

Women
NED
Marijke Groenewoud
- Date of birth28 Jan 1999
- Height169 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownN/A
- Place of birthHallum
- Start skatingShe began skating at age eight in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.
- Club Albert Heijn Zaanlander: Netherlands
- HobbiesBaking. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023)
- LanguagesDutch
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
- 5th in 1500m and 11th in Mass Start at 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing
- Gold in Mass Start at ISU World Single Distances Championships in 2021, 2023 and 2024
- Gold in 3000m and silver in 1500m at 2024 ISU Wrold Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen
- World Champion in Team Pursuit (with Joy Beune and Antoinette Rijpma-De Jong) in 2024
- Bronze in 2023 ISU European Allround Championships in Hamar
(isu-skating.com/speed-skating December 2025)
- Gold in Mass Start at ISU World Single Distances Championships in 2021, 2023 and 2024
- Gold in 3000m and silver in 1500m at 2024 ISU Wrold Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen
- World Champion in Team Pursuit (with Joy Beune and Antoinette Rijpma-De Jong) in 2024
- Bronze in 2023 ISU European Allround Championships in Hamar
(isu-skating.com/speed-skating December 2025)
Dutch speed skater Elisa Dul. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023)
Her parents. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023)
In 2020 she underwent an operation on her tonsils to ease throat pain. (schaatsen.nl, 21 Aug 2020)
In August 2017 she was diagnosed with Pfeiffer's disease and took four months away from the sport. (schaatsen.nl, 12 Jan 2018)
In August 2017 she was diagnosed with Pfeiffer's disease and took four months away from the sport. (schaatsen.nl, 12 Jan 2018)
To win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (schaatsen.nl, 30 Jul 2022)
MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES
She has competed in speed skating, roller speed skating, and marathon skating. "A lot of people ask me what I like to do the most, but I think the combination is super fun. Long track speed skating is great when it's going well, but when it doesn't work, it's a hard sport. And the tactical game in rollerblading is comparable to marathon skating.'' (schaatsen.nl, 12 Oct 2022; skatenl.nl, 25 Oct 2021)
PREVIOUS JOB
She worked as a part-time baker at LekkerZoet bakery in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, before deciding to focus her attention on speed skating full-time ahead of the 2020/21 season. "Until that time I also worked as a cake baker at a bakery. We made so-called fondant cakes for weddings and children's birthdays. Great work, but I could no longer combine it with top sport.'' (skatenl.nl, 25 Oct 2021; actiefonline.nl, 22 Jan 2020; nos.nl, 21 Nov 2019; omropfryslan.nl, 25 Oct 2018; schaatsen.nl, 12 Jan 2018)
She has competed in speed skating, roller speed skating, and marathon skating. "A lot of people ask me what I like to do the most, but I think the combination is super fun. Long track speed skating is great when it's going well, but when it doesn't work, it's a hard sport. And the tactical game in rollerblading is comparable to marathon skating.'' (schaatsen.nl, 12 Oct 2022; skatenl.nl, 25 Oct 2021)
PREVIOUS JOB
She worked as a part-time baker at LekkerZoet bakery in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, before deciding to focus her attention on speed skating full-time ahead of the 2020/21 season. "Until that time I also worked as a cake baker at a bakery. We made so-called fondant cakes for weddings and children's birthdays. Great work, but I could no longer combine it with top sport.'' (skatenl.nl, 25 Oct 2021; actiefonline.nl, 22 Jan 2020; nos.nl, 21 Nov 2019; omropfryslan.nl, 25 Oct 2018; schaatsen.nl, 12 Jan 2018)
She competed in inline speed skating at the 2018 World Championships in Arnhem, Netherlands. She competes in marathon skating. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Nov 2022; schaatsen.nl, 21 Aug 2020; sportuitslagen.org, 08 Jul 2018)
She followed her friends into the sport.


