Itzhak de Laat

Itzhak de Laat (born 13 June 1994) is a Dutch short track speed skater.^[1]

Itzhak de Laat

Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1994-06-13) 13 June 1994 (age 31) Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Short track speed skating
Club	Trias Short Track Club
Medal record Men's short-track speed skating Representing the  Netherlands World Championships 2017 Rotterdam 5000 m relay 2021 Dordrecht 5000 m relay 2023 Seoul 2000 m mixed relay 2021 Dordrecht 1500 m 2022 Montreal 5000 m relay European Championships 2017 Turin 5000 m relay 2018 Dresden 5000 m relay 2021 Gdańsk 5000 m relay 2023 Gdańsk 5000 m relay 2023 Gdańsk 2000 m mixed relay 2024 Gdańsk 5000 m relay 2019 Dordrecht 5000 m relay 2020 Debrecen 1500 m 2020 Debrecen 5000 m relay 2015 Dordrecht 5000 m relay 2021 Gdańsk 500 m 2021 Gdańsk 1000 m 2021 Gdańsk Overall 2024 Gdańsk 1500 m

Career

Influenced by his father, De Laat started with speed skating when he was eight years old, starting at the Trias Short Track Club in Leeuwarden. He won the gold medal in the 5000m relay event at the 2017 World Championships in Rotterdam in his own country.

He qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in the men's 1000 m, men's 1500 m and 5000 m relay event.^[2]

Inspired by metal music, he designs the images on his own helmets.