Jos Valentijn

Jos Valentijn (born 28 March 1952) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who specialized in the 500 m and 1000 m distances.

In 1973, Valentijn won a silver medal at the World Sprint Championships. In 1976, while leading after three events he was disqualified at the 1000 m for three consecutive false starts and was left without a medal.

His wife, Haitske Pijlman, is also a former competitive speed skater; their daughter Rikst Valentijn is an artistic gymnast.

Personal records

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Tournament overview Season Dutch Championships Sprint World Championships Sprint 1969–70 500m 4th 1000m 500m 1000m overall 1970–71 6th 500m 5th 1000m 500m 1000m 4th overall 1971–72 500m 1000m 500m 6th 1000m 6th overall 9th 500m 13th 1000m 12th 500m 14th 1000m 10th overall 1972–73 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall 500m 1000m 5th 500m 1000m overall 1973–74 1974–75 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall 1975–76 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall 500m 4th 1000m 500m DQ 1000m NC overall 1976–77 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall 4th 500m 1000m 5th 500m 12th 1000m 4th overall 1977–78 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall 9th 500m 4th 1000m 9th 500m 5th 1000m 4th overall 1978–79 500m 5th 1000m 10th 500m 5th 1000m 5th overall 1979–80 500m 4th 1000m 4th 500m DNF 1000m NC overall Source:

DQ = Disqualified DNF = Did not finish NC = No classification

Medals won ChampionshipGold Silver Bronze World Sprint classification 0 1 0 Dutch Sprint classification 3 2 1