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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 2003 Culemborg, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michelle Velzeboer (born 9 March 2003) is a short track speed skater from the Netherlands. She is member of the Dutch team that won the 3000 meter relay event at the World Championships in 2023 and 2024.
Biography
[edit]Michelle is the second child of Mark Velzeboer and his wife Carianne. Her older sister Xandra Velzeboer and her aunts Simone and Monique are also short track speed skaters.[1] Velzeboer started short track speed skating at age 6, with her father as the trainer.[2] She studies psychology at the Open Universiteit.[3]
Career
[edit]Velzeboer participated in the 2020 Youth Olympic Games and the 2022 World Junior Championships.
In 2022 she was selected for the Dutch national team. In 2023 and 2024 Velzeboer was part of the relay team that won the gold medal at the World Championships.
In 2025 Velzeboer became Dutch national champion at the 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.[4]
External links
[edit]- Michelle Velzeboer at TeamNL (in Dutch)
- Michelle Velzeboer at ShortTrackOnLine.info
- Michelle Velzeboer at Olympics.com
- Michelle Velzeboer at Olympedia
References
[edit]- ^ Jansen, Marcia (13 February 2022). "Vlag gaat uit in huize Velzeboer". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ^ "Michelle Velzeboer: nieuw talent uit bekende shorttrackfamilie | TeamNL". www.teamnl.org (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ^ "Michelle Velzeboer: 'Ik wil geen kopie van Xandra worden'". www.schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ^ "Van 't Wout en Velzeboer pakken drie titels bij NK shorttrack". RTL Nieuws & Entertainment (in Dutch). 2025-01-12. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
