Femke Kok Explained

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Femke Kok
Nationality:	Dutch
Birth Date:	5 October 2000
Birth Place:	Nij Beets, Netherlands
Country:	Netherlands
Club:	Team Reggeborgh
Event:	500 m, 1000 m
Turnedpro:	2019
Show-Medals:	no

Femke Kok (pronounced as /nl/; born 5 October 2000) is a Dutch speed skater who is specialized in the sprint distances.

Career

Kok became junior world champion at the 2019 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in February 2019 in Baselga di Pinè, Italy.^[1] In December 2019 Kok finished third at the 500m at the Dutch Single Distance Championships which qualified her for the European and World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships.^[2]

Records

World records

Nr.	Event	Result	Date	Location	Notes
1.		37.45	14 February 2020		Junior world record
2.		151.99	25–26 January 2020		Junior world record
3.		1:24.029	13 February 2020		Together With Jutta Leerdam and Letitia de Jong

Tournament overview

Season	Dutch Championships Single Distances	Dutch Championships Sprint		European Championships Sprint	World Championships Single Distances	World Championships Sprint	Olympic Games	World Cup GWC	World Championships Junior
2018–19		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		500m 1500m 1000m 8th 3000m overall team sprint team pursuit
2019–20				bgcolor=#EEEEEE			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		43rd 500m	500m 1500m 1000m 4th 3000m overall team sprint team pursuit
2020–21			bgcolor=#EEEEEE				bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		500m 1000m	bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2021–22		bgcolor=#EEEEEE			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE				4th 500m 6th 1000m	bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2022–23			bgcolor=#EEEEEE				bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		9th 500m 42nd 1000m	bgcolor=#EEEEEE

Source:^{[3] [4] [5]}

World Cup overview

Season	Season	500 meter
	–	–	–	–	–	4th(b)	–
	11th	8th	12th	9th		5th	–	–		4th
	12th	6th	4th	4th	7th	–

Season	1000 meter
	10th	17th	5th	–	5th
	–	–	–	–	14th	–

Medals won

Championship	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	2	2	1
	4	3	2
	1	2	0
	1	1	0
	3	3	0
	3	1	0
	1	0	1
	0	0	1
	0	2	3

Notes and References

1. Web site: Femke Kok vol ongeloof: 'Wat was er nou eigenlijk gebeurd?' . Schaatsen.nl . Dutch . 18 February 2019.
2. Web site: Schaatstalent Femke Kok na onverwacht WK-ticket: ‘Moet even kijken of ik dan kan’ . Sportnieuws.nl . Dutch . 28 December 2019.
3. Web site: Femke Kok. SpeedSkatingNews.
4. Web site: Femke Kok . speedskatingstats.com . 28 January 2021.
5. Web site: Femke Kok . schaatsstatistieken.nl. 28 January 2021.