Suzanne Schulting

Suzanne Schulting
Schulting in 2022
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997
Groningen, Netherlands[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportShort track speed skating
Long track speed skating
ClubTeam Essent
Coached byJac Orie
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsShort track speed skating:
500 m: 42.330 (2021)
1000 m: 1:26:514 WR (2022)
1500 m: 2:18:594 (2021)
3000 m: 5:06:350 (2019)
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Women's short-track speed skating
Senior level
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 1 2
World Championships 11 2 2
European Championships 17 5 3
Total 31 8 7
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Pyeongchang1000 m
Gold medal – first place2022 Beijing1000 m
Gold medal – first place2022 Beijing3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place2022 Beijing500 m
Bronze medal – third place2018 Pyeongchang3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2022 Beijing1500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 SofiaOverall
Gold medal – first place2019 Sofia1000 m
Gold medal – first place2021 DordrechtOverall
Gold medal – first place2021 Dordrecht1500 m
Gold medal – first place2021 Dordrecht500 m
Gold medal – first place2021 Dordrecht1000 m
Gold medal – first place2021 Dordrecht3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2023 Seoul1500 m
Gold medal – first place2023 Seoul3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2023 Seoul2000 m mixed relay
Gold medal – first place2024 Rotterdam3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place2018 Montreal3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place2023 Seoul500 m
Bronze medal – third place2017 Rotterdam1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 Sofia500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Sochi3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2019 DordrechtOverall
Gold medal – first place2019 Dordrecht1500 m
Gold medal – first place2019 Dordrecht3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2020 DebrecenOverall
Gold medal – first place2020 Debrecen500 m
Gold medal – first place2020 Debrecen1000 m
Gold medal – first place2020 Debrecen1500 m
Gold medal – first place2020 Debrecen3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2021 GdańskOverall
Gold medal – first place2021 Gdańsk500 m
Gold medal – first place2021 Gdańsk1000 m
Gold medal – first place2021 Gdańsk1500 m
Gold medal – first place2023 Gdańsk500 m
Gold medal – first place2023 Gdańsk1500 m
Gold medal – first place2023 Gdańsk3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2023 Gdańsk2000 m mixed relay
Silver medal – second place2015 Dordrecht3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place2016 Sochi1000 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Dresden1000 m
Silver medal – second place2021 Gdansk3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place2023 Gdańsk1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2016 SochiOverall
Bronze medal – third place2016 Sochi1500 m
Bronze medal – third place2017 Turin3000 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Sofia1500 m
Gold medal – first place2016 Sofia1500 m super final
Silver medal – second place2015 Osaka1500 m
Silver medal – second place2016 SofiaOverall
Bronze medal – third place2016 Sofia3000 m relay
Women's speed skating
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 HamarTeam sprint
World Sprint Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 HeerenveenSprint
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 HeerenveenSprint
On a television show in 2018

Suzanne Schulting (Dutch pronunciation: [syˈzɑnə ˈsxʏltɪŋ]; born 25 September 1997) is a Dutch short track speed skater, who is also active as a long track speed skater. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she won the Netherlands' first-ever gold medal in short track speed skating and became one of the youngest-ever Dutch Winter Olympic champions.[2] She is also a two-time overall World Champion (2019, 2021) and three-time overall European Champion (2019, 2020, 2021), and the current world record holder over 1000 metres.

Biography

Schulting took up short track speed skating when she was eight years old in Thialf, Heerenveen. She won a gold medal in the 1500m event at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Sofia.[2]

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the 3000 m relay[3] and a gold medal in the 1000 m. This was the first time the Netherlands had ever won a gold medal in short track speed skating. At just 20 years old, she became the second youngest Dutch Olympic gold medalist in any discipline at a Winter Olympics.[4] In December 2018, she was named the Dutch Sportswoman of the Year.[5]

During the 2018–19 season, she finished first overall at the 2019 European Championships and 2019 World Championships. The following season, Schulting successfully defended her title at the 2020 European Championships, while the World Championships in Seoul was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Schulting was once again crowned overall champion after winning every single race she started in at both the 2021 European Championships and 2021 World Championships, though many prominent countries didn't attend or boycotted the latter for various reasons, including the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Schulting competed for Netherlands in short track speed skating at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games in February 2022, winning gold in the 1000 metres[7][8] as well as the 3000 metre relay,[9][10] setting a new world and Olympic record for the 1000 metres during the quarterfinal. She also won a silver medal in the 500 metres, setting a new Olympic record during the heats,[11] and a bronze in the 1500 metres.[12][13]

Schulting did not compete at the 2022 World Championships in Montreal after testing positive for COVID-19. She won the Crystal Globe for best overall skater at the 2022-23 World Cup.[14]

Since the 2024–25 season, Schulting has gradually shifted her focus away from short track speed skating to improve as a long track speed skater.[15] She managed to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics in both disciplines.[16] She competed in the long track 1000 metres event, finishing in eighth.[17] In short track, Schulting was selected to skate the 1500 metres, where she was eliminated in the semifinals.[18] Schulting concluded her season by winning a silver medal at the 2026 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships.[19] In April 2026, Schulting extended her contract with Team Essent until the 2027–28 season. Upon signing, Schulting stated that she planned to continue combining both speed skating disciplines.[20][21]

Personal records

Personal records[22]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 metre0:37.2428 February 2026Thialf, Heerenveen
1000 metre1:13.8128 February 2026Thialf, Heerenveen
1500 metre1:57.0225 September 2021Thialf, Heerenveen
3000 metre4:13.224 October 2025Thialf, Heerenveen

Tournament overview: long track speed skating


Season		 Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances		 Dutch
Championships
Sprint		 World
Championships
Single
Distances
2015–1611th 1000m
11th Mass start
2016–176th 500m
4th 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mass start
2017–188th 1000m
2018–1915th 500m
13th 1000m
16th Mass start
2019–203rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mass start

2020–21
6th 1000m
5th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
4th 500m
4th 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall		HEERENVEEN
14th 500m
8th 1000m

Source:[23][24][25]

References

  1. ↑ "Suzanne Schulting". ISU Portal. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Suzanne Schulting". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Short Track Speed Skating – Ladies' 3,000m Relay – Finals Results" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Medal Ceremony: Dutch finally get short track gold". Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Skaters Schulting, Nuis named Dutch Sportswoman, Sportsman of Year 2018". China Daily. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Superieure Schulting wint alle afstanden en prolongeert allroundtitel op WK". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 7 March 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Winter Olympics 2022 - Suzanne Schulting bounces back to retain short-track speed skating1000m title". TNT Sports. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "After setting world record, Suzanne Schulting defends 1000-meter short track title". ESPN. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Short track: Schulting leads Dutch team to emotional relay win". The Korea Times. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Medals update: Gold and Olympic record for Netherlands in Beijing 2022 short track women's 3000m relay". olympics.com. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "Medals update: Arianna Fontana makes history with Beijing 2022 women's short track 500m gold". olympics.com. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "Winter Olympics 2022 - Choi Min-jeong beats Arianna Fontana, Suzanne Schulting to retain 1500m title". TNT Sports. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Medals update: Choi Minjeong wins women's 1500m gold in Beijing 2022 short track". olympics.com. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "'Suzanne Schulting mag af en toe wat liever zijn voor zichzelf'". www.schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Suzanne Schulting klaar met vragen over shorttrack: "Duidelijk gezegd dat ik me richt op de langebaan"". Omrop Fryslân (in Dutch). 25 September 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Suzanne Schulting ook als shorttrackster naar Milaan". Team NL (in Dutch). 8 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "Missertje in de bocht kost Schulting toptijd op 1.000 meter: 'Denk niet dat het genoeg is'". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 9 February 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Schulting valt en loopt finale 1.500 meter mis: 'Zuur om zo het ijs te verlaten'". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 20 February 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Ongenaakbare Kok schaatst in Thialf naar wereldtitel sprint, volledig Nederlands podium". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 6 March 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Suzanne Schulting verlengt contract en blijft langebaan en shorttrack combineren". AD.nl (in Dutch). 21 April 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Twijfels weg bij Schulting: 'Langebaan en shorttrack gaan echt goed samen'". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 21 April 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Suzanne Schulting". speedskatingresults. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  23. ↑ "Suzanne Schulting". SpeedSkatingNews.
  24. ↑ "Suzanne Schulting". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  25. ↑ "Suzanne Schulting". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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