Women
BEL
Jelena Peeters
BEL- Date of birth19 Dec 1985
- Height168 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Graphical Design
- HometownWuustwezel
- Place of birthTurnhout
- Start skatingPreviously a professional inline skater, she had to stop due to her studies and work commitments. She began speed skating in 2010 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
- Club Noord Limburgse Snelschaats Vereniging [NLSV]: Lommel, BEL
- HobbiesN/A
- LanguagesDutch, English, French, German
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Finishing 12th in the 3000m at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2017)
Work hard, keep going and learn. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2017)
US speed skater Chris Witty. (sp-z.nl, 2012)
Coach Margo van Dijk. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2017)
In 2016 she was affected by knee cartilage problems throughout the year. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2017)
During the 2015/16 season she suffered from iliotibial band syndrome, a knee injury caused by overuse. It kept her out of action for four months. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2017)
She was troubled by a patellofemoral knee injury in 2015. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2017; hln.be, 13 Feb 2015)
During the 2015/16 season she suffered from iliotibial band syndrome, a knee injury caused by overuse. It kept her out of action for four months. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2017)
She was troubled by a patellofemoral knee injury in 2015. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2017; hln.be, 13 Feb 2015)
She has represented Belgium in roller speed skating and competed at the 2007 World Championships in Cali, Colombia. (inlinenieuws.be, 31 May 2011; gva.be, 17 Mar 2010)
She saw the Schaatsploeg Zuid team skating while at an ice rink, and asked to join in.