distances, and won a silver medal in the 1000 metres at the 2010 Winter ...more - 3Netherlands
- Birthplace: Leimuiden, Netherlands
- Profession: Athlete, Speed Skater
Bob Johannes Carolus de Jong (born 13 November 1976) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialized in long distances: five and ten kilometers. - 4Netherlands
- Birthplace: Heerenveen, Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Profession: Athlete, Speed Skater
Sven Kramer (born 23 April 1986) is a Dutch long track speed skater who has won an all-time record nine World Allround Championships as well as a record ten European Allround Championships. He is the ...more - 5Netherlands
- Birthplace: Enschede, Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Profession: Athlete, Speed Skater, Short Track Speed Skater
Jorien ter Mors is a Dutch speed skater on both short track and long track. She is the Olympic champion of the 1,500 metres and team pursuit in Sochi 2014. - 6Netherlands
- Birthplace: Aldeboarn, Netherlands
- Profession: Athlete, Speed Skater
Jorrit Bergsma is a Dutch speed skater and marathonskater. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 10000 m.
