Jacob Jorrit Bergsma (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɔrɪd ˈbɛr(ə)xsmaː]; born 1 February 1986) is a Dutch speed skater and marathon skater. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 10,000 m. His coach is Jillert Anema.

Jorrit Bergsma
Jorrit Bergsma at the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1986-02-01) 1 February 1986 (age 38)
Oldeboorn, Netherlands
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
SpouseHeather Richardson
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Event10,000 m
ClubDe Pinguins
Turned pro2004
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi 5000 m
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sochi 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Heerenveen 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gangneung Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2019 Inzell 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Salt Lake City Mass start
Silver medal – second place 2012 Heerenveen 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sochi 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Heerenveen 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kolomna 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gangneung 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gangneung 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Heerenveen 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Heerenveen 10000 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Heerenveen 5000 m

Biography

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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.[1] During the 2009–10 season, he tried to qualify for the Olympic Games for Kazakhstan. During the national championships in the Russian Chelyabinsk, 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.[2] Later in the season he won the Alternatieve Elfstedentocht in Austria.[3]

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.[4]

He became the Dutch 5000 m champion at the Dutch Single Distance Championships in November 2011. At the first World Cup in Chelyabinsk, he won the 5000 m in a new rink record (6:18.74)

At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Bergsma won gold in the 10,000 m with an Olympic record of 12:44.45.[5] Bergsma also won bronze in the 5000 m.[6]

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Bergsma won silver in the 10,000 m[7]

Personal life

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Bergsma is married to American speed skater Heather Bergsma.[8]

Records

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Personal records[9]
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 meter 38.25 27 December 2014 Heerenveen
1000 meter 1:14.30 20 December 2014 Heerenveen
1500 meter 1:47.08 2 November 2013 Calgary
3000 meter 3:39.79 3 November 2013 Calgary
5000 meter 6:06.93 10 November 2013 Calgary
10000 meter 12:39.67 31 October 2021 Heerenveen

Tournament overview

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Season
Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances
Dutch
Championships
Allround
World
Championships
Single
Distances
 
Olympic
Games
World
Cup
GWC
European
Championships
Single
Distances

2010–11
HEERENVEEN

  5000m
  10000m

7th 5000/10000m

2011–12
HEERENVEEN

  5000m
  10000m
HEERENVEEN

  10000m

  5000/10000m
  mass start
5th Grand World Cup

2012–13
HEERENVEEN

  5000m
  10000m
SOCHI

  5000m
  10000m

  5000/10000m
  team pursuit
5th mass start
  Grand World Cup

2013–14
HEERENVEEN

  5000m
  10000m
9th mass start
SOCHI

  5000m
  10000m

  5000/10000m
  team pursuit
  Grand World Cup

2014–15
HEERENVEEN

  5000m
  10000m
19th mass start
HEERENVEEN

19th 500m
  5000m
4th 1500m
  10000m
4th overall
HEERENVEEN

  5000m
  10000m
19th mass start

45th 1500m
  5000/10000m
4th mass start
5th Grand World Cup

2015–16
HEERENVEEN

13th 1500m
  5000m
DQ 10000m
KOLOMNA

  5000m
21st mass start

  5000/10000m
4th mass start
  team pursuit

2016–17
HEERENVEEN

  5000m
  10000m
GANGNEUNG

  5000m
  10000m
  team pursuit
14th mass start

  5000/10000m
  mass start
  team pursuit

2017–18
HEERENVEEN

  5000m
  10000m
GANGNEUNG

  10000m

21st mass start
7th team pursuit

2018–19
HEERENVEEN

  5000m
  10000m
18th mass start
INZELL

12th 5000m
  10000m

22nd 5000/10000m
4th team pursuit

2019–20
HEERENVEEN

  5000m
  10000m
12th mass start
SALT LAKE CITY

8th 5000m
4th 10000m
  mass start

6th 5000/10000m
7th mass start
HEERENVEEN

4th 5000m
19th mass start

2020–21
HEERENVEEN

4th 5000m
DQ 10000m
HEERENVEEN

5th 5000m
  10000m
7th mass start

6th 5000/10000m
  mass start

2021–22
HEERENVEEN

  5000m
  10000m
17th mass start
BEIJING

5th 5000m
4th 10000m
9th mass start

5th 5000/10000m
5th mass start
HEERENVEEN

  5000m
6th mass start

2022–23
HEERENVEEN

  5000m
  10000m
  mass start
HEERENVEEN

4th 5000m
  10000m
5th mass start

19th 5000/10000m
28th mass start

Source:[10]

World Cup overview

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Season 1500 meter
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015 16th(b)
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022–2023
Season 5000/10000 meter
2010–2011 9th 9th  * 12th* 5th
2011–2012      *  * 5th
2012–2013      *    *  
2013–2014     –*      
2014–2015 –*        
2015–2016    *        
2016–2017      *    
2017–2018 7th 4th* 16th
2018–2019 1st(b)* 5th
2019–2020   6th 5th 6th 5th
2020–2021 5th 6th
2021–2022 4th   6th 6th
2022–2023 12th 2nd(b) 2nd(b) 2nd(b)
Season Team pursuit
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013    
2013–2014  
2014–2015
2015–2016  
2016–2017        
2017–2018 10th
2018–2019 8th
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022–2023
Season Mass start
2010–2011
2011–2012 5th    
2012–2013 6th   5th DQ
2013–2014
2014–2015 4th   DNF  
2015–2016 7th   8th 4th
2016–2017 13th   9th  
2017–2018 9th
2018–2019
2019–2020 6th(SF)   11th   10th
2020–2021 4th(SF) 9th 4th(SF)  
2021–2022 4th(SF) 8th 5th(SF) 6th  
2022–2023 6th 14th

Source[11]

  • * = 10000 meter

Medals won

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Championship Gold
 
Silver
 
Bronze
 
Dutch Single Distances 9 8 4
World Single Distances 5 7 0
Olympic Games 1 1 1
World Cup 25 18 7
World Cup classification 9 2 4
European Single Distances 0 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "Kazach Jorrit Bergsma wint in Alkmaar eerste schaatsmarathon" BN De Stem, 12 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Marathonschaatsers toch geen Kazachen" Nieuws.nl, 3 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Bergsma wint Alternatieve Elfstedentocht". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 30 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Solerende Bergsma favoriet voor Elfstedentocht". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 8 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Men's 10000 m : Speed Skating Men's 10000 m". Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Men's 5000 m : Speed Skating Men's 5000 m". Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  7. ^ "PyeongChang 2018 Men's 10000m Results - Olympic speed-skating".
  8. ^ Willie Cornblatt. "Heather Richardson finds speed skating love". NBC. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Jorrit Bergsma". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Skater Profile | Jorrit Bergsma | Men | Netherlands".
  11. ^ "ISU Speed Skating Results - Live".
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