Women
NED
Esther Kiel
NED- Date of birth20 Oct 1996
- Height177 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Consultant
- HometownHeerenveen
- Place of birthBloemendaal
- Start skatingShe began skating at age three in Haarlem, Netherlands.
- Club IJsclub Haarlem: Netherlands
- HobbiesDrawing. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
- LanguagesDutch, English
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"If you do something, do your best. Most importantly, enjoy what you do." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
To win a gold medal in the 1500m at the Olympic Winter Games. (teamfrysk.nl, 20 Oct 2019)
OCCUPATION
She has worked part-time in a bicycle shop alongside her speed skating career. (heerenveensecourant.nl, 03 Sep 2020)
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in human movement studies at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023; sport.talentboek.nl, 26 Jan 2020)
She has worked part-time in a bicycle shop alongside her speed skating career. (heerenveensecourant.nl, 03 Sep 2020)
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in human movement studies at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023; sport.talentboek.nl, 26 Jan 2020)
She puts on her left skate before her right skate. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
She trains six days a week.
She took up the sport after her older brother tried it at school. "I wanted to go with my brother so much that my parents let me go along. Since then I have always enjoyed skating."