Melissa Wijfje
Melissa Wijfje (born 21 July 1995) is a Dutch allround speed skater who is specialized in the middle and long distances.[1]
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 July 1995 Ter Aar, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 m, 3000 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Personal records
| Personal records[5] | ||||
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 38.83 | 1 February 2020 | Calgary | |
| 1000 m | 1:16.19 | 21 December 2019 | Heerenveen | |
| 1500 m | 1:51.78 | 16 February 2020 | Salt Lake City | |
| 3000 m | 4:01.07 | 13 October 2019 | Inzell | |
| 5000 m | 6:58.80 | 4 November 2018 | Heerenveen | |
| Team pursuit | 2:52.65 | 14 February 2020 | Salt Lake City | |
At the end of the 2019–2020 speed skating season Wijfje was placed 13th on the adelskalender with a points total of 158.148.[6]
Tournament overview
| Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Allround |
World Championships Single Distances |
World Cup/Allround Junior |
World Cup GWC |
European Championships Single Distances |
World Championships Allround |
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2013–2014 | 21st 1000m 11th 1500m 14th 3000m | 4th 500m 1st 1500m 2nd 1000m 2nd 3000m  overall** 1000m  1500m 3000m Team pursuit (with Antoinette de Jong and Jade van der Molen) | |||||
2014–2015 | 12th 1000m 6th 1500m 9th 3000m | 7th 500m 9th 3000m 4th 1500m 7th 5000m 7th overall | 7th 500m 1st 1500m 4th 1000m 1st 3000m overall** 1500m 3000m  Mass start Team pursuit (with Sanneke de Neeling and Esmee Visser) | ||||
| 2015–2016 | 18th 1000m 7th 1500m 13th 3000m 10th 5000m | 8th 500m 6th 3000m 1500m 5th 5000m 4th overall | |||||
| 2016–2017 | 12th 1500m 8th 3000m 12th 5000m Mass start | 7th 500m 3000m 4th 1500m 7th 5000m 6th overall | 8th 1500m 4th 3000m | ||||
2017–2018 | 7th 1500m 7th 3000m 8th 5000m | 4th 500m 3000m 1500 5th 5000m overall | 30th 1500m 11th 3000m | Team pursuit | |||
2018–2019 | 1500m 7th 3000m 7th 5000m 5th Mass start | 500m 4th 3000m 1500m 5th 5000m 4th overall | 6th 1500m 10th Mass start | 6th 1500m 7th 3000m 8th Mass start | |||
2019–2020 | 1500m 7th 3000m 6th 5000m 4th Mass start | 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall | 11th Mass start | 4th 1500m 19th 3000/5000m 5th Mass start Team pursuit | 4th 1500m Mass start Team pursuit | 6th 500m 4th 3000m 6th 1500m 5th 5000m 5th overall |
Source:[7]
- ** Overall classification determined for allrounders
World Cup overview
| Season | 1500 meter | |||||
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| 2016–2017 | 9th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 10th | 8th |
| 2017–2018 | – | 18th | 18th | 18th | 18th | 18th |
| 2018–2019 | 11th | 7th | 17th | 12th | 6th | 5th |
| 2019–2020 | 8th | 4th | 7th | 8th | | |
| Season | 3000 meter | |||||
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| 2016–2017 | 6th | 9th | 7th | | 8th | |
| 2017–2018 | – | – | – | 9th | 6th | 6th |
| 2018–2019 | 10th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 5th | 9th |
| 2019–2020 | 1st(b) | 9th | 10th | – | – | – |
| Season | Mass start | |||||
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| 2016–2017 | ||||||
| 2017–2018 | ||||||
| 2018–2019 | 12th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 15th | |
| 2019–2020 | | 8th | 6th | 10th | – | |
| Season | Team pursuit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2017 | |||
| 2017–2018 | |||
| 2018–2019 | |||
| 2019–2020 | | | – |
source:[8]
- – = Did not participate
- * = 5000m
- (b) = Division B
- DNF = Did not finish
- GWC = Grand World Cup
References
- "Melissa Wijfje". SpeedSkatingStats. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- "Roest, Wijfje, Bittner and Korea dominate World Junior Championships". International Skating Union (ISU). 22 February 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- "Melissa Wijfje" (in Dutch). TeamNL. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- "Special milestone for Davis in Heerenveen". International Skating Union (ISU). 11 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- "Melissa Wijfje". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- https://www.speedskatingnews.info/en/data/skater/melissa-wijfje/
- https://live.isuresults.eu/home
External links
- Melissa Wijfje at the International Skating Union
- Melissa Wijfje in SpeedSkatingBase.eu
- Melissa Wijfje at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Melissa Wijfje at SpeedSkatingStats.com
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