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Carien Kleibeuker (born 12 March 1978) is a Dutch former speed skater who is specialised in the long distances, 3000 and mainly 5000 metres. She is the current holder of the Dutch record on the 10,000 metres distances,[1] as well as the current holder of the unofficial world one-hour record, with 40,569.56 metres skated.[2]

Carien Kleibeuker
Personal information
Born (1978-03-12) 12 March 1978 (age 46)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi 5000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kolomna 5000 m

Speed skating

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During the Dutch Single Distance Championships Kleibeuker won her first medal at a highly rated tournament as she finished in third position at the 5000 metres. In the following years she participated, but never managed to equal or improve her effort from 2000, until December 2005, when she won the 5000 metres race in the B Division at a World Cup meeting. This effort secured her a nomination for the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin. A top-3 ranking at the 2005 Dutch Single Distance Championships would definitely qualify her for the Olympics. She let no hesitation and won the distance with big names as Renate Groenewold, Gretha Smit and Moniek Kleinsman behind her. At the 2006 Winter Olympics Kleibeuker would finish in 10th position in the women's 5000 metres.

Besides long track speed skating, Kleibeuker also is a marathon speed skater. As of the 2007–08 season she will only focus on marathon skating, dropping her long track appearances.

Bribery witness

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At the 2006 Turin Olympics, Kleibeuker witnessed a bribery attempt by two members of the Dutch speed skating team. In 2009, she was called in as a witness by the Netherlands Olympic Committee and Sports Federation, which found that coach Ingrid Paul had offered Polish speed-skater Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś money to forfeit the race. If she had withdrawn, it would have allowed Gretha Smit, who was eliminated, to be reinstated. Bachleda-Curuś refused.

Records

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Personal records

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Personal records[3]
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 43:29 12 October 2019 Max Aicher Arena, Inzell
1000 m 1:24.41 6 February 1999 Stadio del Ghiaccio, Baselga di Pinè
1500 m 2:02.07 15 October 2017 Max Aicher Arena, Inzell
3000 m 4:03.79 5 December 2014 Sportforum Hohenschönhausen, Berlin
5000 m 6:45.04 20 November 2015 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City Dutch record until beaten by Irene Schouten on 10 February 2022.[4]
10000 m 14:35.61 13 March 2018 Thialf, Heerenveen Current Dutch record.[1]
1 hour 40,569.56 m 9 December 2015 Max Aicher Arena, Inzell Current world record (unofficial).[2]

World records

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World records[5]
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
1 hour 40,569.56 m 9 December 2015 Max Aicher Arena, Inzell Current world record (unofficial).[2]

Tournament overview

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Season Dutch
Championships
Allround
Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances
World
Championships
Single
Distances
Olympic Games 

Olympic
Games

1996–97
THE HAGUE

8th 3000m

1997–98
DEVENTER

14th 500m
13th 3000m
13th 1500m
DNQ 5000m
NC overall

1998–99
THE HAGUE

14th 500m
7th 3000m
DNS 1500m
DNQ 5000m
NC overall
GRONINGEN

11th 3000m
4th 5000m

1999–2000
DEVENTER

5th 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  5000m
NAGANO

4th 5000m

2000–01
HEERENVEEN

16th 500m
16th 3000m
14th 1500m
DNQ 5000m
NC overall
THE HAGUE

13 1500m
6th 3000m
5th 5000m

2001–02
GRONINGEN

8th 3000m
5th 5000m

2002–03
UTRECHT

15th 3000m

2003–04
HEERENVEEN

12th 3000m

2004–05
HEERENVEEN

18th 500m
11th 3000m
18th 1500m
DNQ 5000m
NC overall
ASSEN

11th 3000
5th 5000m

2005–06
HEERENVEEN

9th 3000
1st place, gold medalist(s)  5000m
TURIN

10th 5000m

2006–07
ASSEN

10th 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  5000m

2012–13
HEERENVEEN

6th Mass start

2013–14
HEERENVEEN

10th 3000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  5000m
15th Mass start
SOCHI

3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  5000m

2014–15
HEERENVEEN

5th 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s)  5000m
4th Mass start

2015–16
HEERENVEEN

5th 3000m
1st place, gold medalist(s)  5000m
10th Mass start
HEERENVEEN

2nd place, silver medalist(s)  5000m

2016–17
HEERENVEEN

1st place, gold medalist(s)  5000m
7th Mass start

2017–18
HEERENVEEN

5th 3000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  5000m

2018–19
HEERENVEEN

5th 3000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  5000m
8th Mass start
INZELL

5th 5000m

2019–20
HEERENVEEN

5th 5000m

Source:[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Records – Netherlands (NED)". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Evolution of the world hour record Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Carien Kleibeuker". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ^ "National Records – Netherlands (NED) – Women 5000m". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Carien Kleibeuker". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Carien Kleibeuker". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Carien Kleibeuker". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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Records
Preceded by Women's 1 hour speed skating world record
(unofficial)

9 December 2015 – present
Succeeded by
Current holder