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    XXII Olympic Winter Games
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    7-23 February 2014
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    Michel MULDER
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    Michel MULDER

    Netherlands
    • Gender: Male
    • Nationality: Netherlands
    • Birthday: 27 February 1986
    • Age: 28
    • Height: 1.84 m (6' 0'')
    • Weight: 82 kg / 181 lbs
    • Place of Birth: Netherlands, ZWOLLE
    • Place of Residence: -
    Speed Skating
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    Medals

    • Speed Skating
    • Men's 500 m
    • Gold
    • Speed Skating
    • Men's 1000 m
    • Bronze

    Athlete competitions and results

    • 10 February, 17:00 Men's 500 m Race 1 of 2
    • Michel MULDER
      Time: 34.63 (+0.04)
    • Rank: 2
    • 10 February, 18:55 Men's 500 m Race 2 of 2
    • Michel MULDER
      Time: 69.312 (0.00)
    • Rank: 1
    • 12 February, 18:00 Men's 1000 m
    • Michel MULDER
      Time: 1:08.74 (+0.35)
    • Rank: 3

    Additional Information

    Highlights

    RankEventYearLocationResult
    World Single Distances Championships
    22 x 500 m2012Heerenveen, NED69.65
    42 x 500 m2013Sochi, RUS69.91
    World Sprint Championships
    1Sprint Combination2014Nagano, JPN139.885
    1Sprint Combination2013Salt Lake City, UT, USA136.790

    World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons
    SeasonOverall500m1000m
    2013/2014222
    2012/20131035
    2011/201215611

    Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011
    Season500m1000m
    2013/20141 x 1st1 x 2nd
    2012/20132 x 2nd1 x 3rd
    2011/20121 x 1st1 x 4th

    RankEventYearLocationResult
    Ten best World Cup performances in current season
    1500 m2013/2014Berlin, GER34.80
    21000 m2013/2014Berlin, GER1:09.52
    3500 m2013/2014Berlin, GER34.95
    3500 m2013/2014Salt Lake City, UT, USA34.26
    31000 m2013/2014Astana, KAZ1:09.02
    4500 m2013/2014Salt Lake City, UT, USA34.41
    4500 m2013/2014Calgary, AB, CAN34.56
    51000 m2013/2014Salt Lake City, UT, USA1:07.46
    6500 m2013/2014Astana, KAZ35.01
    9500 m2013/2014Calgary, AB, CAN34.68
    91000 m2013/2014Calgary, AB, CAN1:08.21


    Legend
    MS-Mass Start, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
    • Hobbies: Playing guitar and piano. (online-skating.com, 24 Nov 2012)
    • Education: Teaching - CALO , Zwolle, NED
    • Coach: Gerard van Velde (NED) from 2008 (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012; volkskrant.nl, 28 Jan 2013)
    • Other Sports: He won gold in the 500m at the 2012 World Inline Skating Championships in Italy. (rtvoost.nl, 14 Sept 2012)
    • Injuries: In July 2013, he suffered a broken wrist after a collision with a photographer while he was inline skating. (rtvoost.nl, 04 Aug 2013)
    • Occupation: Athlete
    • Languages Spoken: Dutch, English, French, German
    • Sporting Relatives: His twin brother Ronald is also a speed and inline skater. He won gold in the 500m at the 2013 World Speed Skating Cup in Calgary, AB, Canada, and finished fourth in the 200m time trial at the 2013 World Inline Skating Championships in Oostende, Belgium. (schaatsen.nl, 25 Oct 2013; SportsDeskOnline, 17 Dec 2013)
    • Debut: 2009 for Netherlands, World Cup (Berlin) (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012)

    Additional Information

    Start of sporting career
    He took up the sport at age six in Deventer, Netherlands. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012)

    Reason for taking up this sport
    His five older brothers took him to the ice skating rink and he liked it. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012)

    Training
    He trains six days a week. (online-skating.com, 24 Nov 2012)

    Most memorable sporting achievement
    Winning gold in the combination at the 2013 World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, UT, United States, winning silver in the 500m at the 2012 World Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands, and his victory in the 500m road race at the 2012 World Inline Skating Championships in Italy. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012; Athlete, 08 Nov 2013)

    Hero
    Dutch coach Gerard van Velde, South Korean speed skater Kyou-Hyuk Lee, and British snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2011; Athlete, 08 Nov 2013)

    Most influential person in career
    Coach Gerard van Velde. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012)

    Sporting philosophy / motto
    "Try to improve every detail to get the best out of yourself." (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012)

    Social Media
    Hear more from the athlete via their Twitter and Facebook.

    Speed Skating

    Men's 1000 m
    • Bib: 63
    • Personal Best: 1:07.46
    • Season Best: 1:07.46
    • ISU World Standings Rank: 2
    Men's 500 m
    • Bib: 63
    • Personal Best: 34.26
    • Season Best: 34.26
    • ISU World Standings Rank: 2
    News: Michel MULDER
    Stefan Groothuis keeps Dutch speed skating medal train rolling on
    12 FebruaryStefan Groothuis keeps Dutch speed skating medal train rolling on
    Stefan Groothuis gave Netherlands its fourth gold medal from five speed skating events at Sochi 2014 whe he won the men's 1000m on Wednesday night.
    10 FebruaryThe Netherlands swept the podium
    Speed skater Michel Mulder saw off a fierce challenge from his Dutch team-mates to win the 500m Olympic speed skating gold on Monday as the Netherlands swept the podium.
    9 FebruaryTwins in the Games

    Speedskaters Michel and Ronald Mulder are aiming to become the second twins after alpine skiers Phil and Steven Mahre of the United States to win an Olympic medal in the same individual event at the same Winter Games.

    The 27-year-olds compete in the men's 500m at the Adler Arena on Monday.

    The Mahre twins won gold and silver in the slalom in 1984.

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