Sjinkie Knegt

Sjinkie Knegt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɕɪŋki ˈknɛxt]; born 5 July 1989) is a Dutch short track speed skater.

Sjinkie Knegt

Knegt in 2009
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1989-07-05) 5 July 1989 (age 36) Bantega, Netherlands
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Short track speed skating
Club	Shorttrack Club Thialf
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	500 m: 40.263 (2018) 1000 m: 1:22.413 (2018) 1500 m: 2:07.943 WR (2016) 3000 m: 4:38.905 (2002)
Medal record Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang 1500 m 2014 Sochi 1000 m World Championships 2014 Montreal 5000 m relay 2015 Moscow Overall 2017 Rotterdam 500 m 2017 Rotterdam 5000 m relay 2021 Dordrecht 5000 m relay 2012 Shanghai 5000 m relay 2013 Debrecen 1000 m 2014 Montreal 1000 m 2015 Moscow 1500 m 2017 Rotterdam Overall 2022 Montreal 5000 m relay 2013 Debrecen 5000 m relay 2015 Moscow 5000 m relay 2018 Montreal 1000 m European Championships 2011 Heerenveen 1500 m 2011 Heerenveen 5000 m relay 2012 Mladá Boleslav Overall 2012 Mladá Boleslav 1000 m 2012 Mladá Boleslav 1500 m 2012 Mladá Boleslav 5000 m relay 2013 Malmö 1500 m 2015 Dordrecht Overall 2015 Dordrecht 1000 m 2015 Dordrecht 1500 m 2016 Sochi 500 m 2016 Sochi 5000 m relay 2017 Turin 500 m 2017 Turin 5000 m relay 2018 Dresden 500 m 2018 Dresden 1000 m 2018 Dresden 1500 m 2018 Dresden Overall 2018 Dresden 5000 m relay 2021 Gdansk 5000 m relay 2009 Turin 5000 m relay 2011 Heerenveen Overall 2013 Malmö Overall 2013 Malmö 500 m 2013 Malmö 5000 m relay 2014 Dresden 500 m 2014 Dresden 5000 m relay 2015 Dordrecht 500 m 2025 Dresden 2000 m mixed relay 2011 Heerenveen 500 m 2015 Dordrecht 5000 m relay 2017 Turin Overall 2021 Gdansk 1500 m

Career

He competed for the Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the men's 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500m.^[1][2] At the January 2014 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships, he was disqualified from the 5000m relay final after making an obscene hand gesture at first-place finisher Victor Ahn of Russia.^[3] At the 2014 Sochi Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 1000 meter race. This was the first medal for the Netherlands at the Olympics in short track.^[4]

In 2015 Knegt won both the European and world titles in the overall competition.

At the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, Knegt won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres race.