Kjeld Nuis


Kjeld Nuis is a Dutch speed skater.
Nuis specializes over the middle distances of 1000 and 1500 meters. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, he won the gold medal at the 1500 m and 1000 m events. He is the current holder of the world record over 1500 meters.

Career

Nuis is a two-time Olympic champion, having won Olympic gold in both 1000 and 1500 meters at the 2018 Winter Olympics and a two-time world single distance champion over 1000 and 1500 meters.
He is a multi-time world single distance medalist over 1000 and 1500 meters and is also a four-time season overall World Cup winner of the 1000 meters distance and a two-time winner over 1500 meters.
In Sweden in May 2018 he set a new world speed skating record of 93 kilometers per hour.

Personal life

From 2014 until the end of 2018, Nuis was in a relationship with :nl:Miss Nederland|Miss Nederland World 2011 Jill Lauren de Robles. They have a son.
On 19 December 2018 Nuis was named Dutch Sportsman of the Year 2018 at the NOC NSF Sport Gala.
He lives in Emmen.

Records

Personal records

World records established

Tournament overview

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World Cup overview

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Medals won