Yara van Kerkhof (; born 31 May 1990) is a Dutch

short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a ...

. She won the silver medal in the 500 m event at the

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in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Career

Van Kerkhof competed at the

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for the Netherlands. In the

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she was second in her heat, advancing to a quarter-final, where she finished third, not advancing. In the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

she again advanced out of the first round, but was fifth in her semi-final, not advancing. She also competed in the

1000 metres The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested. All-time top 25 *h = hand timed *i = indoor performance *A = affected by ...

, finishing third in her heat. As a member of the Dutch 3000 metre relay team, she was disqualified in the heats, again not advancing. Her best individual finish was in the 500m, where she was 11th. As of September 2014, van Kerkhof's best performance at the

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came in

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, when she won a silver medal as a member of the Dutch 3000m relay team. She also won gold medals as a member of the Dutch relay team at the

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and

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European Championships. As of September 2014, van Kerkhof has one

ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup The Short Track Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international short track speed skating competitions, organised yearly by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1998/1999. Every year during the winter, a number of competitions o ...

victory, as part of the relay team in 2012–13 at Dresden. She also has two other podium finishes with the relay team. Her top World Cup ranking is 11th, in the 1000 metres in 2013–14. She is a sister of

Sanne van Kerkhof Sanne van Kerkhof (born 27 March 1987) is a Dutch former short track speed skater. She participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was part of the 3000 m relay team which was fourth in 2010; in 2014, the team was ...

, also an Olympic short track speed skater.

World Cup podiums

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kerkhof, Yara Van 1990 births Living people Dutch female short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters of the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in short track speed skating Short track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists People from Zoetermeer Sportspeople from South Holland 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women