Chris Huizinga (born 11 August 1997) is a Dutch

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, and marath ...

Career

In January 2024, Huizinga competed at the

2024 European Speed Skating Championships The 2024 European Speed Skating Championships were held between 5 and 7 January 2024, at the Thialf in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Schedule ''All times are local (UTC+1).'' Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events R ...

and won a bronze medal in the

team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

with a time of 3:41.36. He won the 2024

KNSB Dutch Allround Championships The Dutch Allround Championships of speed skating, organised by the (KNSB), is the official Dutch championship to determine the Dutch Allround champion, in contrast to the KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships The Dutch Single Distance Champio ...

hip. In January 2025, he competed at the 2025 European Speed Skating Championships, and was disqualified after two false starts during the 500 metres. On 1 March 2025, he won gold in the 5000 metres during World Cup #6 of the 2024–25 ISU Speed Skating World Cup. Two weeks later he competed at the 2025 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships and won a bronze medal in the

, with a time of 3:41.91.

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* 1997 births Living people Dutch male speed skaters World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub