Ireen Wüst - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Apr 01, 1986 Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands 38 years old

Dutch speed skater

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About Ireen Wüst

  • Ireen Wüst (Dutch pronunciation: [i're?n ?yst]; born 1 April 1986) is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. Wüst is the youngest Dutch Olympic champion in the history of the Winter Games.
  • At the age of nineteen, on 12 February 2006, she won the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games 3000 metre event; four years later at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games she won the 1500 metre event; at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games she won two gold and three silver medals, making her the most decorated athlete at the Sochi Games.
  • Following her most recent victory in the 1500 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympics she has won a record eleven Olympic medals, more than any other speed skater, making her the most successful athlete of the Netherlands at the Olympics.
  • She is also a six-time world allround champion, a thirteen-time world single distance champion, and a five-time European allround champion.
  • In 2014, she was elected by Reuters as the Sportswoman of the World.

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