# Patrick Roest

Patrick Roest (Dutch pronunciation:; born 7 December 1995) is a Dutch professional long track speed skater who has won the World Allround Speed Skating Championships three times. He leads the adelskalender, an all-time ranking of skaters' personal bests. He is a member of the commercial team of Team Reggeborgh.

## Career

In Bjugn Municipality, Norway, in 2014, Roest became World Junior Champion Allround, and he successfully defended his world title in 2015 in Warsaw, Poland.
On 12 November, he was part of the Dutch team that won the team pursuit event at the first World Cup of the 2016/17 season.
Roest was awarded the KNSB Cup for his 1500 m performance at the KNSB Cup in October 2016.
On 13 February 2018, Roest won a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics for the Men's 1500 metres, behind compatriot Kjeld Nuis, with a time of 1:44.86. He also won an Olympic bronze medal in the team pursuit event.
As of 3 March 2019, Roest was the world record holder of the allround big combination classification, having amassed 145.561 points at the World Allround 2019 Championship in Calgary. His record was later surpassed by Jordan Stolz in 2024.

## Records
### Personal records

Personal records :
| Speed skating |||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
| 500-meter | 35.74 | 2 March 2019 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1000 meter | 1:09.04 | 23 February 2019 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1500 meter | 1:42.56 | 10 March 2019 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 3000 meter | 3:35.26 | 19 December 2020 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 5000 meter | 6:02.98 | 28 January 2024 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | NR |
| 10000 meter | 12:35.20 | 28 December 2020 | Thialf, Heerenveen | NR |
Roest is the leader of the adelskalender, with 143.948 points.

### World records

| Nr. | Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
| 1. | Big combination | 145.561 | 2/3 March 2019 | Calgary | Former WR |

## Tournament overview

| Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances | Dutch Championships Allround | European Championships Allround | World Championships Allround | World Championships Single Distances | Olympic Games | World Cup GWC | World Championships Junior Allround | European Championships Single Distances |
| 2013–14 | HEERENVEEN 13th 1500m | | | | | | | BJUGN 10th 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall 4th team pursuit | |
| 2014–15 | HEERENVEEN 19th 1000m 19th 1500m | HEERENVEEN 7th 500m 15th 5000m 12th 1500m DNQ 10000m 13th overall | | | | | | WARSAW 500m 1000m 1500m 5000m overall team pursuit | |
| 2015–16 | HEERENVEEN 4th 1500m 11th 5000m | HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 5th 5000m 1500m 6th 10000m overall | | | | | 31st 1500m 24th 5000/10000m 87th GWC | | |
| 2016–17 | HEERENVEEN 1500m 12th 5000m 9th 10000m | HEERENVEEN 500m 5000m 1500m 5th 10000m overall | | HAMAR 4th 500m 5000m 1500m 5th 10000m overall | GANGNEUNG 6th 1500m | | 1500m 8th 5000/10000 team pursuit 14th GWC | | |
| 2017–18 | HEERENVEEN 8th 1500m 6th 5000m 11th 10000m | | | AMSTERDAM 500m 4th 5000m 1500m 10000m overall | | GANGNEUNG 1500m team pursuit | 30th 1500m 28th 5000/10000m 91st GWC | | |
| 2018–19 | HEERENVEEN 1500m 5000m 10000m | | COLLALBO 4th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall | CALGARY 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall | INZELL 7th 1500m 5000m 10000m | | 11th 1500m 4th 5000/10000m 4th team pursuit 22nd GWC | | |
| 2019–20 | HEERENVEEN 1500m 5000m 10000m | | | HAMAR 7th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall | SALT LAKE CITY 10th 1500m DQ 5000m 8th 10000m | | 4th 1500m 5000/10000 5th team pursuit 9th GWC | | HEERENVEEN 1500m 5000m team pursuit |
| 2020–21 | HEERENVEEN 1500m 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall | HEERENVEEN 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall | | HEERENVEEN 1500m 5000m 7th 10000m team pursuit | | 1500m 5000/10000m | | |
| 2021–22 | HEERENVEEN 4th 1500m 5000m 10000m | | | HAMAR 4th 500m 5000m 1500m 5th 10000m overall | | BEIJING 5000m 10000m 4th team pursuit | 19th 1500m 15th 5000m/10000m 4th team pursuit | | HEERENVEEN 5000m team pursuit |
| 2022–23 | HEERENVEEN 1500m 5000m 10000m | HEERENVEEN 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall | HAMAR 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall | | HEERENVEEN 5000m 4th 10000m team pursuit | | 8th 1500m 5000m/10000m team pursuit | | |
Source:
    Note The event distances for the Allround classification are:
   * for the World Championship Junior 2014: 500, 3000, 1500 and 5000 meter
   * for the World Championship Junior after 2014: 500, 1500, 1000 and 5000 meter
   * for the World Championship Senior: 500, 5000, 1500 and 10000 meter

## World Cup overview

| Season | 1500 meter | 1500 meter | 1500 meter | 1500 meter | 1500 meter | 1500 meter |
| 2015–16 | – | – | 15th(b) | 14th(b) | 2nd (b) | – |
| 2016–17 | 4th | 5th | – | | 6th | |
| 2017–18 | – | – | – | – | 12th | – |
| 2018–19 | | | – | | – | 6th |
| 2019–20 | 5th | 6th | – | | | |
| 2020–21 | | | | | | |
| 2021–22 | 12th | 15th | 18th | – | – | |
| 2022–23 | 7th | 6th | | 6th | | |
| Season | 5000/10000 meter | 5000/10000 meter | 5000/10000 meter | 5000/10000 meter | 5000/10000 meter | 5000/10000 meter |
| 2015–16 | – | –* | – | – | 1st (b) | – |
| 2016–17 | 7th | 7th | – | – * | 6th | 4th |
| 2017–18 | – | – | – | – | 7th | – |
| 2018–19 | | | – | | – | |
| 2019–20 | | | | – | | |
| 2020–21 | | | | | | |
| 2021–22 | | 9th* | | – | – | |
| 2022–23 | | | | | | – |
| Season | Team pursuit | Team pursuit | Team pursuit | Team pursuit |
| 2015–16 | | | | |
| 2016–17 | | | – | – |
| 2017–18 | | | | |
| 2018–19 | – | | – | |
| 2019–20 | | 6th | – | |
| 2020–21 | – | – | | |
| 2021–22 | | – | – | |
| 2022–23 | | – | | |
Source:
    – = Did not participate
    (b) = Division B
    DQ = Disqualified
    GWC = Grand World Cup

## Medals won

| Championship | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dutch Single Distances | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Dutch Allround | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| European Allround | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| European Single Distances | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| World Allround | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| World Single Distances | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| World Cup | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| World Junior | 5 | 4 | 1 |