Itzhak de Laat explained

Itzhak de Laat
Nationality:	Dutch
Birth Place:	Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Birth Date:	13 June 1994
Height:	175 cm
Weight:	63 kg
Country:	Netherlands
Sport:	Short track speed skating
Club:	Trias Short Track Club
Show-Medals:	no

Itzhak de Laat (born 13 June 1994) is a Dutch short track speed skater.^[1]

Career

Influenced by his father, De Laat started with speed skating when he was eight years old, starting at the Trias Short Track Club in Leeuwarden.He won the gold medal in the 5000m relay event at the 2017 World Championships in Rotterdam in his own country.

He qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in the men's 1000 m, men's 1500 m and 5000 m relay event.^[2]

Inspired by metal music, he designs the images on his own helmets.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Itzhak de Laat – Person Bio. infostradasports.com.
2. Web site: Short Track Speed Skating – Athlete Profile: Itzhak DE LAAT – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. pyeongchang2018.com. 10 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181114/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/athlete-profile-n3035947-itzhak-de-laat.htm. 10 February 2018. dead.