Jacob Jorrit Bergsma (; born 1 February 1986) is a Dutch
speed skater and marathon skater. At the
2014 Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 10,000 m. His coach is
Jillert Anema.
Biography
Bergsma has been skating for the
BAM team since the 2010–11 season. On 10 October 2009 he won his first skating match (the Marathon), the DSB Bank Cup. During the 2009–10 season, he tried to qualify for the Olympic Games for
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
. During the national championships in the Russian
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...
, Bergsma won the 5000 m in 6:28.21 and qualified for the World Cup. The
ISU refused to let the Dutch Kazakh start, and Bergsma decided to end his Kazakh adventure. Later in the season he won the
Alternatieve Elfstedentocht in
Austria
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.
Bergsma won the
Dutch Marathon Championships on 10 February 2010 by beating
Douwe de Vries. On 29 December 2010, he won the
Ronde van Duurswold, the first edition of this classic on natural ice. In 2012 he won the
Dutch Marathon Championships on natural ice for the second time.
He became the Dutch 5000 m champion at the
Dutch Single Distance Championships in November 2011.
At the first
World Cup
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in
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...
, he won the 5000 m in a new rink record (6:18.74)
At the
2014 Winter Olympics, Bergsma won gold in the
10,000 m with an Olympic record of 12:44.45. Bergsma also won bronze in the
5000 m.
At the
2018 Winter Olympics, Bergsma won silver in the
10,000 m
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Personal life
Bergsma is married to American speed skater
Heather Bergsma
Heather Bergsma (''née'' Richardson; born March 20, 1989) is an American former speed skater who competed between 2006 and 2020.
Career
Bergsma is a native of North Carolina. She represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vanc ...
.
Records
Tournament overview
Source:
World Cup overview
Source
* * = 10000 meter
Medals won
References
External links
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1986 births
Dutch male speed skaters
Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands
Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in speed skating
Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Friesland
People from Boarnsterhim
Living people
World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists
20th-century Dutch people
21st-century Dutch people