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Carien Kleibeuker

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    • Date of birth12 Mar 1978
    • Height172 CM
    • ProfessionAdministrator
    • HometownGroningen
    • Place of birthRotterdam
    • Start skatingShe began skating in 1986 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.
    • Club Team easyJet: Netherlands
    • HobbiesN/A
    • LanguagesDutch, English, German
    • FamilyDaughter Annemijn
    • CoachN/A
    • Former CoachN/A
    • General Interest
    Winning a bronze medal in the 5000m at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017)
    In 2013 she was named Best Female Marathon Skater in the Netherlands. (ed.nl, 26 Mar 2013)
    "Don't give up." (Athlete, 03 Dec 2015)
    Italian speed skater Enrico Fabris. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2017)
    Dutch marathon skater Arjan Stroetinga. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2015)
    RETIREMENTS
    She retired from speed skating soon after the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, and made her comeback in about 2012 after getting married and giving birth to her daughter Annemijn. She retired for a second time at the end of the 2019/20 season. (ISU, 10 Mar 2020; isu.org, 19 Feb 2014)