# Bob de Jong

Bob Johannes Carolus de Jong (born 13 November 1976) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialized in long distances: five and ten kilometers.

## Speed skating career

In 2006, he won the gold medal for the ten kilometer race at the Olympic Games in Turin, with a personal record of 13:01.57, beating world record holder Chad Hedrick and Carl Verheijen. He also skated in the men's 5000 m event and placed 6th. In 1998, he won the silver medal in the men's 10,000 m and 4th in the men's 5000 m. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, he placed 15th in the men's 10,000 m and 30th in the men's 5000 m.
In 2010, he won the bronze medal in the men's 10,000 m. and in his fifth Olympics in 2014 he took his second Olympic Bronze in 10,000 m event.
After winning a bronze medal in the 10,000 m at the 2010 Olympic Games, de Jong, at age 37, won another bronze medal at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi in the 10,000 m becoming the oldest male competitor in 86 years to win speed skating medal at the Olympics.

## Records
### Personal records

Personal records :
| Men's speed skating |||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
| 500 meter | 37.86 | 15 March 2001 | Calgary | |
| 1000 meter | 1:18.74 | 28 January 1996 | Collalbo | |
| 1500 meter | 1:48.22 | 17 March 2001 | Calgary | |
| 3000 meter | 3.41.89 | 3 November 2013 | Calgary | |
| 5000 meter | 6:07.43 | 17 November 2013 | Salt Lake City | |
| 10000 meter | 12:48.20 | 12 March 2011 | Inzell | |
| Big combination | 153.859 | 6 February 2005 | Moscow | |
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com
De Jong has a score of 149.086 on the adelskalender. His highest ranking was 4th between 17 March 2001 and 20 October 2001.

### World records

| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
| 3000 meter | 3:53.06 | 8 March 1996 | Calgary | Junior world record until 19 March 1999 |
| 5000 meter | 6:37.55 | 10 March 1996 | Calgary | Junior world record until 20 March 1999 |
| 3000 meter | 3:53.06 | 8 March 1996 | Calgary | World record until 25 February 1998 |

### World records skated at sea level venues (unofficial)

| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
| 3000 meter | 3:52.14 | 27 October 2001 | Berlin | World record until 16 November 2002 |
| 5000 meter | 6:19.94 | 9 November 2003 | Hamar | World record until 14 November 2004 |

## Tournament overview

| Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances | Dutch Championships Allround | World Championships Single Distances | World Championships Allround | Olympic Games | World Championships Junior Allround | World Cup |
| 1994–95 | THE HAGUE 11th 1500m 4th 5000m 10000m | | | | | SEINÄJOKI 35th 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall | |
| 1995–96 | GRONINGEN 7th 1500m 5000m 10000m | THE HAGUE 17th 500m 5000m 9th 1500m 5000m 5th overall | | | | CALGARY 29th 500m 3000m 10th 1500m 5000m overall | |
| 1996–97 | | ASSEN 24th 500m 4th 5000m 19th 1500m 4th 10000m 10th overall | WARSAW 10000m | | | | 5000/10000m |
| 1997–98 | HEERENVEEN 15th 1500m 5000m 10000m | | CALGARY 5th 5000m 10000m | | NAGANO 4th 5000m 10000m | | 5000/10000m |
| 1998–99 | GRONINGEN 6th 5000m 10000m | THE HAGUE 19th 500m 5000m 13th 1500m 10000m overall | HEERENVEEN 5000m 10000m | | | | 5000/10000m |
| 1999–2000 | DEVENTER 5000m 10000m | | NAGANO 5000m 10000m | | | | 5000/10000m |
| 2000–01 | THE HAGUE 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 5000m 13th 1500m 4th 10000m 8th overall | SALT LAKE CITY 5000m 10000m | | | | 5000/10000m |
| 2001–02 | GRONINGEN 14th 1500m 5000m | | | | SALT LAKE CITY 30th 5000m 15th 10000m | | 5000/10000m |
| 2002–03 | UTRECHT 10th 1500m 5th 5000m 10000m | ASSEN 22nd 500m 5000m 14th 1500m 10000m 7th overall | BERLIN 5000m 10000m | | | | |
| 2003–04 | HEERENVEEN 10th 1500m 5000m 10000m | EINDHOVEN 17th 500m 5000m 15th 1500m 10000m 8th overall | SEOUL 6th 5000m 10000m | | | | |
| 2004–05 | ASSEN 22nd 1500m 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 24th 500m 4th 5000m 9th 1500m 10000m 12th overall | INZELL 5000m 10000m | MOSCOW 16th 500m 5000m 10th 1500m 7th 10000m 7th overall | | | 5000/10000m |
| 2005–06 | HEERENVEEN 23rd 1500m 5000m 10000m | UTRECHT 22nd 500m 5000m 9th 1500m 10000m overall | | CALGARY 22nd 500m 15th 5000m 23rd 1500m DNQ 10000m 22nd overall | TURIN 6th 5000m 10000m | | 7th 5000/10000m |
| 2006–07 | ASSEN 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 24th 500m 4th 5000m 16th 1500m 10000m 10th overall | | | | | 5th 5000/10000m |
| 2007–08 | HEERENVEEN 5th 5000m 10000m | GRONINGEN 22nd 500m 8th 5000m 21st 1500m 4th 10000m 11th overall | NAGANO 10000m | | | | 4th 5000/10000m |
| 2008–09 | HEERENVEEN 4th 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 24th 500m 5000m 19th 1500m 10000m 7th overall | VANCOUVER 5th 5000m 10000m | | | | 5000/10000m |
| 2009–10 | HEERENVEEN 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 21st 500m 5th 5000m 16th 1500m 10000m 8th overall | | | VANCOUVER 5th 5000m 10000m | | 5000/10000m |
| 2010–11 | HEERENVEEN DQ 5000m 10000m | | INZELL 5000m 10000m | | | | 5000/10000m |
| 2011–12 | HEERENVEEN 5000m 10000m | | HEERENVEEN 5000m 10000m | | | | 5000/10000m |
| 2012–13 | HEERENVEEN 4th 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 22nd 500m 5000m 13th 1500m 10000m 5th overall | SOCHI 5th 5000m 10000m | | | | 5000/10000m |
| 2013–14 | HEERENVEEN 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN WD 500m WD 5000m WD 1500m WD 10000m NC overall | | | SOCHI 10000m | | 9th 5000/10000m |
| 2014–15 | HEERENVEEN 5th 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 23rd 500m DQ 5000m 24th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall | | | | | 5000/10000m |
| 2015–16 | HEERENVEEN 10th 5000m DQ 10000m | | | | | | 30th 5000/10000m |
    WD = withdrew
    NC = no classification
    DQ = disqualified
    DNS = did not start
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## World Cup

| Season | 5000 meter/10000 meter | 5000 meter/10000 meter | 5000 meter/10000 meter | 5000 meter/10000 meter | 5000 meter/10000 meter | 5000 meter/10000 meter |
| 1996–1997 | 8th | 8th* | | * | | 5th |
| 1997–1998 | | | 5th | 9th* | | 8h |
| 1998–1999 | 10th | 4th* | | 6th | | |
| 1999–2000 | | * | | | | |
| 2000–2001 | 7th | * | | 4th | | |
| 2001–2002 | | | 4th | 5th* | | 11th |
| 2002–2003 | | | | * | | |
| 2003–2004 | | | * | 6th | | * |
| 2004–2005 | | 4th | 4th* | | | * |
| 2005–2006 | 4th | 6th | 9th* | 9th | – | |
| 2006–2007 | 5th | 5th | 4th* | 11th | 6th | 8th |
| 2007–2008 | 10th | 4th | * | 5th | * | 19th |
| 2008–2009 | 4th | 5th | * | | * | 5th |
| 2009–2010 | | | * | | | 8th |
| 2010–2011 | | 4th | * | | * | |
| 2011–2012 | | 7th | * | | * | |
| 2012–2013 | 4th | 4th | * | | * | |
| 2013–2014 | | | – | 11th | 5th | – |
| 2014–2015 | 4th | * | 4th | 4th | 11th | 6th |
| 2015–2016 | – | – | 10th | – | – | – |
* * = 10000 meter
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## Medals won

| Championship | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Dutch Single Distances | 8 | 11 | 12 |
| Dutch Allround | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| World Single Distances | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| World Allround | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 2 |