Hanne Desmet (born 26 October 1996) is a Belgian short track speed skater.
Biography
Desmet was born in
Wilrijk, lives in
Mechelen
Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...
, and is the older sister of short track speed skater
Stijn Desmet
Stijn Desmet (born 10 April 1998) is a Belgian short track speed skater.
Biography
Desmet was born in Duffel, lives in Mechelen, and is the younger brother of short track speed skater and Olympic bronze medalist Hanne Desmet.
Desmet started sho ...
. When Stijn was scouted by
Pieter Gysel
Pieter Gysel (born 18 December 1980 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium) is a Belgian short track speed skating, short track speed skater.
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1980 births
Living people
Belgian male short track speed skaters
Olympic short ...
, Desmet started short track speed herself.
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. 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
The 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were held from 5 to 7 March 2021 in Dordrecht, Netherlands.
Criticism and controversies
Many prominent countries didn’t attend or boycotted the world championship for various reasons, some r ...
. On 11 February 2022, Desmet took a historic bronze medal in the
Women's 1000 metres at the
2022 Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ...
in
Beijing, becoming the first Belgian woman to win a medal at a Winter Olympic Games in an individual event.
References
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1996 births
Living people
People from Wilrijk
Belgian female short track speed skaters
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists
Olympic short track speed skaters for Belgium
Short track speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in short track speed skating
Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium
Hasselt University alumni
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