Stefan Groothuis, born on 23 November 1981, is a retired Dutch speed skater who specialised in the 1000 and 1500 metre distances. His international breakthrough came in 2005, and he finished eighth in the 1000 metres at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He won the overall 1000 metre World Cup in the 2010 to 2011 season and was World Sprint champion in 2012 in Calgary, where his points total broke Jeremy Wotherspoon's world record for the sprint combination. That year he also won the 1000 metres at the World Single Distance Championships. His greatest result was the gold medal in the 1000 metres at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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is a Dutch retired speed skater
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is a Dutch retired speed skater
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the gold medal winner in the 1000 metres at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Competed In: 2006 Winter Olympics, Career, 2006 Games
A month later at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Groothuis would finish in eighth position in the 1000 metres.
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