Thomas Krol

Thomas Krol (born 16 August 1992) is a retired Dutch speed skater and Olympic gold medalist, who specialized in the 1000m and 1500m.

Career Krol finished third at the ISU World Cup 1500m event in Berlin in December 2014.

In February 2022, Krol represented the Netherlands at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. He won a silver medal in the 1500m and, ten days later, claimed gold in the 1000m, clocking 1:07.92 to become Olympic champion.

In February 2024, the Dutchman announced his retirement and his intention to enroll in the KLM airline flight school. According to Krol, he had two dreams: to win the Olympics and to become a pilot.

Personal records

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Tournament overview Season Olympic Games Dutch Championships Single Distances Dutch Championships Sprint Dutch Championships Allround European Championships Sprint World Championships Single Distances World Cup GWC World Championships Junior European Championships Single Distances 2010–11 13th 500m 15th 1000m 500m 21st 5000m 9th 1500m DNQ 10000m 13th overall SEINÄJOKI 6th 500m 10th 3000m 1500m 9th 5000m 8th overall 7th 1000m 4th 1500m Team pursuit 2011–12 13th 1000m 15th 1500m OBIHIRO 4th 500m 9th 3000m 2nd 1500m 7th 5000m overall 6th 1000m 1500m Team Pursuit 2012–13 16th 500m 12th 1000m 4th 1500m 19th 500m 12th 1000m 20th 500m 13th 1000m 15th overall 500m 19th 5000m 6th 1500m DNQ 10000m 11th overall 28th 1500m 2013–14 14th 500m 9th 1000m 9th 1500m 22nd 500m 1000m 12th 500m 8th 1000m 20th overall 31st 1000m 36th 1500m 2014–15 12th 500m 9th 1000m 1500m 14th 500m 6th 1000m 14th 500m 7th 1000m 9th overall 8th 1500m 2015–16 NC 500m 4th 1000m 1500m 12th 500m 1000m 13th 500m 6th 1000m 7th overall 1500m 10th 1000m 7th 1500m 2016–17 10th 500m 6th 1000m 5th 1500m 10th 500m 4th 1000m 10th 500m 1000m 5th overall 55th 500m 7th 1000m 8th 1500m 2017–18 4th 1000m 1500m 6th 500m 1000m 5th 500m 1000m overall 5th 1000m 1500m 2018–19 8th 500m 1000m 1500m 12th 500m 19th 1000m 11th 500m 1000m 17th overall 1000m 1500m 1500m 2019–20 1000m 1500m DQ 1000m 1500m 1000m 1500m Team sprint 1000m 1500m 2020–21 1000m 1500m 7th 500m 1000m 18th 500m 1000m 4th overall 4th 500m 1000m 8th 500m 1000m overall DQ 1000m 1500m 1000m 1500m 2021–22 18th 500m 1000m 1500m 1000m 1500m 1000m 4th 1500m 1000m 1500m 2022–23 6th 500m-1 DNS 500m-2 1000m 1500m 10th 500m 1000m 10th 500m 1000m 6th overall 1000m 1500m 4th 1000m 9th 1500m

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World Cup overview Season1000 meter 2012–2013 2013–2014 – – – 1st(b) – – 2014–2015 2015–2016 13th 10th 5th 9th – 7th 2016–2017 8th 14th 12th 11th – 8th 4th 2017–2018 16th 7th 8th 7th 5th 5th 2018–2019 – 5th 2019–2020 – 2020–2021 2021–2022 – 2022–2023 5th 5th 8th – 4th Season1500 meter 2012–2013 18th – 3rd(b) – – – 2013–2014 – – – 3rd(b) – – 2014–2015 9th 10th 13th 4th 5th 2015–2016 6th 10th 4th 4th 4th DNF 2016–2017 9th 16th 8th 9th – 4th 2017–2018 5th 7th – 4th 2018–2019 4th – – 2019–2020 4th – 2020–2021 2021–2022 16th 5th 2022–2023 16th 7th – 8th Season Team sprint 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 – 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022–2023 Source: – = Did not participate (b) = Division B DNF = Did not finish

Medals won Championship Gold Silver Bronze Dutch Single Distances 4 3 2 Dutch Sprint 4 3 2 Dutch Allround 0 0 2 European Sprint 4 0 0 World Single Distances 2 2 1 World Cup 15 7 11 European Single Distances 2 2 0 World Junior 1 2 2