Kjeld Nuis facts for kids

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Kjeld Nuis

Nuis in 2018
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1989-11-10) 10 November 1989 (age 35) Leiden, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m
Weight	87 kg
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed skating
Event(s)	1000 m, 1500 m
Club	Team Reggeborgh
Medal record Men's speed skating Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games Gold 2018 Pyeongchang 1000 m Gold 2018 Pyeongchang 1500 m Gold 2022 Beijing 1500 m World Single Distance Championships Gold 2017 Gangneung 1000 m Gold 2017 Gangneung 1500 m Gold 2019 Inzell Team sprint Gold 2020 Salt Lake City 1500 m Silver 2011 Inzell 1000 m Silver 2012 Heerenveen 1000 m Silver 2016 Kolomna 1500 m Silver 2020 Salt Lake City 1000 m Silver 2021 Heerenveen 1500 m Silver 2023 Heerenveen 1500 m Silver 2024 Calgary 1500 m Bronze 2015 Heerenveen 1000 m Bronze 2016 Kolomna 1000 m Bronze 2019 Inzell 1000 m Bronze 2024 Calgary 1000 m World Sprint Championships Silver 2016 Seoul Sprint Silver 2018 Changchun Sprint Bronze 2017 Calgary Sprint Bronze 2019 Heerenveen Sprint European Championships Gold 2022 Heerenveen 1500 m Gold 2024 Heerenveen 1000 m Silver 2017 Heerenveen Sprint Silver 2022 Heerenveen 1000 m Silver 2024 Heerenveen 1500 m

Kjeld Nuis (born on November 10, 1989, in Leiden, Netherlands) is a super fast Dutch speed skater. He's known for being one of the best in middle-distance races, especially the 1000 and 1500 meters.

Kjeld has won many gold medals at the Winter Olympics. He won both the 1000 m and 1500 m races at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Four years later, at the 2022 Winter Olympics, he won the 1500 m race again! He even broke an Olympic record in the 1500 m, finishing in 1:43:21. He also holds the current world record for the 1500 meters.

Speed Skating Career

Kjeld Nuis is a three-time Olympic champion, which means he has won three gold medals at the Winter Olympics. He first won two gold medals in 2018 for the 1000 meters and 1500 meters races. He then won another gold medal in the 1500 meters in 2022.

He has also won two world titles in single-distance championships for both the 1000 and 1500 meters. He has earned many other medals at these world championships too. Kjeld has also won the overall World Cup four times for the 1000 meters and twice for the 1500 meters. This shows he's consistently one of the best skaters in the world!

Breaking World Records

On March 10, 2019, Kjeld set a new world record for the 1500-meter race. He finished in an amazing time of 1:40:17 at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City. Just one day before that, in the same place, he also broke the world record for the 1000 meters, with a time of 1:06:18. This record was later broken by another skater in 2020.

Kjeld is not just fast on ice. On March 17, 2022, in Savalen, Norway, he set a new world speed skating record for speed itself! He reached an incredible speed of 103 kilometers per hour (about 64 miles per hour). This was 10 km/h faster than his own record from four years earlier.

About Kjeld Nuis

From 2014 to 2018, Kjeld Nuis was in a relationship with Jill Lauren de Robles. They have a son together.

In 2018, Kjeld was named the Dutch Sportsman of the Year. This is a big honor in the Netherlands, recognizing him as the best male athlete of the year.

He lives in Emmen, a city in the Netherlands.

Kjeld's Records

Personal Best Times

These are Kjeld Nuis's fastest times in different speed skating distances:

World Records Set

Kjeld Nuis has set these world records during his career:

Medals Won

Here's a summary of the medals Kjeld Nuis has won at major championships:

Championship	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Dutch Single Distances	8	5	2
Dutch Sprint	1	3	4
European Sprint	2	1	1
European Single Distances	1	1	0
World Sprint	9	2	3
World Single Distance	4	5	3
Olympic Games	3	0	0
World Cup	36	29	25

See also

In Spanish: Kjeld Nuis para niños