# Paulien van Deutekom

Paulien van Deutekom (4 February 1981 – 2 January 2019) was a Dutch champion speed skater who specialised in the middle to long distances, over 1000 and 1500 metres.

## Biography

In November 2005, Van Deutekom surprised when she skated among the best at the Speed Skating World Cup qualification tournament at several distances and as a result qualified for those World Cups. During her first ever World Cup event in the Olympic Oval in Calgary she skated a new Dutch record over 1500 metres, with a time of 1:55.43, overtaking the previous record by Annamarie Thomas. Her record was broken a week later by Ireen Wüst with a time of 1:54.93.
Later, in December 2005 she participated at the 2005 Dutch Single Distance Championships, which was also the Olympic Qualification tournament. At the 1500 metres distance she finished in second position and qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics. She also had chances over 1000 metres, however only finished in fourth position and did not directly qualify. A skate-off between her and Barbara de Loor settled the contest for the slot in De Loor's favour. She was selected for the pursuit team. At the Olympics Van Deutekom finished 13th over 1500 metres, while the pursuit team was eliminated at an early stage.
In the European Championships Allround in January 2008 she came second after her teammate Ireen Wüst. In February 2008 Van Deutekom won the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Berlin. In March 2008 Van Deutekom finished second at the World Single Distance Championships in Nagano in the 1500 metres and the 3000 metres. In March 2012 after the 1500 metre event at the World Cup in Heerenveen, Van Deutekom announced that she was ending her skating career.

## Post skating career

Following her retirement van Deutekom was a pundit for Dutch broadcaster NOS. Van Deutekom died on 2 January 2019 after being diagnosed with lung cancer six months earlier at the age of 37. Van Deutekom is survived by her husband Kay van der Kooi and daughter Lynn, born in 2017.

## Personal records

Personal records :
| Women's Speed skating |||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
| 500m | 39.40 | 12 January 2008 | Kolomna | |
| 1000m | 1:15.70 | 2 March 2007 | Calgary | |
| 1500m | 1:54.44 | 17 November 2007 | Calgary | |
| 3000m | 3:59.18 | 4 March 2007 | Calgary | |
| 5000m | 7:02.40 | 13 January 2008 | Kolomna | |
| 10000m | 15:43.17 | 23 March 2001 | Heerenveen | |
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com & speedskatingbase.eu

## Tournament overview

| Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances | Dutch Championships Sprint | Dutch Championships Allround | European Championships Allround | World Championships Allround | World Championships Sprint | World Championships Single Distances | Olympic Games | World Cup |
| 1998–99 | GRONINGEN 15th 3000m | | | | | | | | |
| 1999–2000 | DEVENTER 11th 1500m 10th 3000m | | | | | | | | |
| 2000–01 | | HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 15th 1000m 15th 500m 15th 1000m 15th overall | | | | | | | |
| 2001–02 | GRONINGEN 16th 1000m 16th 1500m 11th 3000m 6th 5000m | GRONINGEN 17th 500m 18th 1000m 17th 500m 17th 1000m 16th overall | ALKMAAR 14th 500m 10th 3000m 13th 1500m DNQ 5000m NC overall | | | | | | |
| 2002–03 | UTRECHT 12th 3000m | | ASSEN 17th 500m 14th 3000m 14th 1500m DNQ 5000m NC overall | | | | | | |
| 2003–04 | HEERENVEEN 14th 1500m 17th 3000m | | EINDHOVEN 14th 500m 11th 3000m 15th 1500m DNQ 5000m NC overall | | | | | | |
| 2004–05 | ASSEN 13th 500m 8th 1000m 15th 1500m 14th 3000m | GRONINGEN 12th 500m 11th 1000m 14th 500m 9th 1000m 12th overall | HEERENVEEN 6th 500m 12th 3000m 13th 1500m DNQ 5000m NC overall | | | | | | |
| 2005–06 | HEERENVEEN 4th 1000m 1500m | ASSEN 7th 500m 4th 1000m 12th 500m 1000m 9th overall | | | | | | TORINO 13th 1500m 6th Team pursuit | 11th 1000m 6th 1500m |
| 2006–07 | ASSEN 4th 1000m 1500m 3000m | | HEERENVEEN 500m 4th 3000m 1500m 6th 5000m 4th overall | COLLALBO 5th 500m 4th 3000m 10th 1500m 10th 5000m 7th overall | HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 5th 3000m 4th 1500m 7th 5000m 6th overall | | SALT LAKE CITY 5th 1500m 6th 3000m team pursuit | | 25th 1000m 6th 1500m 9th 3/5 km team pursuit |
| 2007–08 | HEERENVEEN 1000m 1500m 3000m | HEERENVEEN 8th 500m 1000m 7th 500m 1000m 4th overall | GRONINGEN 5th 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall | KOLOMNA 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall | BERLIN 5th 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall | HEERENVEEN 21st 500m 4th 1000m 19th 500m 8th 1000m 12th overall | NAGANO 5th 1000m 1500m 3000m 8th 5000m team pursuit | | 9th 1000m 4th 1500m 13th 3/5 km 6th team pursuit |
| 2008–09 | HEERENVEEN 7th 500m 1000m 1500m 3000m | GRONINGEN 8th 500m 1000m 12th 500m 1000m 5th overall | HEERENVEEN 5th 500m 3000m 5th 1500m 5000m overall | HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 3000m 1500m 7th 5000m 4th overall | HAMAR 7th 500m 3000m 7th 1500m 10th 5000m 7th overall | | | | 29th 1000m 24th 1500m 22nd 3/5 km |
| 2009–10 | HEERENVEEN 13th 1000m 9th 3000m | | | HAMAR 6th 500m 9th 3000m 16th 1500m 9th 5000m 12th overall | | | | | 35th 1500m 39th 3/5 km 5th team pursuit |
| 2010–11 | | | HEERENVEEN 6th 500m 7th 3000m 7th 1500m 10th 5000m 10th overall | | | | | | |
| 2011–12 | HEERENVEEN 12th 1000m 15th 1500m 13th 3000m | | HEERENVEEN 9th 500m 14th 3000m 13th 1500m DNQ 5000m NC overall | | | | | | |
* NC = No classification due to not qualifying for the last distance
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