Kjeld Nuis
Dutch speed skater (born 1989)
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Kjeld Nuis (Dutch pronunciation: [kjɛlt ˈnœys]; born in Leiden 10 November 1989) is a Dutch speed skater and three-time Olympic gold medalist.[1]
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 November 1989 Leiden, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 1000 m, 1500 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Reggeborgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nuis is a specialist in the middle distances of 1000 and 1500 meters. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, he won the gold medal at the 1500 m and 1000 m events. At the 2022 Winter Olympics, he successfully defended his title on the 1500 m. He is the current holder of the world record over 1500 meters.
Career
Nuis is a three-time Olympic champion, having won Olympic gold in both the 1000 and 1500 meters at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He won another gold in the 1500 meters four years later, improving Derek Parra's twenty-year-old Olympic record to 1:43.21 in the process. He is also a two-time world single-distance champion over 1000 and 1500 meters. He is a multi-time world single distance medalist over 1000 and 1500 meters, a four-time season overall World Cup winner of the 1000 meters distance, and a two-time winner over 1500 meters.
On 10 March 2019, he set the world record for the 1500-meter event to 1:40.17 in the Utah Olympic Oval during the finals of the 2018–19 World Cup tour. A day earlier, in the same event, he also improved the 1000 meters world record to 1:06.18, which stood until it was broken by Pavel Kulizhnikov on 15 February 2020.
In Savalen, Norway on 17 March 2022, he set a new world speed skating record of 103 kilometers per hour, beating his previous 4-year-old record by 10 km/h.[2][3]
At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Nuis won bronze in the 1500 m, becoming the first male speed skater to medal in the 1500 meters at three different Winter Olympics.[4][5]
Personal life
From 2014 until the end of 2018, Nuis was in a relationship with Miss Nederland World 2011 Jill Lauren de Robles. They have a son.
On 19 December 2018, Nuis was named Dutch Sportsman of the Year 2018 at the NOC NSF Sport Gala.
Nuis has been in a relationship with fellow speed skater and Olympic silver medalist Joy Beune since 2019. The pair live together in Heerenveen.[6]
Records
Personal records
| Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 meter | 34.79 | 13 November 2015 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1000 meter | 1:06.18 | 9 March 2019 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | Former World record.[8] |
| 1500 meter | 1:40.17 | 10 March 2019 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | Current World record. |
| 3000 meter | 3:46.18 | 11 October 2014 | Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell | |
| 5000 meter | 7:21.30 | 2 February 2008 | Kardinge ijsbaan (nl) | |
World records established
| Nr. | Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1000 meter | 1:06.18 | 9 March 2019 | Salt Lake City | World record until 12 February 2020 |
| 2. | 1500 meter | 1:40.17 | 10 March 2019 | Salt Lake City | Current world record |
Tournament overview
Season |
Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
European Championships Single Distances |
European Championships Sprint |
World Championships Sprint |
World Championships Single Distances |
 Olympic Games |
World Cup GWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009–10 | HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 11th 1000m 6th 1500m | HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 4th 1000m 4th 500m 4th 1000m 5th overall | 51st 1000m 10th 1500m | |||||
2010–11 | HEERENVEEN 5th 500m DQ 1000 7th 500m DNS 1000m NC overall | HEERENVEEN 8th 500m 5th 1000m 17th 500m 4th 1000m 5th overall | INZELL  1000m | 19th 1000m 20th 1500m | ||||
2011–12 | HEERENVEEN 7th 500m  1000m 1500m | HEERENVEEN 24th 500m 1000m 8th 500m 7th 1000m 23rd overall | HEERENVEEN 1000m 8th 1500m | 1000m 1500m  GWC | ||||
2012–13 | HEERENVEEN 5th 500m 1000m 1500m | HEERENVEEN 6th 500m 7th 1000m 500m 7th 1000m 6th overall | SOCHI 4th 1000m 10th 1500m | 20th 500m 1000m 11th 1500m | ||||
2013–14 | HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 1500m | HEERENVEEN 6th 500m 1000m 4th 500m 1000m overall | GANGNEUNG 18th 500m 1000m 8th 500m 4th 1000m 5th overall | ' | 39th 500m 1000m 10th 1500m 11th GWC | |||
2014–15 | HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 1000m 4th 1500m | HEERENVEEN 9th 500m 1000m 10th 500m 1000m 4th overall | HEERENVEEN 1000m 9th 1500m | 1000m 1500m 4th GWC | ||||
2015–16 | HEERENVEEN 1000m 1500m | SEOUL 14th 500m 1000m 16th 500m 1000m overall | KOLOMNA 1000m 1500m | 1000m 1500m GWC | ||||
2016–17 | HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 1000m 1500m | HEERENVEEN 9th 500m 1000m 7th 500m 1000m overall | CALGARY 18th 500m 1000m 16th 500m 1000m overall | GANGNEUNG 1000m 1500m | 40th 500m 1000m 1500m GWC | |||
2017–18 | HEERENVEEN 7th 500m 1000m 6th 1500m | CHANGCHUNG 12th 500m 1000m 14th 500m 1000m overall | GANGNEUNG 1000m 1500m | 35th 500m 1000m 15th 1500m | ||||
2018–19 | HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 1000m 1500m | COLLALBO 500m DQ 1000m 4th 500m DNS 1000m NC overall | HEERENVEEN 9th 500m 1000m 7th 500m 1000m overall | INZELL 1000m 5th 1500m Team sprint | 37th 500m 1000m 1500m | |||
2019–20 | HAMAR 15th 500m 4th 1000m 11th 500m 1000m 7th overall | SALT LAKE CITY 1000m 1500m | 4th 1000m 1500m Team sprint | |||||
2020–21 | HEERENVEEN 7th 500m–1 DNS 500m–2 1000m | HEERENVEEN DQ 500m 1000m 7th 500m DNQ 1000m NC overall | HEERENVEEN 1500m | 1500m | ||||
2021–22 | HEERENVEEN 8th 500m–1 DNS 500m–2 4th 1000m 1500m | HEERENVEEN 1000m 1500m | BEIJING 1500m | 1000m 1500m | ||||
2022–23 | HEERENVEEN 1000m 1500m | HEERENVEEN 9th 500m 1000m 7th 500m 1000m 5th overall | HEERENVEEN 4th 1000m 1500m | 21st 1000m 1500m |
World Cup overview
Medals won
| Championship | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Single Distances | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Dutch Sprint | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| European Sprint | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| European Single Distances | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| World Sprint | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| World Single Distance | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Olympic Games | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| World Cup | 36 | 29 | 25 |
