Irene Schouten

Irene Schouten is a retired Dutch speed skater, born on 21 June 1992, who competed in allround, marathon and inline skating events and is a triple Olympic champion and five-time Olympic medalist. She took bronze in the mass start at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and at the 2022 Beijing Games she won the 3000 m, the 5000 m and the mass start, four medals in all, which made her the most successful Dutch athlete of the Games and, by herself, would have placed her 13th in the country medal table. She holds the Olympic record in both the 3000 m and 5000 m, the Dutch record in the 5000 m, and stood third on the Adelskalender with 155.553 points. She announced her retirement from competition in February 2024.