Michel Mulder
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CountryNetherlands
Birth date27 February 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeZwolle, Netherlands
Height1.84 m[1]
Weight82 kg

Michel Mulder (born 27 February 1986) is a Dutch speed skater. He is the 2014 Olympic Champion at the 500 m distance and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist at the 1,000 m distance. He finished second in the men's 500 metres event at the 2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships.[2] His twin brother, Ronald Mulder, is also a speed skater. Despite being the defending champion for the 500m distance at the Olympic Games, Michel did not qualify for the 2018 Olympics.[3] His twin brother competed in the event and finished in 7th place.

In 2024, he won the first season of the television show Stars on Stage.[4][5]

Personal records

DistanceResultDateLocation
500 m34.2615 November 2013Salt Lake City
1000 m1:07.4616 November 2013Salt Lake City
1500 m1:48.5920 March 2011Calgary
3000 m4:09.6313 January 2008Heerenveen
5000 m7:31.0611 November 2007Heerenveen

Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Michel Mulder". olympics.cbc.ca. CBC. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ^ "ESSENT ISU WORLD DISTANCES CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012 Classification Men". live.isuresults.eu. 2012-03-25. Archived from the original on 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  3. ^ McVeigh, Niall; O'Halloran, Kate; Howcroft, Jonathan (19 February 2018). "Winter Olympics 2018: Day 10 from Pyeongchang – as it happened". The Guardian
  4. ^ "Winnaar van eerste seizoen Stars on Stage bekend: 'Heb echt enorm genoten'" (in Dutch). AD. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  5. ^ Vos, Marjolein (9 February 2024). "Winnaar van Stars on Stage bekend" (in Dutch). Televizier. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Michel Mulder". SpeedskatingResults.com