Mark Tuitert
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Mark Tuitert mɑɾk tœytəɹt; born April 4, 1980 in Holten
, Overijssel
) is a Dutch
speed skater
. He won gold at the 1500m
sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics
.
in 2009. Ten years earlier, they both won gold medals at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships
.
, with team mates Sven Kramer
, Carl Verheijen
, Erben Wennemars
and Rintje Ritsma
. The Dutch team was favourite and was leading Italy by nearly a full second in their semifinal matchup, but Sven Kramer
stepped on a block and fell, taking Carl Verheijen
with him. In the race for bronze, they defeated Norway
, giving Tuitert his first Olympic medal.
in Vancouver, British Columbia
, he won the gold medal in the 1500m. In the 17th race against Håvard Bøkko
he set a new track record time (1:45.57), which was in hands of Shani Davis
(1:46.19) . In the last race Davis could not beat Tuiterts time and became second.
The only other Dutch speedskaters winning a Olympic gold medal at the 1500 m were Ard Schenk
at the 1972 Winter Olympics
and Kees Verkerk
at the 1968 Winter Olympics
.
Source: marktuitert.nl
Holten
Holten is a small village in the municipality of Rijssen-Holten in the Dutch province of Overijssel, with approximately 10,000 inhabitants. Holten is located in an ample-forested area, just south of the Holterberg. This hill, which is about 65m high, is part of the "Sallandse Heuvelrug" National...
, Overijssel
Overijssel
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...
) is a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
speed skater
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
. He won gold at the 1500m
Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres speed skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval on February 20, 2010.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....
sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
.
Personal life
Tuitert married fellow Dutch speed skater Helen van GoozenHelen van Goozen
Helen Tuitert-van Goozen, born 25 December 1980 in Hoogmade, Netherlands, is a former Dutch speed skater. She is married to fellow speed skater and Olympic speed skating champion Mark Tuitert....
in 2009. Ten years earlier, they both won gold medals at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships
World Junior Speed Skating Championships
||valign=top width=50%|In 1971, when the ISU had a congress they decided to hold a World Junior Speed Skating Championships. After 2 test-championships , where only boys where allowed to skate, the first official championship was introduced in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In this championship boys and girls...
.
2006 Olympic Games in Turin
Tuitert participated in the team pursuit event at the 2006 Winter Olympics2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, with team mates Sven Kramer
Sven Kramer
Sven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit...
, Carl Verheijen
Carl Verheijen
Carl Eduard Verheijen was a Dutch speedskater specializing in the longer distances 5,000-m and the 10,000-m. Verheijen is the son of skater Eddy Verheijen and has a relation with retired skater Andrea Nuyt in Leusden. They have a daughter...
, Erben Wennemars
Erben Wennemars
Egbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:...
and Rintje Ritsma
Rintje Ritsma
Robert Rintje Ritsma is a former Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bear from Lemmer.-Speed skating career:He has won the World Allround Championships 4 times...
. The Dutch team was favourite and was leading Italy by nearly a full second in their semifinal matchup, but Sven Kramer
Sven Kramer
Sven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit...
stepped on a block and fell, taking Carl Verheijen
Carl Verheijen
Carl Eduard Verheijen was a Dutch speedskater specializing in the longer distances 5,000-m and the 10,000-m. Verheijen is the son of skater Eddy Verheijen and has a relation with retired skater Andrea Nuyt in Leusden. They have a daughter...
with him. In the race for bronze, they defeated Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, giving Tuitert his first Olympic medal.
2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver
At the 2010 Winter Olympics2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, he won the gold medal in the 1500m. In the 17th race against Håvard Bøkko
Håvard Bøkko
Håvard Bøkko is a Norwegian speedskater, widely considered to be one of the most promising talents for many years, with junior results similar to those of Sven Kramer, Gianni Romme and Eric Heiden. He is the older brother of Hege Bøkko.-Speed skating career:In 2006, Bøkko was the Junior World...
he set a new track record time (1:45.57), which was in hands of Shani Davis
Shani Davis
Shani Davis is an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games . He also won the silver in the 1,500 m...
(1:46.19) . In the last race Davis could not beat Tuiterts time and became second.
The only other Dutch speedskaters winning a Olympic gold medal at the 1500 m were Ard Schenk
Ard Schenk
Adrianus "Ard" Schenk is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who is considered to be one of the best in history. His first Olympic success came in 1968, when he won a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Between 1970 and 1972 Winter Olympics, Schenk won three consecutive World...
at the 1972 Winter Olympics
1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan...
and Kees Verkerk
Kees Verkerk
Cornelis Arie Verkerk , better known as Kees Verkerk, is a former speed skater from the Netherlands.-Short biography:...
at the 1968 Winter Olympics
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
.
Other
Tuitert is currently 17th on the adelskalender. His highest ranking was 6th between 30 December 2000 and 2 March 2001.World Records
| Distance | Time | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 m Men Junior | 1:48.45 | March 19, 1999 |  Calgary Olympic Oval The Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. It is the official designated training center for Speed Skate Canada and the Canadian National Speed Skating team. It is located on the University of Calgary campus... |
| 3000 m Men Junior | 3:48.56 | March 19, 1999 | Calgary Olympic Oval The Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. It is the official designated training center for Speed Skate Canada and the Canadian National Speed Skating team. It is located on the University of Calgary campus... |
| 5000 m Men Junior | 6:33.26 | March 20, 1999 | Calgary Olympic Oval The Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. It is the official designated training center for Speed Skate Canada and the Canadian National Speed Skating team. It is located on the University of Calgary campus... |
| Allround Men | 151.691 | January 11, 2004 |  Heerenveen Thialf Thialf is an ice arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The stadium is used for long track speed skating, short track speed skating, ice hockey, figure skating, and non-sports events. The outdoor rink was opened in 1967, and the indoor stadium was opened in 1986. Several world records were set in the... |
Personal records
To put his personal records in perspective, the column WR lists the official world records on the dates that Tuitert skated his personal records.Source: marktuitert.nl
Tournament summary
| year | Dutch Allround KNSB Dutch Allround Championships The national Dutch Allround speedskating championships are first held in 1901 for man and since 1955 for women-Men's Allround:Source: -Women's Allround:Source: -References:NotesBibliography... |
European Allround European Speed Skating Championships for Men The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1891-1892.-History:-Distances used:... |
World Allround World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889-1892.-History:-Distances used:... |
Dutch Sprint | World Sprint World Sprint Speed Skating Championships The World Sprint Speed Skating Championships are annual speed skating championships. The championships are held over a two day period, with the skaters racing one 500 m and one 1,000 m each day... |
Dutch Distance KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships The Dutch Single Distance Championships of speed skating, organised by the KNSB, is the official Dutch championship to determine the Dutch champion over a single distance, in contrast to the KNSB Dutch Allround Championships, which determine the Dutch allround champion... |
World Distance World Single Distance Championships The World Single Distance Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union.-History:Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple distances – four different distances for the allround... |
 Speed skating at the Winter Olympics Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since the first winter games in 1924. Women's events were added to the Olympic program for the first time in 1960.-History:... |
World Juniors World Junior Speed Skating Championships ||valign=top width=50%|In 1971, when the ISU had a congress they decided to hold a World Junior Speed Skating Championships. After 2 test-championships , where only boys where allowed to skate, the first official championship was introduced in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In this championship boys and girls... |
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| 98/99 | 4th | ||||||||
| 99/00 | 6th | 5th 1500 m 5th 5000 m 6th 10000 m |
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| 00/01 | NF3 | 4th 1000 m 1500 m 9th 5000 m |
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| 01/02 | DNF 1000 m 13th 1500 m 18th 5000 m |
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| 02/03 | 4th | 1500 m 10th 5000 m |
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| 03/04 | 5th | 6th 1000 m 1500 m 4th 5000 m |
1500 m | ||||||
| 04/05 | 4th | 4th 1000 m 6th 1500 m 12th 5000 m |
1500 m team pursuit |
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| 05/06 | 5th | 5th 1000 m 6th 1500 m |
team pursuit | ||||||
| 06/07 | 4th | 8th | 5th 1000 m DNF 1500 m 5th 5000 m |
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| 07/08 | 7th | 4th 1000 m 4th 1500 m |
DNF 1000 m 6th 1500 m |
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| 08/09 | 9th | 500 m 1000 m 1500 m |
9th 1500 m | ||||||
| 09/10 | 500 m 1000 m 1500 m |
5th 1000 m 1500 m team pursuit |
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| 10/11 | 1500 m | ||||||||