Jacob Jorrit Bergsma (; born 1 February 1986) is a Dutch

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and marathon skater. At the

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, he won the gold medal in the 10,000 m. His coach is Jillert Anema.

Biography

Bergsma has been skating for the BAM team since the 2010–11 season. On 10 October 2009 he won his first skating match (the Marathon), the DSB Bank Cup. During the 2009–10 season, he tried to qualify for the Olympic Games for

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. During the national championships in the Russian

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, Bergsma won the 5000 m in 6:28.21 and qualified for the World Cup. The ISU refused to let the Dutch Kazakh start, and Bergsma decided to end his Kazakh adventure. Later in the season he won the Alternatieve Elfstedentocht in

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. Bergsma won the Dutch Marathon Championships on 10 February 2010 by beating Douwe de Vries. On 29 December 2010, he won the Ronde van Duurswold, the first edition of this classic on natural ice. In 2012 he won the Dutch Marathon Championships on natural ice for the second time. He became the Dutch 5000 m champion at the Dutch Single Distance Championships in November 2011. At the first

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, he won the 5000 m in a new rink record (6:18.74) At the

, Bergsma won gold in the 10,000 m with an Olympic record of 12:44.45. Bergsma also won bronze in the 5000 m. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Bergsma won silver in the 10,000 m

Personal life

Bergsma is married to American speed skater Heather Bergsma.

Records

Tournament overview

Source:

World Cup overview

Source * * = 10000 meter

Medals won

References

External links

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