Kjeld Nuis

Kjeld Nuis is a Dutch speed skater and three-time Olympic gold medalist, born on 10 November 1989, who specialises in the middle distances of 1000 m and 1500 m. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang he won gold in both events, and at the 2022 Winter Olympics he defended his 1500 m title, setting an Olympic record of 1:43.21. At the 2026 Winter Olympics he took bronze in the 1500 m, the first male speed skater to medal in that event at three different Winter Games. He is a two-time world single distance champion, a four-time winner of the 1000 m World Cup season title and holds the 1500 m world record of 1:40.17, set in Utah in 2019. He was named Dutch Sportsman of the Year for 2018, and in 2022 he set a speed skating record of 103 kilometres per hour.