 Jan Ykema in 1982 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 April 1963 Harlingen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 1984 Winter Olympics 1988 Winter Olympics | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jan Jelte Ykema (born 18 April 1963) is a former ice speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. In 1988 (Calgary) he won the silver medal in the men's 500 metres. The same year he won all of his three World Cup races. A year later Ykema retired from international competition to work in real estate business. During his career he won three national sprint titles (1982, 1987 and 1988) and three distance titles.
After retiring from skating, Ykema became addicted to cocaine, and this addiction lasted for about 15 years. After he recovered he started giving lessons at secondary schools about his addiction. Source :[1]
In 2008 he returned to competitive speed skating as assistant coach for the APPM team.
| Personal records | ||||
| Men's Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 meter | 36.76 | 14 February 1988 | Calgary | |
| 1000 meter | 1:14.24 | 6 December 1987 | Calgary | |
| 1500 meter | 1:59.11 | 20 March 1988 | Heerenveen | |
| 3000 meter | 4:40.92 | 10 December 1979 | Alkmaar | |
| 5000 meter | 8:23.10 | 18 November 1979 | Groningen | |
| 10000 meter | 16:27.30 | 20 February 1982 | Inzell | |
Source:[2]
| Nr. | Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1000 meter (juniors) | 1:17.78 | 30 January 1981 | Davos | Junior world record until 31 January 1981 |
| 2. | 500 meter (juniors) | 38.42 | 31 January 1981 | Davos | Junior world record until 23 January 1982 |
| 3. | 1000 meter (juniors) | 1:17.49 | 31 January 1981 | Davos | Junior world record until 23 March 1983 |
| 4. | Sprint combination (juniors) | 155.935 | 31 January 1981 | Davos | Junior world record until 11 March 1984 |
Season |
Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
Olympic Games |
World Championships Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1980–81 |
ASSEN 4th 500m 6th 1000m 8th 500m 7th 1000m 5th overall |
GRENOBLE 23rd 500m 26th 1000m 23rd 500m 22nd 1000m 20th overall | ||
1981–82 |
HEERENVEEN  500m  1000m 500m  1000m overall |
ALKMAAR 30th 500m 5th 1000m 8th 500m 13th 1000m 28th overall | ||
1982–83 |
UTRECHT 6th 500m 1000m 5th 500m 8th 1000m 6th overall |
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1983–84 |
EINDHOVEN 500m 5th 1000m 6th 500m 14th 1000m 5th overall |
SARAJEVO 14th 500m 20th 1000m |
TRONDHEIM 12th 500m 20th 1000m 25th 500m 17th 1000m 18th overall | |
1984–85 |
UTRECHT 500m 1000m 500m 21st 1000m 12th overall |
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1985–86 |
UTRECHT 500m 4th 1000m 500m overall |
KARUIZAWA 12th 500m 8th 1000m 9th 500m 32nd 1000m 31st overall | ||
1986–87 |
THE HAGUE UTRECHT 4th 500m 22nd 1000m |
DEVENTER 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
QUEBEC CITY 18th 500m 22nd 1000m 10th 500m 25th 1000m 18th overall | |
1987–88 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m |
ALKMAAR 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
CALGARY 500m DNS 1000m |
WEST ALLIS 10th 500m 1000m 7th 500m 8th 1000m 6th overall |
1988–89 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 10th 1000m 15th 500m 5th1000m 12th overall |
