Men
NED
Gerben Jorritsma
NED- Date of birth21 Aug 1993
- Height189 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownHeerenveen
- Place of birthDiever
- Start skatingHe began roller skating as a young child with the skating club Lindenoord in Wolvega, Netherlands. He later progressed to speed skating.
- Club Team Reggeborgh: Netherlands
- HobbiesDrawing. (hpdetijd.nl, 19 Dec 2015)
- LanguagesDutch
- FamilyPartner Marie
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
He suffered a groin injury in late 2015. He returned to competition at the 2016 Dutch National Championships. (schaatsen.nl, 21 Jan 2016)
RETIREMENT
He retired from competitive speed skating in December 2020 to start a job building yachts. "I make everything out of carbon. Yes, it is a bit different from sports, but I like it. I would have liked to continue skating for another year, but unfortunately it was not to be." (schaatsen.nl, 04 Dec 2020)
He retired from competitive speed skating in December 2020 to start a job building yachts. "I make everything out of carbon. Yes, it is a bit different from sports, but I like it. I would have liked to continue skating for another year, but unfortunately it was not to be." (schaatsen.nl, 04 Dec 2020)
His mother encouraged him to take up speed skating in the winter to keep him fit for roller skating.
