# Carlijn Achtereekte

Carlijn Achtereekte (Dutch pronunciation:; born 29 January 1990) is a Dutch former speed skater and current road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. Achtereekte won three silver medals in the 5000 metres at the Dutch Single Distance Championships. At the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, she won the silver medal at the 5000 metres event behind Martina Sáblíková. Currently Achtereekte is a professional cyclist, competing for Team Jumbo–Visma.
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, her first Olympic Games, Achtereekte took a surprise gold medal in the 3000 metres, leading home team-mates Ireen Wüst and Antoinette de Jong in a Dutch clean sweep of the podium, despite never having won a World Cup race. On 23 March 2018 she was awarded Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau by King Willem-Alexander.

## Personal records

Personal records :
| Speed skating |||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
| 500 m | 39.25 | 3 March 2019 | Calgary | |
| 1000 m | 1:18.46 | 7 February 2015 | Inzell | |
| 1500 m | 1:53.93 | 3 March 2019 | Calgary | |
| 3000 m | 3:54.92 | 13 February 2020 | Salt Lake City | |
| 5000 m | 6:49.81 | 27 January 2019 | Heerenveen | |
Per January 2022 she is ranked 11th on the adelskalender with a points total of 157.360

## Tournament overview

| Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances | Dutch Championships Allround | European Championships Single Distances | European Championships Allround | World Championships Single Distances | World Championships Allround | Olympic Games | World Cup GWC |
| 2009–10 | HEERENVEEN 17th 3000m | HEERENVEEN 20th 500m 15th 3000m 20th 1500m DNQ 5000m NC19 overall | | | | | | |
| 2010–11 | HEERENVEEN 20th 1500m 8th 3000m 5000m | HEERENVEEN 13th 500m 9th 3000m 11th 1500m 4th 5000m 6th overall | | | | | | 35th 3000/5000m |
| 2011–12 | HEERENVEEN 6th 3000m 5000m | HEERENVEEN 6th 500m 9th 3000m 10th 1500m 8th 5000m 8th overall | | | | | | 21st 3000/5000m |
| 2012–13 | HEERENVEEN 10th 3000m 5th 5000m | HEERENVEEN 9th 500m 11th 3000m 14th 1500m DNQ 5000m NC10 overall | | | | | | 29th 3000/5000m |
| 2013–14 | HEERENVEEN 17th 1500m 9th 3000m 5th 5000m | AMSTERDAM 4th 500m 9th 3000m 9th 1500m 7th 5000m 7th overall | | | | | | 42nd 1500m 28th 3000/5000m |
| 2014–15 | HEERENVEEN DQ 1500m 3000m 5000m | HEERENVEEN 5th 500m 5th 3000m 10th 1500m 5000m 4th overall | | | HEERENVEEN 5000m | | | 26th 1500m 7th 3000/5000m |
| 2015–16 | HEERENVEEN 15th 1500m 9th 3000m 5th 5000m | HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 4th 3000m 8th 1500m 8th 5000m 7th overall | | | | | | |
| 2016–17 | HEERENVEEN 9th 1500m 4th 3000m 5000m 18th mass start | HEERENVEEN 7th 500m 4th 3000m 7th 1500m 5000m overall | | | | | | 17th 3000/5000m 29th mass start |
| 2017–18 | HEERENVEEN 9th 1500m 4th 3000m 5000m | | KOLOMNA 3000m | | | | GANGNEUNG 3000m | 21st 3000/5000m |
| 2018–19 | HEERENVEEN 6th 1500m 3000m 5000m | HEERENVEEN 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall | | COLLALBO 10th 500m 5th 3000m 10th 1500m 5000m 6th overall | INZELL 4th 3000m | HAMAR 12th 500m 4th 3000m 5th 1500m 5000m 4th overall | | |
| 2019–20 | HEERENVEEN 5th 1500m 3000m 5000m 14th mass start | HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 3000m 5th 1500m 5000m overall | | | SALT LAKE CITY 3000m | | | |
| 2020–21 | HEERENVEEN 4th 3000m 5000m | | | | HEERENVEEN 5000m | | | team pursuit |
| 2021–22 | HEERENVEEN 14th 1500m 3000m 5000m | | HEERENVEEN 5th 3000m | | | | BEIJING 7th 3000m | |
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## Medals won

| Championship | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Dutch Single Distances | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Dutch Allround | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| European Single Distances | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| World Single Distances | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| European Championships Single Distances | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| World Championships Allround | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| World Cup GWC | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Cycling career

Achtereekte signed with Team Jumbo–Visma on 1 June 2022.

### Major results
#### 2023

    2nd La Picto-Charentaise