Merel Conijn

Merel Conijn
Conijn in 2022
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 23)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m
Turned pro2021
Medal record
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 1500m
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 3000m
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Mass start

Merel Conijn (born 19 October 2001) is a Dutch allround speed skater.

Career

Conijn won the Dutch Junior Allround Championships in 2019. She won the gold medal in the team pursuit event at the 2020 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Tomaszów Mazowiecki together with Robin Groot and Femke Kok. Conijn won the 2022 Dutch Allround Championships which qualified her for the 2022 World Allround Championships in Hamar. [1]

In 2021 she became a member of Team Worldstream-Corendon.[2]

Records

Personal records

Personal records[3]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 39.17 15 January 2022 Thialf, Heerenveen
1000 m 1:18.17 9 October 2021 Max Aicher Arena, Inzell
1500 m 1:55.84 29 December 2024 Thialf, Heerenveen
3000 m 3:58.31 28 December 2024 Thialf, Heerenveen
5000 m 6:48.96 29 December 2024 Thialf, Heerenveen

At the end of the 2023–24 season, Conijn occupied the 33rd position on the Adelskalender with a score of 158.980 points[4]

Tournament overview


Season 		Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances 		Dutch
Championships
Allround 		European
Championships
Single
Distances 		European
Championships
Allround 		World
Championships
Single
Distances 		World
Championships
Allround 		World
Championships
Sprint 		World
Cup 		Dutch
Championships
Junior
Allround 		World
Championships
Junior

2019–20
Junior WC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team Pursuit
ENSCHEDE
Junior A
4th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
7th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mass start
1st place, gold medalist(s) Team pursuit

2020–21
HEERENVEEN
7th 3000m
6th 5000m		 HEERENVEEN
9th 500m
17th 3000m
8th 1500m
DNS 5000m
NC11 overall

2021–22
HEERENVEEN
17th 1500m
7th 3000m
6th 5000m
11th Mass start
HEERENVEEN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) overall
HAMAR
11th 500m
6th 3000m
4th 1500m
6th 5000m
6th overall

References

  1. ^ "Dutch Allround Championships 2022". SpeedSkatingNews.info.
  2. ^ "Merel Conijn sluit zich aan bij Team Worldstream". Schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). 15 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Merel Conijn". Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 28 December 2024.