Femke Kok
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 2000 Nij Beets, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 500 m, 1000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Reggeborgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Femke Kok (pronounced [ˈfɛmkə ˈkɔk]; born 5 October 2000) is a Dutch speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances. At the 2026 Winter Olympics, she won a gold medal in the 500 metres event, setting a new Olympic record, and a silver medal in the 1000 metres event.
Kok became junior world champion at the 2019 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in February 2019 in Baselga di Pinè, Italy.[1] In December 2019 Kok finished third at the 500m at the Dutch Single Distance Championships which qualified her for the European and World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships.[2]
Records
Personal records
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 36.09 | 16 November 2025 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | WR |
| 1000 m | 1:12.36 | 22 November 2025 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 1:52.69 | 4 October 2025 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 3000 m | 4:14.33 | 29 September 2019 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
World records
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint combination | 1:51.99 | 25–26 January 2020 | Thialf, Heerenveen | Junior world record |
| Team sprint | 1:24.029 | 13 February 2020 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | Together With Jutta Leerdam and Letitia de Jong |
| 500 m | 36.09 | 16 November 2025 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | World record |
Olympic records
| Nr. | Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 1. | Women's 1000m | 1:12.59 | 9 February 2026 | Milano Speed Skating Stadium, Milan | Record beaten by her teammate Jutta Leerdam shortly after |
| 2. | Women's 500m | 36.49 | 15 February 2026 | Milano Speed Skating Stadium, Milan |
Tournament overview
Season |
Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
European Championships Single Distances |
European Championships Sprint |
World Championships Single Distances |
World Championships Sprint |
Olympic Games |
World Cup GWC |
World Championships Junior |
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2018–19 | HEERENVEEN 5th 500m 8th 1000m 13th 1500m | BASELGA di PINÉ  500m 1500m  1000m 8th 3000m overall team sprint team pursuit | |||||||
2019–20 | HEERENVEEN  500m 7th 1000m 14th 1500m | HEERENVEEN 500m 6th 1000m 500m 1000m overall | HEERENVEEN team sprint 4th 500m | SALT LAKE CITY 9th 500m team sprint | 43rd 500m | TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI 500m 1500m 1000m 4th 3000m overall team sprint team pursuit | |||
2020–21 | HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m | HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall | HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall | HEERENVEEN 500m | 500m 1000m | ||||
2021–22 | HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m | HEERENVEEN 500 m 1000 m | HAMAR 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall team sprint | BEIJING 6th 500 m | 4th 500m 6th 1000m | ||||
2022–23 | HEERENVEEN 500m 4th 1000m | HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall | HAMAR 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall | HEERENVEEN 500m | 9th 500m 42nd 1000m | ||||
2023–24 | HEERENVEEN 500m DNF 1000m | HEERENVEEN 500 m team sprint | CALGARY 500m | INZELL 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall | 500m 5th 1000m | ||||
2024–25 | HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m | HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m WDR 500m - 1000m NC overall | HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall | HAMAR 500m 1000m | 10th 500m | ||||
2025–26 | HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m | MILANO CORTINA 500m 1000m |
