Hanne Desmet Explained

Sport:Short track speed skating
Hanne Desmet
Nationality:Belgian
Birth Date:26 October 1996
Birth Place:Wilrijk, Belgium
Country:Belgium

Hanne Desmet (born 26 October 1996) is a Belgian short track speed skater.

Biography

Desmet was born in Wilrijk, lives in Mechelen, and is the older sister of short track speed skater Stijn Desmet. When Stijn was scouted by Pieter Gysel, Desmet started short track speed herself.[1]

Desmet is a three-time Belgian all-round champion, and in 2018, she became this by winning all individual distances. Moreover, she holds the Belgian records for all distances.[2] At the 2019 European Championships, she took second place in the unofficial 3000m distance.

Desmet took silver in the 1000 meters at the 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships. On 11 February 2022, Desmet took a historic bronze medal in the Women's 1000 metres at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, becoming the first Belgian woman to win a medal at a Winter Olympic Games in an individual event.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of Hanne Desmet. KBSF.be. 6 February 2022. 6 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220206182129/https://www.kbsf.be/atleet/Hanne-Desmet?page=atleet/Hanne-Desmet. dead.
  2. Web site: Short track Information. KBSF.be.
  3. Web site: Historisch! Hanne Desmet verovert brons op de 1.000m shorttrack. sporza.be.