Irene Schouten (Dutch pronunciation: [iˈreːnə ˈsxʌutən]; born 21 June 1992) is a Dutch speed skater who competes in allround, marathon, and inline-skating events. She is a five-time Olympic medalist and a triple Olympic Champion, having won the 3,000m, 5,000m and mass start events at the 2022 Beijing Games. As of 12 February 2022, she holds the Olympic record in both distances (3000m[1] & 5000m[2]). Her coach is Jillert Anema.
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Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 30) Zwaagdijk-Oost, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 5000 m, mass start | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Team Zaanlander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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On 2 March 2014, Schouten finished in third place at the 2014 Dutch Allround Championships and qualified for the 2014 World Allround Championships in Thialf, Heerenveen.[3] At the 2018 Winter Olympic Games she won the bronze medal in the mass start event.
At the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Schouten became the most successful Dutch Olympic athlete of the event, by winning four medals, including three gold. In comparison: Schouten would have ranked 13th in the overall medal ranking by country, by herself, outscoring the entire athlete delegations of notable winterport nations like Italy and South Korea. Schouten is the current Olympic and Dutch record holder in the 5000 metres.[4][5]
Personal records[6] | ||||
Women's speed skating | ||||
Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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500 m | 39.24 | 5 March 2022 | Vikingskipet, Hamar | |
1000 m | 1:18.41 | 27 October 2013 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
1500 m | 1:52.12 | 5 December 2021 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
3000 m | 3:52.89 | 3 December 2021 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | Current Dutch record.[5] |
5000 m | 6:43.51 | 10 February 2022 | Beijing National Speed Skating Oval, Beijing | Current Olympic record,[4] current Dutch record.[5] |
Schouten occupies the 3rd position on the Adelskalender with a score of 155.779 points.[7]
Olympic records[4] | ||||
Women's speed skating | ||||
Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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3000 m | 3:56.93 | 5 February 2022 | Beijing National Speed Skating Oval, Beijing | |
5000 m | 6:43.51 | 10 February 2022 | Beijing National Speed Skating Oval, Beijing | Also current Dutch record.[5] |
Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Allround |
World Championships Allround |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
World Championships Junior |
World Championships Single Distances |
Olympic Games |
European Championships Single Distances |
World Cup GWC |
European Championships Allround |
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2009–10 | HEERENVEEN 18th 3000m | |||||||||
2010–11 | HEERENVEEN 17th 1000m 4th 3000m 6th 5000m | HEERENVEEN 7th 500m 12th 3000m 6th 1500m 9th 5000m 8th overall | SEINÄJOKI 15th 500m 12th 1500m 14th 1000m 9th 3000m 11th overall DQ team pursuit | 50th 3000/5000m | ||||||
2011–12 | ||||||||||
2012–13 | HEERENVEEN 19th 1000m 8th 1500m 15th 3000m ![]() | HEERENVEEN 10th 500m 13th 3000m 15th 1500m DNQ 5000m 11th overall | GRONINGEN 17th 500m 10th 1000m 16th 500m 9th 1000m 11th overall | 4th mass start | ||||||
2013–14 | HEERENVEEN 20th 1000m 12th 1500m 18th 3000m ![]() | AMSTERDAM 7th 500m ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | HEERENVEEN 10th 500m 5th 3000m 11th 1500m 5th 5000m 6th overall | ![]() | ||||||
2014–15 | HEERENVEEN 18th 1000m 10th 1500m 15th 3000m 9th 5000m ![]() | HEERENVEEN 9th 500m 12th 3000m 11th 1500m DNQ 5000m 11th overall | GRONINGEN 21st 500m 14th 1000m 23rd 500m 14th 1000m 14th overall | HEERENVEEN ![]() | ![]() | |||||
2015–16 | HEERENVEEN 12th 1500m 6th 3000m ![]() ![]() | HEERENVEEN 17th 500m 7th 3000m 9th 1500m DNQ 5000m 9th overall | KOLOMNA ![]() 10th mass start | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
2016–17 | HEERENVEEN 6th 3000m 5th 5000m ![]() | GANGNEUNG 22nd mass start | 60th 3000/5000m 4th mass start | |||||||
2017–18 | HEERENVEEN ![]() 4th 5000m | GANGNEUNG ![]() | 8th 3000/5000m 16th mass start | |||||||
2018–19 | HEERENVEEN 12th 3000m ![]() | INZELL ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
2019–20 | HEERENVEEN 8th 1500m ![]() ![]() ![]() | SALT LAKE CITY 7th 3000m 7th 5000m | HEERENVEEN 7th 3000m ![]() | 39th 3000/5000m ![]() | ||||||
2020–21 | HEERENVEEN 6th 1500m ![]() ![]() | HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() 10th 1500m | HEERENVEEN 9th 500m ![]() 8th 1500m ![]() ![]() | ||||||
2021–22 | HEERENVEEN 4th 1500m ![]() ![]() | HAMAR 7th 500m ![]() 5th 1500m ![]() ![]() | BEIJING ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | HEERENVEEN ![]() ![]() ![]() | 17th 1500m ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Season | 3000/5000 meter | ||||||||
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2010–11 | 21st | DQ | – | – | – | – | |||
2011–12 | |||||||||
2012–13 | |||||||||
2013–14 | |||||||||
2014–15 | |||||||||
2015–16 | ![]() | 5th | 10th | 4th | ![]() | 5th | |||
2016–17 | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | |||
2017–18 | 5th | 5th | 11th | – | – | 4th | |||
2018–19 | |||||||||
2019–20 | – | – | – | – | 1st(b) | – | |||
2020–21 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
2021–22 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Season | Mass start | |||||||
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2010–11 | ||||||||
2011–12 | ||||||||
2012–13 | – | – | 4th | ![]() | ||||
2013–14 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
2014–15 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 16th | ||
2015–16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 8th | ![]() | |||
2016–17 | – | – | 12th | ![]() | ![]() | |||
2017–18 | 11th | 12th | – | 9th | ||||
2018–19 | ![]() | – | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
2019–20 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | – | ![]() | ||
2020–21 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
2021–22 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 4th | ![]() | – | – |
Season | 1500 meter | |||||
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2020–21 | 6th | 17th | ||||
2021–22 | 8th | 8th | 6th | – | – |
Season | Team pursuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2021–22 | ![]() | ![]() | – |
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