Mark Tuitert
 Mark Tuitert at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 April 1980 Holten, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | marktuitert.nl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Tuitert Dutch pronunciation: [mɑɾk tœytəɹt]; born 4 April 1980 in Holten, Overijssel) is a Dutch speed skater who represents Team Beslist.nl.[1] He won gold at the 1500 m at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
Tuitert married fellow Dutch speed skater Helen van Goozen in 2009. Ten years earlier, they both won gold medals at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships.[2]
Besides being passionate about sports, Tuitert is an avid hard rock and grunge fan. He also told Dutch webzine Lords of Metal that he was "sold" after running into Metallica and Rage Against The Machine.[3]
Speed skating career
2006 Olympic Games in Turin
Tuitert participated in the team pursuit event at the 2006 Winter Olympics, with team mates Sven Kramer, Carl Verheijen, Erben Wennemars and Rintje Ritsma. The Dutch team was favourite and was leading Italy by nearly a full second in their semifinal matchup, but Sven Kramer stepped on a block and fell, taking Carl Verheijen with him. In the race for bronze, they defeated Norway, giving Tuitert his first Olympic medal.
2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, he won the gold medal in the 1500 m. In the 17th pair against Håvard Bøkko he set a new track record time (1:45.57), which previously was in the hands of Shani Davis (1:46.19). In the last race Davis could not beat Tuiterts time and became second.
The only other Dutch Olympic gold medal winners at the 1500 m are Kees Verkerk at the 1968 Winter Olympics and Ard Schenk at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
2014 Olympic Games in Sochi
After his Olympic triumph in Vancouver, Tuitert didn't skate very well. Until the Dutch national selection for the Olympics. There, he won the 1500 m and finished 3rd at the 1000 m and thus qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics. He's going to compete in the 1000 m and the 1500 m
Other
Tuitert is currently 17th on the adelskalender.[4] His highest ranking was 6th between 30 December 2000 and 2 March 2001.
Records
World records
| Distance | Time | Date | Location |
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| 1500 m junior | 1:48.45 | 19 March 1999 | Calgary |
| 3000 m junior | 3:48.56 | 19 March 1999 | Calgary |
| 5000 m junior | 6:33.26 | 20 March 1999 | Calgary |
| Allround | 151.691 | 11 January 2004 | Heerenveen |
Personal records
To put his personal records in perspective, the column WR lists the official world records on the dates that Tuitert skated his personal records.
| Personal records | ||||
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| Distance | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 35.20 | 27 December 2009 | Heerenveen | WR 34.03 |
| 1000 m | 1:07.84 | 11 November 2007 | Salt Lake City | WR 1:07.00 |
| 1500 m | 1:42.87 | 17 December 2007 | Salt Lake City | WR 1:42.32 |
| 3000 m | 3.41.16 | 12 August 2005 | Salt Lake City | WR 3:39.02 |
| 5000 m | 6:27.63 | 9 January 2004 | Heerenveen | WR 6:14.66 |
| 10000 m | 13:38.91 | 11 January 2004 | Heerenveen | WR 12:58.92 |
| Big combination | 151.536 | 8 February 2004 | Hamar | WR 151.691 |
Source: marktuitert.nl [5]
Tournament summary
| Year | Dutch Allround | European Allround | World Allround | Dutch Sprint | World Sprint | Dutch Distance | World Distance |  Olympics |
World Juniors |
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| 97/98 |  | ||||||||
| 98/99 | 4th |  | |||||||
| 99/00 | 6th | 5th 1500 m 5th 5000 m 6th 10000 m | |||||||
| 00/01 |  | NF3 | 4th 1000 m 1500 m 9th 5000 m | ||||||
| 01/02 | DNF 1000 m 13th 1500 m 18th 5000 m | ||||||||
| 02/03 | | | 4th | 1500 m 10th 5000 m | |||||
| 03/04 | | | 5th | 6th 1000 m 1500 m 4th 5000 m | 1500 m | ||||
| 04/05 | | 4th | 4th 1000 m 6th 1500 m 12th 5000 m | 1500 m team pursuit | |||||
| 05/06 | | 5th | 5th 1000 m 6th 1500 m | team pursuit | |||||
| 06/07 | 4th | 8th | 5th 1000 m DNF 1500 m 5th 5000 m | ||||||
| 07/08 | 7th | 4th 1000 m 4th 1500 m | DNF 1000 m 6th 1500 m | ||||||
| 08/09 | | 9th | 500 m 1000 m 1500 m | 9th 1500 m | |||||
| 09/10 | | 500 m 1000 m 1500 m | 5th 1000 m 1500 m team pursuit | ||||||
| 10/11 | 1500 m | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Team Beslist.nl Beslist.nl, 1 May 2012.
- ↑ http://relatie.blog.nl/celebs-plebs/2010/02/21/gouden-mark-tuitert-vrouw-helen-een-ijselijk-huwelijk
- ↑ "Beroemde Headbangers: Mark Tuitert" (in Dutch). Lords of Metal. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
- ↑ Evert Stenlund (15 February 2010). "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ↑ "Mark Tuitert Biography". marktuitert.nl. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
External links
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Epke Zonderland |
Dutch Sportsman of the year 2010 |
Succeeded by Epke Zonderland |
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