Carien Kleibeuker

Carien Kleibeuker (born 12 March 1978) is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the long distances, 3000 and mainly 5000 metres. She is the current holder of the Dutch record on the 5000 and 10000 metres distances,[1] as well as the current holder of the unofficial world one-hour record, with 40,569.56 metres skated.[2]

Carien Kleibeuker
Personal information
Born (1978-03-12) 12 March 1978
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Olympic Games
2014 Sochi5000 m
World Championships
2016 Kolomna5000 m

Speed skating

During the Dutch Single Distance Championships Kleibeuker won her first medal at a highly rated tournament as she finished in third position at the 5000 metres. In the following years she participated, but never managed to equal or improve her effort from 2000, until December 2005, when she won the 5000 metres race in the B Division at a World Cup meeting. This effort secured her a nomination for the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin. A top-3 ranking at the 2005 Dutch Single Distance Championships would definitely qualify her for the Olympics. She let no hesitation and won the distance with big names as Renate Groenewold, Gretha Smit and Moniek Kleinsman behind her. At the 2006 Winter Olympics Kleibeuker would finish in 10th position in the women's 5000 metres.

Besides long track speed skating, Kleibeuker also is a marathon speed skater. As of the 2007–08 season she will only focus on marathon skating, dropping her long track appearances.

Bribery witness

At the 2006 Turin Olympics, Kleibeuker witnessed a bribery attempt by two members of the Dutch speed skating team. In 2009, she was called in as a witness by the Netherlands Olympic Committee and Sports Federation, which found that coach Ingrid Paul had offered Polish speed-skater Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś money to forfeit the race. If she had withdrawn, it would have allowed Gretha Smit, who was eliminated, to be reinstated. Bachleda-Curuś refused.

Personal records
Personal records[3]
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m43:2912 October 2019Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell
1000 m1:24.416 February 1999Stadio del Ghiaccio, Baselga di Pinè
1500 m2:02.0715 October 2017Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell
3000 m4:03.795 December 2014Sportforum Hohenschönhausen, Berlin
5000 m6:45.0420 November 2015Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake CityCurrent Dutch record.[1]
10000 m14:35.6113 March 2018Thialf, HeerenveenCurrent Dutch record.[1]
1 hour40,569.56 m9 December 2015Eisstadion Inzell, InzellCurrent world record (unofficial).[2]

World records
World records[4]
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
1 hour40,569.56 m9 December 2015Eisstadion Inzell, InzellCurrent world record (unofficial).[2]

References
  1. "National Records – Netherlands (NED)". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. "Evolution of the world hour record Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. "Carien Kleibeuker". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. "Carien Kleibeuker". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
Records
Preceded by
Maria Sterk		 Women's 1 hour speed skating world record
(unofficial)
9 December 2015 – present		 Succeeded by
Current holder


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