Tonny de Jong
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Tonny de Jong (born July 17, 1974 in Scharsterbrug, the Netherlands) is a former speed skater who was raised in Heerenveen and now lives in Calgary with Canadian speed skater Mark Knoll, whom she married in 2003.
She won four Dutch allround championships and numerous gold medals on the 3,000 m and the 5,000 m at the Dutch Single Distance Championships. In 1997 and 1999 she became European Allround Champion. De Jong was the first skater who mastered the clap skate.
After the 2002 Winter Olympics where she had little success, she ended her speed skating career.
She posed nude for the Dutch edition of Playboy in March 2002.
[edit] Personal records
| Distance | Time |
|---|---|
| 500 m | 39.36 |
| 1,000 m | 1:16.23 |
| 1,500 m | 1:56.02 |
| 3,000 m | 4:00.49 |
| 5,000 m | 7:01.17 |
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| Preceded by Ingrid Haringa |
Dutch Sportswoman of the Year 1997 |
Succeeded by Marianne Timmer |
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