Femke Kok (pronounced [ˈfɛmkə ˈkɔk]; born 5 October 2000) is a Dutch speed skater who is specialized in the sprint distances.

Femke Kok
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 24)
Nij Beets, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)500 m, 1000 m
ClubTeam Reggeborgh
Turned pro2019
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Salt Lake City Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2023 Heerenveen 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2024 Calgary 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Heerenveen 500 m
World Sprint Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hamar Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hamar Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2024 Inzell Sprint
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Heerenveen 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2024 Heerenveen 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2024 Heerenveen Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2020 Heerenveen 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Heerenveen Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2023 Hamar Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Heerenveen Sprint
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baselga di Pinè Overall
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baselga di Pinè 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baselga di Pinè Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Overall
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baselga di Pinè 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baselga di Pinè 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baselga di Pinè Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 1500 m

Career

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Kok became junior world champion at the 2019 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in February 2019 in Baselga di Pinè, Italy.[1] In December 2019 Kok finished third at the 500m at the Dutch Single Distance Championships which qualified her for the European and World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships.[2]

Records

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Personal records

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Personal records[3]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 36.83 16 February 2024 Calgary NR
1000 m 1:12.87 4 December 2021 Salt Lake City
1500 m 1:58.10 13 October 2019 Inzell
3000 m 4:14.33 29 September 2019 Heerenveen

World records

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Nr. Event Result Date Location Notes
1. 500 m 37.45 14 February 2020 Salt Lake City Junior world record
2. Sprint combination 151.99 25–26 January 2020 Heerenveen Junior world record
3. Team sprint 1:24.029 13 February 2020 Salt Lake City Together With Jutta Leerdam and Letitia de Jong

Tournament overview

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Season
Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances
Dutch
Championships
Sprint
European
Championships
Single
Distances
European
Championships
Sprint
World
Championships
Single
Distances
World
Championships
Sprint
Olympic
Games
World Cup
GWC
World
Championships
Junior

2018–19
HEERENVEEN

5th 500m
8th 1000m
13th 1500m
BASELGA di PINÈ

  500m
  1500m
  1000m
8th 3000m

  overall
  team sprint
  team pursuit

2019–20
HEERENVEEN

  500m
7th 1000m
14th 1500m
HEERENVEEN

  500m
6th 1000m
  500m
  1000m
  overall
HEERENVEEN

  team sprint
4th 500m
SALT LAKE CITY

9th 500m
  team sprint

43rd 500m
TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI

  500m
  1500m
  1000m
4th 3000m
  overall
  team sprint
  team pursuit

2020–21
HEERENVEEN

  500m
  1000m
HEERENVEEN

  500m
  1000m
  500m
  1000m
  overall
HEERENVEEN

  500m
  1000m
  500m
  1000m
  overall
HEERENVEEN

  500m

  500m
  1000m

2021–22
HEERENVEEN

  500m
  1000m
HEERENVEEN

  500 m
  1000 m
HAMAR

  500m
  1000m
  500m
  1000m
  overall
  team sprint
BEIJING

6th 500 m

4th 500m
6th 1000m

2022–23
HEERENVEEN

  500m
4th 1000m
HEERENVEEN

  500m
  1000m
  500m
  1000m
  overall
HAMAR

  500m
  1000m
  500m
  1000m
  overall
HEERENVEEN

  500m

9th 500m
42nd 1000m

Source:[4][5][6]

World Cup overview

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Season 500 meter
2019–20 4th(b)
2020–21        
2021–22 11th 8th 12th 9th   5th   4th
2022–23 12th 6th 4th 4th 7th
Season 1000 meter
2019–20
2020–21    
2021–22 10th 17th 5th 5th
2022–23 14th

Medals won

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Championship Gold
 
Silver
 
Bronze
 
Dutch Single Distances 2 2 1
Dutch Sprint 4 3 2
European Single Distances 1 2 0
World Single Distances 1 1 0
World Junior Allround 3 3 0
World Junior Single Distances 3 1 0
World Cup GWC 1 0 1
European Sprint 0 0 1
European Sprint distances 0 2 3

References

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  1. ^ "Femke Kok vol ongeloof: 'Wat was er nou eigenlijk gebeurd?'". Schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Schaatstalent Femke Kok na onverwacht WK-ticket: 'Moet even kijken of ik dan kan'". Sportnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 28 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Femke Kok". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Femke Kok". SpeedSkatingNews.
  5. ^ "Femke Kok". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Femke Kok". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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