Cornelius Kersten
British speed skater (born 1994)
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Cornelius Kersten (born 19 July 1994) is a British speed skater who represented Great Britain at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[1]
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| Born | 19 July 1994 Haarlem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||
Events | 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Kersten was born in the Netherlands and grew up in Heemstede, the son of an English mother and a Dutch father. He could not reach the top among the Dutch juniors in speed skating, and decided to represent England. Since there is no long track skating rink in England, he moved to Calgary, Canada, and joined a team there. Later, he moved to the Netherlands, and lives in Heerenveen with his partner Ellia Smeding, who is also a Dutch-English speed skater; they operate a coffee brewing business to finance their skating careers.[2]
Career
At the 2023 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, Kersten won a bronze medal in the 1000 metres events, becoming the first British representative to win a medal at the single distance world championships.[3]
Personal records
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500-meter | 34.82 | 3 December 2021 | Salt Lake City | |
| 1000-meter | 1:07.33 | 12 December 2021 | Calgary | |
| 1500-meter | 1:44.29 | 11 December 2021 | Calgary | |
