Women
NED
Joy Beune
NED- Date of birth27 Apr 1999
- Height1720 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownHeerenveen
- Place of birthBorne
- Start skating / Club She first tried skating at age four on a natural ice rink, and joined a skating club at age nine in Enschede, Netherlands. / Team IKO [NED] / Bornse Schaats- en Skeelervereniging [NED]:
- HobbiesReading, watching television. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
- LanguagesDutch, English
- CoachErwin ten Hove [club], NED; Martin ten Hove [club], NED
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
She was presented with the Egbert van 't Oever Incentive Prize at the 2018 Ard Schenk Awards Gala. (schaatsen.nl, 20 Mar 2018)
She was named the 2017 Sportswoman of the Year in Borne, Netherlands. (Instagram profile, 16 Dec 2017)
She was named the 2017 Sportswoman of the Year in Borne, Netherlands. (Instagram profile, 16 Dec 2017)
"You have to really want it." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
Her parents. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
In 2017 she injured her right arm while training for roller speed skating. (schaatsen.nl, 31 Aug 2017)
To win an Olympic gold medal. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
Winning seven gold medals across the 2017 and 2018 editions of the world junior championships. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023)
DISQUALIFICATION
During the 2023 World Single Distances Championships the Dutch team was disqualified from the women's team pursuit after recording the fastest time. Judges noticed bare skin showing near Beune's ankle and International Skating Union [ISU] rules state that no bare skin should be visible, except for the face, for safety reasons. "It would have been good if we had been told to be alert to that, because a warning had already been given. When I look back, I see a very special race. At that moment I was technically racing very well. That is the positive thing I got out of it. And also that we saw that we were part of a 'golden team'. We have confidence in each other." (nu.nl, 24 Oct 2023; schaatsen.nl, 05 Oct 2023; volkskrant.nl, 03 Mar 2023)
During the 2023 World Single Distances Championships the Dutch team was disqualified from the women's team pursuit after recording the fastest time. Judges noticed bare skin showing near Beune's ankle and International Skating Union [ISU] rules state that no bare skin should be visible, except for the face, for safety reasons. "It would have been good if we had been told to be alert to that, because a warning had already been given. When I look back, I see a very special race. At that moment I was technically racing very well. That is the positive thing I got out of it. And also that we saw that we were part of a 'golden team'. We have confidence in each other." (nu.nl, 24 Oct 2023; schaatsen.nl, 05 Oct 2023; volkskrant.nl, 03 Mar 2023)
She trains for more than 20 hours per week. She includes roller skating, cycling, and running in her schedule.
She followed her father into the sport. "My dad did this sport and I wanted to try it too. I fell in love with the sport the first time I tried it."
Erwin ten Hove [club], NED; Martin ten Hove [club], NED
