Gerben Jorritsma (born 21 August 1993) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialized in the sprint distances.
Career He won the 1,500 meters 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup event in Calgary on 15 November 2015 in a personal record of 1:07,20, ahead of Russia's Pavel Kulizhnikov. Jorritsma was a member of the Team LottoNL-Jumbo and later TalentNED. In the 2020–21 season he didn't have a sponsor and he had to quit with speed skating. His cousin Jorjan Jorritsma was also a speed skater.
Personal records
Tournament overview Season Dutch Championships Single Distances Dutch Championships Sprint World Championships Junior World Cup GWC 2012–13 18th 500m 20th 1000m 19th 500m 18th 1000m 19th overall 500m 6th 3000m 8th 1500m 7th 5000m 5th overall 7th 5000m 6th team pursuit 2013–14 11th 500m 18th 1000m 22nd 1500m 14th 500m DNS 1000m DNS 500m DNS 1000m NC overall 2014–15 4th 500m 7th 1000m 17th 1500m 13th 500m 11th 1000m 7th 500m 5th 1000m 7th overall 15th 500m 26th mass start 2015–16 DNF 500m 6th 500m 1000m 9th 500m ) 1000m overall 23rd 500m 1000m 12th 1500m 2016–17 11th 500m 11th 1000m 11th 500m 9th 1000m 8th 500m 11th 1000m 10th overall 2017–18 10th 500m 15th 1000m 18th 1500m 2018–19 12th 500m 8th 500m 6th 1000m DQ 500m DNS 1000m NC overall 2019–20 16th 500m 14th 1000m 7th 500m DNS 1000m DNS 500m DNS 1000m NC overall DNS = Did not start DNF = Did not finish NC = No classification source:
References
External links Team LottoNL-Jumbo profile