Carlijn Achtereekte

Carlijn Achtereekte (; born 29 January 1990) is a Dutch former speed skater and current road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Achtereekte won three silver medals in the 5000 metres at the Dutch Single Distance Championships. At the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, she won the silver medal at the 5000 metres event behind Martina Sáblíková. Currently Achtereekte is a professional cyclist, competing for Team Jumbo–Visma.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, her first Olympic Games, Achtereekte took a surprise gold medal in the 3000 metres, leading home team-mates Ireen Wüst and Antoinette de Jong in a Dutch clean sweep of the podium, despite never having won a World Cup race. On 23 March 2018 she was awarded Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau by King Willem-Alexander.

Personal records

Per January 2022 she is ranked 11th on the adelskalender with a points total of 157.360

Tournament overview Season Dutch Championships Single Distances Dutch Championships Allround European Championships Single Distances European Championships Allround World Championships Single Distances World Championships Allround Olympic Games World Cup GWC 2009–10 17th 3000m 20th 500m 15th 3000m 20th 1500m DNQ 5000m NC19 overall 2010–11 20th 1500m 8th 3000m 5000m 13th 500m 9th 3000m 11th 1500m 4th 5000m 6th overall 35th 3000/5000m 2011–12 6th 3000m 5000m 6th 500m 9th 3000m 10th 1500m 8th 5000m 8th overall 21st 3000/5000m 2012–13 10th 3000m 5th 5000m 9th 500m 11th 3000m 14th 1500m DNQ 5000m NC10 overall 29th 3000/5000m 2013–14 17th 1500m 9th 3000m 5th 5000m 4th 500m 9th 3000m 9th 1500m 7th 5000m 7th overall 42nd 1500m 28th 3000/5000m 2014–15 DQ 1500m 3000m 5000m 5th 500m 5th 3000m 10th 1500m 5000m 4th overall 5000m 26th 1500m 7th 3000/5000m 2015–16 15th 1500m 9th 3000m 5th 5000m 4th 500m 4th 3000m 8th 1500m 8th 5000m 7th overall 2016–17 9th 1500m 4th 3000m 5000m 18th mass start 7th 500m 4th 3000m 7th 1500m 5000m overall 17th 3000/5000m 29th mass start 2017–18 9th 1500m 4th 3000m 5000m 3000m 3000m 21st 3000/5000m 2018–19 6th 1500m 3000m 5000m 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall 10th 500m 5th 3000m 10th 1500m 5000m 6th overall 4th 3000m 12th 500m 4th 3000m 5th 1500m 5000m 4th overall 2019–20 5th 1500m 3000m 5000m 14th mass start 4th 500m 3000m 5th 1500m 5000m overall 3000m 2020–21 4th 3000m 5000m 5000m team pursuit 2021–22 14th 1500m 3000m 5000m 5th 3000m 7th 3000m source:

Medals won Championship Gold Silver Bronze Dutch Single Distances 0 3 10 Dutch Allround 4 5 2 European Single Distances 0 1 0 World Single Distances 0 2 1 Olympic Games 1 0 0 European Championships Single Distances 0 0 1 World Championships Allround 0 0 1 World Cup GWC 0 1 0

Cycling career

Achtereekte signed with on 1 June 2022.

Major results 2023 2nd La Picto-Charentaise