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Thomas Krol
Krol wins bronze in Kolomna in 2016
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 32)
Deventer, Netherlands
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)1000 m, 1500 m
ClubTeam Jumbo-Visma
Retired2024
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing 1500 m
World Single Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Inzell 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Salt Lake City Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2021 Heerenveen 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Inzell 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2020 Salt Lake City 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Heerenveen 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kolomna 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Heerenveen 1500 m
World Sprint Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hamar Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hamar Team sprint
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Heerenveen 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Heerenveen Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2022 Heerenveen 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Kolomna 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2020 Heerenveen 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Heerenveen 1500 m

Thomas Krol (born 16 August 1992) is a retired Dutch speed skater, who is specialized in the 1000m and 1500m.

Career

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Krol finished third at the ISU World Cup 1500m event in Berlin in December 2014.[1] Krol is a member of Team Jumbo-Visma.

In February 2022, at the Beijing Olympics, Krol won the men's 1000-meter race (1:07.92) and won the first Olympic gold medal of his career.[2]

In February 2024, the Dutchman announced his retirement and his intention to enroll in the KLM airline flight school. According to Krol, he had two dreams: to win the Olympics and to become a pilot.[3]

Personal records

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Personal records
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500-meter 34.90 16 January 2021 Heerenveen
1000 meter 1:06.25 9 March 2019 Salt Lake City [4]
1500 meter 1:40.54 10 March 2019 Salt Lake City [5]
3000 meter 3:42.86 30 September 2017 Inzell
5000 meter 6:46.30 28 December 2010 Heerenveen
10000 meter 14:40.13 18 March 2012 Enschede

Source:[6]

Tournament overview

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Season 		Olympic Games Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances 		Dutch
Championships
Sprint 		Dutch
Championships
Allround 		European
Championships
Sprint 		World
Championships
Single
Distances 		World Cup
GWC 		World
Championships
Junior 		European
Championships
Single
Distances

2010–11
HEERENVEEN
13th 500m
15th 1000m
HEERENVEEN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
21st 5000m
9th 1500m
DNQ 10000m
13th overall		 SEINÄJOKI
6th 500m
10th 3000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
9th 5000m
8th overall
7th 1000m
4th 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) Team pursuit

2011–12
HEERENVEEN
13th 1000m
15th 1500m		 OBIHIRO
4th 500m
9th 3000m
2nd 1500m
7th 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall
6th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team Pursuit

2012–13
HEERENVEEN
16th 500m
12th 1000m
4th 1500m
HEERENVEEN
19th 500m
12th 1000m
20th 500m
13th 1000m
15th overall
HEERENVEEN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
19th 5000m
6th 1500m
DNQ 10000m
11th overall
28th 1500m

2013–14
HEERENVEEN
14th 500m
9th 1000m
9th 1500m
HEERENVEEN
22nd 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
12th 500m
8th 1000m
20th overall
31st 1000m
36th 1500m

2014–15
HEERENVEEN
12th 500m
9th 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
HEERENVEEN
14th 500m
6th 1000m
14th 500m
7th 1000m
9th overall
8th 1500m

2015–16
HEERENVEEN
NC 500m
4th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
HEERENVEEN
12th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
13th 500m
6th 1000m
7th overall
KOLOMNA
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
10th 1000m
7th 1500m

2016–17
HEERENVEEN
10th 500m
6th 1000m
5th 1500m
HEERENVEEN
10th 500m
4th 1000m
10th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
5th overall
55th 500m
7th 1000m
8th 1500m

2017–18
HEERENVEEN
4th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
HEERENVEEN
6th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
5th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
5th 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m

2018–19
HEERENVEEN
8th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
COLLALBO
12th 500m
19th 1000m
11th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
17th overall
INZELL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m

2019–20
HEERENVEEN
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
SALT LAKE CITY
DQ 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) Team sprint
HEERENVEEN
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m

2020–21
HEERENVEEN
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
HEERENVEEN
7th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
18th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
4th overall
HEERENVEEN
4th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
8th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) overall
HEERENVEEN
DQ 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m

2021–22
BEIJING
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
HEERENVEEN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
4th 1500m
HEERENVEEN
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m

2022–23
HEERENVEEN
6th 500m-1
DNS 500m-2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
HEERENVEEN
10th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
10th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
6th overall
HEERENVEEN
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
4th 1000m
9th 1500m

Source:[7][8][9]

World Cup overview

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Season 1000 meter
2012–2013
2013–2014 – – – 1st(b) – –
2014–2015
2015–2016 13th 10th 5th 9th – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7th
2016–2017 8th 14th 12th 11th – 8th 4th
2017–2018 16th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7th 8th 7th 5th 5th
2018–2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) – 5th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019–2020 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020–2021 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021–2022 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022–2023 5th 5th 8th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) – 4th
Season 1500 meter
2012–2013 18th – 3rd(b) – – –
2013–2014 – – – 3rd(b) – –
2014–2015 9th 10th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 13th 4th 5th
2015–2016 6th 10th 4th 4th 4th DNF
2016–2017 9th 16th 8th 9th – 4th
2017–2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5th 7th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) – 4th
2018–2019 4th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) – 1st place, gold medalist(s) – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019–2020 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4th – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020–2021 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021–2022 16th 5th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022–2023 16th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) – 8th
Season Team sprint
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) –
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022–2023

Source:[10]

  • – = Did not participate
  • (b) = Division B
  • DNF = Did not finish

Medals won

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Championship Gold
1st place, gold medalist(s) 		Silver
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 		Bronze
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Dutch Single Distances 4 3 2
Dutch Sprint 4 3 2
Dutch Allround 0 0 2
European Sprint 4 0 0
World Single Distances 2 2 1
World Cup 15 7 11
European Single Distances 2 2 0
World Junior 1 2 2

References

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  1. ^ "ISU World Cup". SpeedskatingResults.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Speed skating-Dutchman Thomas Krol wins gold in men's 1,000 metres". Reuters. 18 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Олимпийский чемпион из Нидерландов завершил карьеру, чтобы стать летчиком". RBC (in Russian). 24 February 2024.
  4. ^ Below the existing world record of 1:06.42, but Kjeld Nuis skated 1:06.18 in the previous pair.
  5. ^ Below the existing world record of 1:41.02, but Kjeld Nuis skated 1:40.17 in the same pair.
  6. ^ "Thomas Krol". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Thomas Krol". speedskatingnews. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Thomas Krol". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Thomas Krol". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Thomas Krol". Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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