Paulien van Deutekom, Dutch speed skater, Died at 37

Paulien van Deutekom was born on February 4, 1981 and died on January 2, 2019.

She was a Dutch boss speed skater.

She had practical experience in the center long separations, more than 1000 and 1500 meters.

In November 2005 Van Deutekom shocked when she skated among the best at the Speed Skating World Cup capability competition at a few separations and subsequently qualified herself to take an interest in those World Cups.

Amid her first historically speaking World Cup meeting in the Olympic Oval in Calgary she skated another Dutch record more than 1500 meters, skating 1:55.43, overwhelming the record from Annamarie Thomas.

After seven days, Ireen Wüst would skate 1:54,93 which implied Van Deutekom had lost her record as of now.

Afterward, in December 2005 she took an interest at the 2005 Dutch Single Distance Championships, which was additionally the scene for Olympic Qualification.

At the 1500 meters separate she completed in second position and fit the bill for the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Deutekom additionally had shots more than 1000 meters, anyway just completed in fourth position and did not straightforwardly qualify.


A skate-off among her and Barbara de Loor settled on the choice in De Loor's support. She likewise was chosen to be a piece of the interest group.

At the Olympics itself Van Deutekom completed as thirteenth more than 1500 meters, while the interest group was disposed of at a beginning time.

On the European Championships Allround in January 2008 she turned out to be second after her partner Ireen Wüst.

During February 2008 Van Deutekom won the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Berlin.

In March 2008, she completed second at the World Single Distance Championships in Nagano on the 1500 meters and the 3000 meters.

In March 2012, she declared after the 1500 meter occasion at the World Cup in Heerenveen that she was finishing her skating career.

Van Deutekom passed away at 37 years old subsequent to being determined to have lung disease a large portion of a year sooner.