Yitzhak de Laat ( Dutch: Itzhak de Laat ; born June 13, 1994 , Leeuwarden , Friesland ) is a Dutch short-track player , three-time winner of the European Short Track Championships 2015 , 2017 and 2018 , as well 2017 World Short Track Championship [1] [2] .
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| Citizenship |  Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of Birth | June 13, 1994 (25 years old) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Leeuwarden , Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 175 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Trias shorttrack | |||||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Mark scheepstra | |||||||||||||||||||
| Status | competes | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: February 12, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sports career
Yitzhak de Laat was born in Leeuwarden, province of Friesland. Trained from the age of eight at the base of the Trias Shorttrack club under the supervision of Mark Scheepstra. In his free time he is engaged in painting [3] .
De Laat won his first gold during a performance at the 2017 European Short Track Championships in the Italian city of Turin . At the 5000m relay race, Dutch skaters won 6: 56.809 with gold medals ahead of rivals from Russia (6: 56.889 - 2nd place) and Italy (7: 00.168 - 3rd place) [4] .
De Laat won another gold medal in his asset at the 2018 European Short Track Championships in the German city of Dresden . At the 5000m relay, the Dutch skaters won 6: 36.198 with gold medals, ahead of rivals from Russia (6: 36.273 - 2nd place) and Hungary (6: 36.348 - 3rd place) [5] [6]
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, de Laat was announced to compete in the 500m, 1,500m and relay races. On February 10, during the final race of 1500 m in the overall standings with a score of 2: 12.362, he took sixth place [7] [8] .
Notes
- ↑ Trias Shorttrack trots op Olympische telg Itzhak de Laat (nid.) . Huisaanhuisleeuwarden.nl (December 24, 2017). Date of treatment February 12, 2018.
- ↑ Stephan Müller. Short Track World Competitions . sport-record.de. Date of treatment February 12, 2018.
- ↑ Short Track Speed Skating | Athlete Profile: Itzhak DE LAAT - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games . www.pyeongchang2018.com. Date of treatment February 12, 2018. Archived February 10, 2018.
- ↑ Short Track Speed Skating - Results . shorttrack.sportresult.com. Date of treatment February 12, 2018. Archived February 2, 2017.
- ↑ ST - Knockout . www.isu.html.infostradasports.com. Date of treatment February 12, 2018. Archived on February 12, 2018.
- ↑ NOC * NSF . Shorttrackers zegevieren op aflossing (nid.) . Archived February 12, 2018. Date of treatment February 12, 2018.
- ↑ Short Track - Men 1,500 m - Finals | Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics . Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics. Date of treatment February 12, 2018. Archived on February 12, 2018.
- ↑ Results of Olimpadi-18 for 10 fierce , LB.ua. Archived February 12, 2018. Date of treatment February 12, 2018.
Links
- Yitzhak de Laat - profile on the Shorttrackonline website
- Yitzhak de Laat - profile on the website of the International Union of Skaters (English)
- Yitzhak de Laat - profile on News.sportbox (rus.)
- Yitzhak de Laat - profile on the Eurosport.ru website (Russian)
- Yitzhak de Laat - profile on Team.nl (nid.)