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Mark Tuitert

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Mark Tuitert
Tuitert in 2012
Personal information
Born (1980-04-04) 4 April 1980 (age 44)
Holten, Netherlands
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Websitemarktuitert.nl
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Turned pro1998
Retired2014
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Inzell Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2004 Seoul 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Inzell 1500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Heerenveen All round
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Heerenveen All round
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Geithus Allround
Silver medal – second place 1998 Roseville Allround

Mark Jan Hendrik Tuitert (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑr(ə)k ˈtœytərt]; born 4 April 1980) is a retired Dutch speed skater. He won gold at the 1500 m at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

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Tuitert married fellow Dutch speed skater Helen van Goozen in 2009. Ten years before, they both won gold medals at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships.[1]

Speed skating career

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2006 Olympic Games in Turin

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Tuitert participated in the team pursuit event at the 2006 Winter Olympics, with teammates Sven Kramer, Carl Verheijen, Erben Wennemars and Rintje Ritsma. The Dutch team was a favourite and was leading Italy by nearly a full second in their semifinal matchup, but Sven Kramer stepped on a block and fell, taking Carl Verheijen with him. In the race for bronze they defeated Norway, giving Tuitert his first Olympic medal.

2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver

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Tuitert after winning the 1500m at the 2010 Winter Olympics

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia he won the gold medal in the 1500 m. In the 17th pair against Håvard Bøkko he set a new track record time (1:45.57), which had been in the hands of Shani Davis (1:46.19). In the last heat, Davis failed by 0.13 seconds to improve on Tuitert's time and finished second.

Until then, the only other Dutch Olympic gold medal winners in the 1500 meters speed skating were Kees Verkerk at the 1968 Winter Olympics and Ard Schenk at the 1972 Winter Olympics.

2014 Olympic Games in Sochi

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At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Tuitert finished 10th in the 1000 m and 5th in the 1500 m.

Other

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Tuitert highest ranking on the adelskalender.[2] was the 6th position between 30 December 2000 and 2 March 2001.

Life after skating

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After his speed skating career Tuitert co-founded First Energy Gum, a company which produces caffeinated Energy Gum for athletes. Tuitert is also a pundit in speed skating for Dutch broadcaster NOS and an online fitness coach for FitChannel.com. Further, he has a podcast called "Drive", in which he interviews a large variety of professionals (i.e. athletes, scientists, entrepreneurs) with a drive. In 2021 his book " Drive: train your stoic mindset" was published in the Netherlands (Drive: train je stoicijnse mindset).

Records

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World records

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Event Result Date Location Notes
1500 meter 1:48.45 20 March 1999 Calgary Junior world record until 17 March 2001
3000 meter 3:48.56 19 March 1999 Calgary Junior world record until 21 March 2002
5000 meter 6:33.26 20 March 1999 Calgary Junior world record until 3 March 2001
Big combination classification 151.691 11 January 2004 Heerenveen World record until 8 February 2004
Team pursuit** 3:46.44 21 November 2004 Berlin World record until 12 November 2005

Personal records

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To put his personal records in perspective, the column Notes lists the official world records on the dates that Tuitert skated his personal records.

Personal records
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 meter 35.20 27 December 2009 Heerenveen WR 34.03
1000 meter 1:07.84 11 November 2007 Salt Lake City WR 1:07.00
1500 meter 1:42.87 17 December 2007 Salt Lake City WR 1:42.32
3000 meter 3.41.16 12 August 2005 Salt Lake City WR 3:39.02
5000 meter 6:27.63 9 January 2004 Heerenveen WR 6:14.66
10000 meter 13:38.91 11 January 2004 Heerenveen WR 12:58.92
Big combination 151.536 8 February 2004 Hamar WR 151.691

Source: marktuitert.nl[3]

Tuitert has a score of 149.198 points on the Adelskalender

Tournament overview

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Season
Dutch
Championships
Allround
European
Championships
Allround
World
Championships
Allround
Dutch
Championships
Sprint
World
Championships
Sprint
Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances
World
Championships
Single
Distances
Olympic Games
Olympic
Games
World
Cup
GWC
World
Championships
Juniors

1997–98
ROSEVILLE

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
4th 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall

1998–99
THE HAGUE

13th 500m
6th 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
4th 10000m
4th overall
GIETHUS

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3000m
4th 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) overall

1999–00
THE HAGUE

6th 500m
8th 5000m
6th 1500m
6th 10000m
6th overall
DEVENTER

5th 1500m
5th 5000m
6th 10000m

2000–01
HEERENVEEN

7th 500m
9th 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
5th 10000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
BASELGA di PINÈ

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000m
DNF 1500m
DNQ 10000m
NC overall
THE HAGUE


4th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
9th 5000m

18th 1500m

2001–02
GRONINGEN

DNF 1000m
13th 1500m
18th 5000m

2002–03
ASSEN

1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
4th 5000m
6th 1500m
7th 10000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall
HEERENVEEN

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
6th 5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
7th 10000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
GOTHENBURG

7th 500m
8th 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
4th 10000m
4th overall
UTRECHT

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
10th 5000m

5th 1500m

2003–04
EINDHOVEN

1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
11th 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
6th 10000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
HEERENVEEN

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
5th 10000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) overall
HAMAR

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
7th 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
7th 10000m
5th overall
HEERENVEEN

6th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
4th 5000m
SEOUL

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m

1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
17th 5000/10000m

2004–05
HEERENVEEN

1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
7th 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
6th 10000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
HEERENVEEN

1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
7th 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
10th 10000m
4th overall
ASSEN

4th 1000m
6th 1500m
12th 5000m
INZELL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) Team pursuit

1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m

2005–06
UTRECHT

1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
4th 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
4th 10000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) overall
ASSEN

8th 500m
5th 1000m
6th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
5th overall
HEERENVEEN

5th 1000m
6th 1500m
TURIN

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team pursuit

20th 1500m

2006–07
HEERENVEEN

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
7th 5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
7th 10000m
4th overall
COLLALBO

4th 500m
11th 5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
11th 10000m
8th overall
ASSEN

5th 1000m
DNF 1500m
5th 5000m

11th 1500m
34th 5000/10000m

2007–08
HEERENVEEN

8th 500m
4th 1000m
10th 500m
5th 1000m
7th overall
HEERENVEEN

4th 1000m
4th 1500m
NAGANO

DNF 1000m
6th 1500m

8th 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team pursuit

2008–09
GRONINGEN

10th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
MOSCOW

13th 500m
6th 1000m
17th 500m
9th 1000m
9th overall
HEERENVEEN

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
VANCOUVER

9th 1500m

25th 100m
17th 500m
7th 1000m
5th 1500m
7th Team pursuit

2009–10
GRONINGEN

6th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
5th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall
HEERENVEEN

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
VANCOUVER

5th 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team pursuit

34th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
4th 1500m

2010–11
HEERENVEEN

5th 500m
DSQ 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
INZELL

DSQ 1500m

21st 1000m
7th 1500m

2011–12
HEERENVEEN

11th 500m
8th 1000m
11th 500m
5th 1000m
8th overall
HEERENVEEN

8th 500m
6th 1000m
5th 1500m
31st 500m
7th 1500m

2012–13
GRONINGEN

8th 500m
4th 1000m
6th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
4th overall
SALT LAKE CITY

DNF 500m
DNF 1000m
DNQ 500m
DNQ 1000m
NC overall
SOCHI

DNF 1000m
7th 1500m

12th 1000m
15th 1500m

2013–14
AMSTERDAM

12th 500m
7th 1000m
7th 500m
5th 1000m
7th overall
HEERENVEEN

10th 500m
11th 1000m
4th 1500m
SOCHI

10th 1000m
5th 1500m

NC 500
14th 1000m
8th 1500m

Source:[4]

World Cup overview

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Season 500 meter
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–2009 11th 15th DSQ 15th 10th 11th 11th 13th 15th 15th 22nd
2009–2010 18th 18th DSQ(b) 10th(b) 13th 14th
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
Season 1000 meter
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2008 28th 10th 7th 7th 6th 16th 6th 5th 7th
2008–2009 9th 11th 4th 5th 10th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 17th 16th
2009–2010 4th 4th 5th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2010–2011 5th 6th
2011–2012 1st(b)
2012–2013 11th 1st(b) 6th 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Season 1500 meter
2000–2001 6th 7th
2001–2002
2002–2003 4th 10th 10th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6th
2003–2004 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2004–2005 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8th 6th 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2005–2006 DNF 1st(b) 10th DNF
2006–2007 2nd(b) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6th
2007–2008 10th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5th
2008–2009 4th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 19th 8th 7th
2009–2010 5th 4th 6th 6th 4th
2010–2011 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10th 10th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9th
2011–2012 6th 8th 6th 4th
2012–2013 8th 8th 7th
Season 5000/10000 meter
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003–2004 7th –* 9th –*
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007 1st(b) –* –*
2007–2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
Season Team Pursuit
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2008 6th
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013

Source:[5]

  • NC = No classification
  • DSQ = Disqualified
  • DNF = Did not finish
  • DNQ = Did not qualify
  • * = 10000 meter

Medals won

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Championship Gold
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Silver
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Bronze
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Dutch Allround 7 4 5
European Allround 3 6 3
World Allround 0 3 0
Dutch Sprint 1 3 5
Dutch Single Distance 0 5 5
World Single Distance 1 2 0
Olympic Games 1 0 2
World Cup 1000m 0 1 4
World Cup 1500m 5 5 7
World Cup Team pursuit 1 0 0
World Cup GWC Classification 2 2 1
World Junior Allround 4 2 2

References

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  1. ^ "De VIVA-vrouw is helemaal niet stout: Ze wil een monogaam huwelijk en kids". 9 May 2012.
  2. ^ Evert Stenlund (15 February 2010). "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  3. ^ "Mark Tuitert Biography". marktuitert.nl. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  4. ^ "Skater Profile | Mark Tuitert | Men | Netherlands".
  5. ^ "ISU World Cup Results"
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Awards
Preceded by Dutch Sportsman of the year
2010
Succeeded by
Epke Zonderland