Melissa Wijfje

Melissa Wijfje (born 21 July 1995) is a Dutch allround speed skater who is specialized in the middle and long distances.^[1]

Melissa Wijfje

Wijfje in 2020
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 30) Ter Aar, Netherlands
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed skating
Event(s)	1500 m, 3000 m
Medal record World Single Distances Championships 2020 Salt Lake City Team pursuit European Championships 2018 Kolomna Team pursuit 2020 Heerenveen Team pursuit 2020 Heerenveen Mass start Junior World Championships 2014 Bjugn 1500m 2015 Warsaw 1500m 2015 Warsaw 3000m 2015 Warsaw Mass start 2015 Warsaw Allround 2014 Bjugn 1500m 2014 Bjugn 3000m 2014 Bjugn Allround

Career

Wijfje in 2020

In 2015 Wijfje won the ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Warsaw, Poland after winning the 1500 and 3000 m events. Additionally she won the gold medal at the team pursuit event with Sanneke de Neeling and Esmee Visser.^[2][3]

Wijfje finished third at the ISU World Cup 5000 m event in Heerenveen in December 2016, her first career World Cup medal.^[4]

She was a member of Team JustLease and when that team folded became part of Team Talentned. She presently skaats for Team Zaanlander.

Personal records

Personal records[5]
Speed skating
Event	Result	Date	Location	Notes
500 m	38.83	1 February 2020	Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m	1:15.05	28 December 2020	Thialf, Heerenveen
1500 m	1:51.78	16 February 2020	Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m	4:01.07	13 October 2019	Max Aicher Arena, Inzell
5000 m	6:58.80	4 November 2018	Heerenveen
Team pursuit	2:52.65	14 February 2020	Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

As of 23 January 2022, Wijfje was placed 15th on the adelskalender with a points total of 158.148.^[6]

Tournament overview

Season	Dutch Championships Single Distances	Dutch Championships Allround	World Championships Single Distances	World Championships Juniors	World Cup GWC	European Championships Single Distances	World Championships Allround	Dutch Championships Sprint
2013–14	HEERENVEEN 21st 1000m 11th 1500m 14th 3000m			BJUGN 4th 500m 1500m 1000m 3000m overall** 1000m 1500m 3000m team pursuit (with Antoinette de Jong and Jade van der Molen)
2014–15	HEERENVEEN 12th 1000m 6th 1500m 9th 3000m	HEERENVEEN 7th 500m 9th 3000m 4th 1500m 7th 5000m 7th overall		WARSAW 7th 500m 1500m 4th 1000m 3000m overall** 1500m 3000m mass start team pursuit (with Sanneke de Neeling and Esmee Visser)
2015–16	HEERENVEEN 18th 1000m 7th 1500m 13th 3000m 10th 5000m	HEERENVEEN 8th 500m 6th 3000m 1500m 5th 5000m 4th overall
2016–17	HEERENVEEN 12th 1500m 8th 3000m 12th 5000m mass start	HEERENVEEN 7th 500m 3000m 4th 1500m 7th 5000m 6th overall			8th 1500m 4th 3000m
2017–18	HEERENVEEN 7th 1500m 7th 3000m 8th 5000m	HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 3000m 1500m 5th 5000m overall			30th 1500m 11th 3000m	KOLOMBA team pursuit
2018–19	HEERENVEEN 1500m 7th 3000m 7th 5000m 5th mass start	HEERENVEEN 500m 4th 3000m 1500m 5th 5000m 4th overall	INZELL 6th 1500m 10th mass start		6th 1500m 7th 3000m 8th mass start
2019–20	HEERENVEEN 1500m 7th 3000m 6th 5000m 4th mass start	HEERENVEEN 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall	SALT LAKE CITY 11th mass start		4th 1500m 19th 3000/5000m 5th mass start team pursuit	HEERENVEEN 4th 1500m mass start team pursuit	HAMAR 6th 500m 4th 3000m 6th 1500m 5th 5000m 5th overall
2020–21	HEERENVEEN 1500m 8th 3000m 6th 5000m	HEERENVEEN 5th 500m 3000m 1500m 4th 5000m overall	HEERENVEEN 9th 1500m					16th 500m 5th 1000m 17th 500m 5th 1000m 11th overall
2021–22	HEERENVEEN 12th 1500m 5th 3000m 6th 5000m 10th mass start	HEERENVEEN 5th 500m 4th 3000m 1500m 4th 5000m overall

Source:^[7][8][9]

** Overall classification determined for allrounders

World Cup overview

Season	Season	1500 meter
2016–2017	9th	7th	8th	6th	10th	8th
2017–2018	–	18th	18th	18th	18th	18th
2018–2019	11th	7th	17th	12th	6th	5th
2019–2020	8th	4th	7th	8th
2020–2021	12th	10th

Season	Season	3000 meter
2016–2017	6th	9th	7th		8th
2017–2018	–	–	–	9th	6th	6th
2018–2019	10th	7th	9th	7th	5th	9th
2019–2020	1st(b)	9th	10th	–	–	–
2020–2021	2nd(b)	11th

Season	Season	Mass start
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019	12th	9th	5th	9th	15th
2019–2020		8th	6th	10th	–
2020–2021	–	–	–	5th

Season	Season	Team pursuit
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020			–
2020–2021

Source:^[10]

– = Did not participate

* = 5000m

(b) = Division B

DNF = Did not finish

GWC = Grand World Cup