Jan Smeekens is a Dutch former speed skater, born on 11 February 1987, who specialised in the 500 metres. He won his first international medal, gold in the 500 metres, at the 2004 World Junior Single Distance Championships in Moscow, and signed a professional contract with the TVM speed skating team in February 2006. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver he finished sixth in the 500 metres. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi he won silver in that event, having believed for a time that he had won gold before the times were adjusted. He placed tenth in the 500 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
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Competed In: 2010 Winter Olympics, Career, 2010
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Smeekens finished sixth in the 500 m race.
Competed In: 2014 Winter Olympics, Career, 2014
He won Silver in the Men's 500 metres Speed Skating event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
Competed In: 2018 Winter Olympics, Career, 2018
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Smeekens finished tenth in the 500 m race.
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