Jakko Jan Leeuwangh Explained

Jakko Jan Leeuwangh
Headercolor:	d7ecff
Country:	Netherlands
Birth Date:	9 September 1972
Birth Place:	Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height:	1.90 m
Weight:	91 kg

Jakko Jan Leeuwangh (born 9 September 1972^[1]) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands. He finished fourth in the 1998 Olympic 1000 m event.^[2] In January 2000 he broke the 1500 m world record in Calgary, Canada, holding the record until it was broken by Lee Kyou-hyuk in March 2001.^[3]

Records

World records

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[4]

Tournament overview

Season	Dutch Championships Allround	Dutch Championships Single Distances	Dutch Championships Sprint	Olympic Games	World Championships Single Distances	World Championships Sprint	World Championships Junior Allround
1990–91	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		20th 5000m 12th 10000m	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
1991–92	4th 500m 11th 5000m 8th 1500m 12th 10000m 7th overall	10th 500m 8th 1000m 11th 1500m	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		5th 500m 7th 3000m 1500m 8th 5000m overall
1992–93	500m 14th 5000m 12th 1500m DNQ 10000m 13th overall	DNF 500m 10th 1500m 16th 5000m 12th 10000m	9th 500m 6th 1000m 8th 500m 5th 1000m 5th overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
1993–94	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		6th 500m 4th 1000m 11th 1500m	4th 500m 1000m 7th 500m 4th 1000m overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
1994–95	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		4th 500m 5th 1000m	5th 500m 6th 1000m 500m 4th 1000m overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		25th 500m 17th 1000m 28th 500m 16th 1000m 18th overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE
1995–96	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		19th 500m 18th 1000m	22nd 500m 21st 1000m 30th 500m 22nd 1000m 20th overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE
1996–97	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		500m 4th 1000m	5th 500m 5th 1000m 5th 500m 1000m 4th overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
1997–98	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		500m 4th 1000m	500m 4th 1000m 4th 500m 6th 1000m 4th overall	21st 500m 4th 1000m	13th 500m 6th 1000m	16th 500m 1000m 18th 500m 5th 1000m 7th overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE
1998–99	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		500m 1000m 5th 1500m	500m 1000m 4th 500m 4th 1000m overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		500m 1000m	4th 500m 1000m 9th 500m 4th 1000m 4th overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE
1999–2000	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		1500m	500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		9th 1000m 6th 1500m	9th 500m 4th 1000m 18th 500m 6th 1000m 6th overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2000–01	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		5th 500m 6th 1000m 8th 1500m	5th 500m 6th 1000m 5th 500m 6th 1000m 5th overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
2001–02	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		6th 500m 5th 1000m 1500m	5th 500m 5th 1000m 5th 500m 5th 1000m 5th overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE

source:^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

External links

• Jakko Jan Leeuwangh at SpeedSkatingStats.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jakko Jan Leeuwangh . 22 January 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024162859/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/jakko-jan-leeuwangh-1.html . 24 October 2012 .
2. News: 1-2 Finish in 1,000 Proves Dutch Can Sprint, Too. Ferguson. Doug. 15 February 1998. Washington Post/Associated Press. 22 January 2010.
3. Web site: World Record Progression 1500 m Men. 22 January 2010.
4. Web site: Jakko Jan Leeuwangh. SpeedSkatingStats.com. 29 August 2012.
5. Web site: Jakko Jan Leeuwangh. speedskatingstats.com . 16 November 2022.
6. Web site: Jakko Jan Leeuwangh. speedskatingnews.info . 23 November 2022.
7. Web site: Jakko Jan Leeuwangh. speedskatingresults.com . 23 November 2022.
8. Web site: Jakko Jan Leeuwangh. ISU.org. 23 September 2016.