Letitia de Jong

Letitia de Jong (born 5 March 1993) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialized in the sprint distances.

Career In January 2018 she won the silver medal at the team sprint event of the 2018 European Championships in Kolomna, Russia, partnering Mayon Kuipers and Sanneke de Neeling. That same month she won the national title at the KNSB Dutch Sprint Championships. This result qualified her for the 2018 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Changchun, China, in March where she finished eighth.

De Jong was a member of Team IKO.

Records

Personal records

World records Nr.EventResultDateLocationNotes 1. Team sprint 1:24.02 13 February 2020 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City Together with Jutta Leerdam and Femke Kok

Tournament overview Season Dutch Championships Single Distances Dutch Championships Sprint European Championships Sprint European Championships Single Distances World Championships Sprint World Cup GWC World Championships Single Distances World Championships Junior 2010–11 16th 500m 12th 1000m 18th 500m 13th 1000m 15th overall 6th 500m 12th 1000m 17th 1500m DQ team pursuit 2011–12 19th 500m 13th 1000m 17th 500m 14th 1000m 14th 500m 13th 1000m 15th overall 10th 500m 13th 1000m 2012–13 15th 500m 16th 1000m 15th 1500m 16th 500m 11th 1000m 17th 500m DNQ 1000m NC overall 2013–14 15th 500m 12th 1000m 22nd 1500m 10th 500m 7th 1000m 16th 500m 5th 1000m 7th overall 2014–15 10th 500m 6th 1000m 13th 1500m 10th 500m 9th 1000m 11th 500m 7th 1000m 9th overall 37th 1000m 2015–16 11th 500m 12th 1000m 18th 500m 12th 1000m 13th 500m 9th 1000m 12th overall 38th 500m 2016–17 9th 500m 6th 1000m 6th 500m 8th 1000m 7th 500m 1000m 5th overall 34th 1000m 2017–18 4th 500m 13th 1000m 12th 1500m 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall 6th 500m 5th 1000m team sprint 11th 500m 6th 1000m 11th 500m 7th 1000m 8th overall 9th 500m 18th 1000m 2018–19 500m 5th 1000m 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall 5th 500m 1000m 6th 500m 6th 1000m 6th overall 14th 500m 13th 1000m 9th 500m 10th 1000m 13th overall 17th 500m 10th 1000m 13th 500m team sprint 2019–20 500m 1000m 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall 6th 500m 4th 1000m team sprint 11th 500m 4th 1000m 10th 500m 7th 1000m 8th overall 33rd 500m 8th 1000m team sprint 6th 500m 9th 1000m team sprint 2020–21 19th 500m 17th 1000m DNS 500m DNQ 1000m NC overall

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World Cup overview Season 500 meter 2014–15 2015–16 – – – – – 3rd(b) – – – – – – 2016–17 2017–18 16th 19th 19th 17th 3rd(b) – – 9th 6th 5th 7th 2018–19 15th 20th 3rd(b) 12th 3rd(b) 15th 1st(b) 10th – – – 2019–20 2nd(b) – – – – 1st(b) Season1000 meter 2014–15 – – 2nd(b) – – – – 2015–16 2016–17 – – – – – 1st(b) – 2017–18 – – 2nd(b) – 7th – 8th 2018–19 9th 12th 11th 9th 14th 7th 2019–20 5th 7th – 8th 4th SeasonTeam sprint 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 – – Source:

DQ = Disqualified – = Did not participate (b) = Division B GWC = Grand World Cup