Jakko Jan Leeuwangh

Jakko Jan Leeuwangh (born 9 September 1972^[1]) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands. He finished fourth in the 1998 Olympic 1000 m event.^[2] In January 2000 he broke the 1500 m world record in Calgary, Canada, holding the record until it was broken by Lee Kyou-hyuk in March 2001.^[3]

Jakko Jan Leeuwangh

Personal information
Born	(1972-09-09) 9 September 1972 (age 51) Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record Men's speed skating Representing the  Netherlands World Single Distance Championships 1999 Heerenveen 500 m 1999 Heerenveen 1000 m World Junior Championships 1992 Warsaw Allround

Records

Personal records

Personal records
Men's speed skating
Event	Result	Date	Location	Notes
500 m	35.37	20 February 1999	Calgary
1000 m	1:09.31	30 January 2000	Calgary
1500 m	1:45.56	29 January 2000	Calgary
3000 m	3:49.61	14 August 1999	Calgary
5000 m	6:46.17	15 August 1999	Calgary
10000 m	15:13.20	12 November 1990	Inzell

World records

Event	Result	Date	Location	Notes
1500 m	1:45.56	29 January 2000	Calgary	World record until 16 March 2001

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[4]

Tournament overview

Season	Dutch Championships Allround	Dutch Championships Single Distances	Dutch Championships Sprint	Olympic Games	World Championships Single Distances	World Championships Sprint	World Championships Junior Allround
1990–91		THE HAGUE 20th 5000m 12th 10000m
1991–92	ALKMAAR 4th 500m 11th 5000m 8th 1500m 12th 10000m 7th overall	HEERENVEEN 10th 500m 8th 1000m 11th 1500m					WARSAW 5th 500m 7th 3000m   1500m 8th 5000m   overall
1992–93	ASSEN   500m 14th 5000m 12th 1500m DNQ 10000m 13th overall	DEVENTER DNF 500m 10th 1500m 16th 5000m 12th 10000m	UTRECHT 9th 500m 6th 1000m 8th 500m 5th 1000m 5th overall
1993–94		HEERENVEEN 6th 500m 4th 1000m 11th 1500m	THE HAGUE 4th 500m  1000m 7th 500m 4th 1000m   overall
1994–95		THE HAGUE 4th 500m 5th 1000m	ALKMAAR 5th 500m 6th 1000m   500m 4th 1000m   overall			MILWAUKEE 25th 500m 17th 1000m 28th 500m 16th 1000m 18th overall
1995–96			ASSEN   500m   1000m   500m   1000m   overall		HAMAR 19th 500m 18th 1000m	HEERENVEEN 22nd 500m 21st 1000m 30th 500m 22nd 1000m 20th overall
1996–97		THE HAGUE   500m 4th 1000m	GRONINGEN 5th 500m 5th 1000m 5th 500m   1000m 4th overall
1997–98		HEERENVEEN   500m 4th 1000m	GRONINGEN   500m 4th 1000m 4th 500m 6th 1000m 4th overall	NAGANO 21st 500m 4th 1000m	CALGARY 13th 500m 6th 1000m	BERLIN 16th 500m   1000m 18th 500m 5th 1000m 7th overall
1998–99		GRONINGEN   500m   1000m 5th 1500m	GRONINGEN   500m   1000m 4th 500m 4th 1000m   overall		HEERENVEEN   500m   1000m	CALGARY 4th 500m   1000m 9th 500m 4th 1000m 4th overall
1999–2000		DEVENTER   1500m	UTRECHT   500m   1000m   500m   1000m   overall		NAGANO 9th 1000m 6th 1500m	SEOUL 9th 500m 4th 1000m 18th 500m 6th 1000m 6th overall
2000–01		THE HAGUE 5th 500m 6th 1000m 8th 1500m	HEERENVEEN 5th 500m 6th 1000m 5th 500m 6th 1000m 5th overall
2001–02		GRONINGEN 6th 500m 5th 1000m   1500m	GRONINGEN 5th 500m 5th 1000m 5th 500m 5th 1000m 5th overall

source:^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

References

1. . Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
2. Ferguson, Doug (15 February 1998). "1-2 Finish in 1,000 Proves Dutch Can Sprint, Too". Washington Post/Associated Press. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
3. "World Record Progression 1500 m Men". Retrieved 22 January 2010.
4. "Jakko Jan Leeuwangh". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
5. "Jakko Jan Leeuwangh". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
6. "Jakko Jan Leeuwangh". speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
7. "Jakko Jan Leeuwangh". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
8. "Jakko Jan Leeuwangh". ISU.org. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

External links

• Jakko Jan Leeuwangh at SpeedSkatingStats.com