Melissa Wijfje
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Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 29) Ter Aar, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 1500 m, 3000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Melissa Wijfje (born 21 July 1995) is a Dutch allround speed skater who is specialized in the middle and long distances.[1]
Career
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/MelissaWijfje2020.jpg/220px-MelissaWijfje2020.jpg)
In 2015 Wijfje won the ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Warsaw, Poland after winning the 1500 and 3000 m events. Additionally she won the gold medal at the team pursuit event with Sanneke de Neeling and Esmee Visser.[2][3]
Wijfje finished third at the ISU World Cup 5000 m event in Heerenveen in December 2016, her first career World Cup medal.[4]
She was a member of Team JustLease and when that team folded became part of Team Talentned. She presently skaats for Team Zaanlander.
Personal records
Personal records[5] | ||||
Speed skating | ||||
Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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500 m | 38.83 | 1 February 2020 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
1000 m | 1:15.05 | 28 December 2020 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
1500 m | 1:51.78 | 16 February 2020 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
3000 m | 4:01.07 | 13 October 2019 | Max Aicher Arena, Inzell | |
5000 m | 6:58.80 | 4 November 2018 | Heerenveen | |
Team pursuit | 2:52.65 | 14 February 2020 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
As of 23 January 2022, Wijfje was placed 15th on the adelskalender with a points total of 158.148.[6]
Tournament overview
Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances | Dutch Championships Allround | World Championships Single Distances | World Championships Juniors | World Cup GWC | European Championships Single Distances | World Championships Allround | Dutch Championships Sprint |
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2013–14 | HEERENVEEN 21st 1000m 11th 1500m 14th 3000m | BJUGN 4th 500m ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (with Antoinette de Jong and Jade van der Molen) | ||||||
2014–15 | HEERENVEEN 12th 1000m 6th 1500m 9th 3000m | HEERENVEEN 7th 500m 9th 3000m 4th 1500m 7th 5000m 7th overall | WARSAW 7th 500m ![]() 4th 1000m ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (with Sanneke de Neeling and Esmee Visser) | |||||
2015–16 | HEERENVEEN 18th 1000m 7th 1500m 13th 3000m 10th 5000m | HEERENVEEN 8th 500m 6th 3000m ![]() 5th 5000m 4th overall | ||||||
2016–17 | HEERENVEEN 12th 1500m 8th 3000m 12th 5000m ![]() | HEERENVEEN 7th 500m ![]() 4th 1500m 7th 5000m 6th overall | 8th 1500m 4th 3000m | |||||
2017–18 | HEERENVEEN 7th 1500m 7th 3000m 8th 5000m | HEERENVEEN 4th 500m ![]() ![]() 5th 5000m ![]() | 30th 1500m 11th 3000m | KOLOMBA ![]() | ||||
2018–19 | HEERENVEEN ![]() 7th 3000m 7th 5000m 5th mass start | HEERENVEEN ![]() 4th 3000m ![]() 5th 5000m 4th overall | INZELL 6th 1500m 10th mass start | 6th 1500m 7th 3000m 8th mass start | ||||
2019–20 | HEERENVEEN ![]() 7th 3000m 6th 5000m 4th mass start | HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | SALT LAKE CITY 11th mass start | 4th 1500m 19th 3000/5000m 5th mass start ![]() | HEERENVEEN 4th 1500m ![]() ![]() | HAMAR 6th 500m 4th 3000m 6th 1500m 5th 5000m 5th overall | ||
2020–21 | HEERENVEEN ![]() 8th 3000m 6th 5000m | HEERENVEEN 5th 500m ![]() ![]() 4th 5000m ![]() | HEERENVEEN 9th 1500m | 16th 500m 5th 1000m 17th 500m 5th 1000m 11th overall | ||||
2021–22 | HEERENVEEN 12th 1500m 5th 3000m 6th 5000m 10th mass start | HEERENVEEN 5th 500m 4th 3000m ![]() 4th 5000m ![]() |
Source:[7][8][9]
- ** Overall classification determined for allrounders
World Cup overview
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Melissa_Wijfje.jpg/220px-Melissa_Wijfje.jpg)
Season | Season | 1500 meter | |||||
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2016–2017 | 9th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 10th | 8th | |
2017–2018 | – | 18th | 18th | 18th | 18th | 18th | |
2018–2019 | 11th | 7th | 17th | 12th | 6th | 5th | |
2019–2020 | 8th | 4th | 7th | 8th | ![]() | ||
2020–2021 | 12th | 10th |
Season | Season | 3000 meter | |||||
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2016–2017 | 6th | 9th | 7th | ![]() | 8th | ![]() | |
2017–2018 | – | – | – | 9th | 6th | 6th | |
2018–2019 | 10th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 5th | 9th | |
2019–2020 | 1st(b) | 9th | 10th | – | – | – | |
2020–2021 | 2nd(b) | 11th |
Season | Season | Mass start | |||||
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2016–2017 | |||||||
2017–2018 | |||||||
2018–2019 | 12th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 15th | ||
2019–2020 | ![]() | 8th | 6th | 10th | – | ![]() | |
2020–2021 | – | – | – | 5th |
Season | Season | Team pursuit | ||
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2016–2017 | ||||
2017–2018 | ||||
2018–2019 | ||||
2019–2020 | ![]() | ![]() | – | |
2020–2021 |
Source:[10]
- – = Did not participate
- * = 5000m
- (b) = Division B
- DNF = Did not finish
- GWC = Grand World Cup
References
- ^ "Melissa Wijfje". SpeedSkatingStats. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Roest, Wijfje, Bittner and Korea dominate World Junior Championships". International Skating Union (ISU). 22 February 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Melissa Wijfje" (in Dutch). TeamNL. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Special milestone for Davis in Heerenveen". International Skating Union (ISU). 11 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Melissa Wijfje". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Melissa Wijfje". SpeedSkatingNews.
- ^ "Melissa Wijfje". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Melissa Wijfje". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "ISU World Cup #2". ISU. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
External links
- Melissa Wijfje at the International Skating Union
- Melissa Wijfje at Cycling Archives
- Melissa Wijfje at ProCyclingStats
- Melissa Wijfje in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Melissa Wijfje at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Melissa Wijfje at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Melissa Wijfje at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)