Bloemen (in the middle) during the team pursuit at the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Dutch Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Leiderdorp, Netherlands[1] | 16 August 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 5000 m, 10000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Ichiban SSC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Bart Schouten | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ted-Jan Bloemen (born 16 August 1986) is a Dutch-Canadian long track speed skater. He started competing for the Canadian national speed skating team during the 2014–15 season, but before that, he competed for the Netherlands in international competitions. Bloemen primarily competes in long-distance events as well as team pursuit events. He is a former world record holder for the 5,000 m (6:01.86), set in Salt Lake City, and was the Olympic record holder for the 10,000 m (12:39.77), set when he won gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Bloemen also won a silver medal in the 5,000 m at the Pyeongchang Olympics, the first Canadian man to medal in the distance since 1932. He has won a silver in 10,000 m and one bronze and silver in the team pursuit at the World Speed Skating Championships.