Mark Tuitert
Mark Jan Hendrik Tuitert is a Dutch speed skater. He won gold at the 1500 m at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
Tuitert married fellow Dutch speed skater Helen van Goozen in 2009. Ten years earlier, they both won gold medals at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships.Besides being passionate about sports, Tuitert is an avid hard rock and grunge fan. He also told a Dutch webzine that he was "sold" after running into Metallica and Rage Against the Machine.
Speed skating career
2006 Olympic Games in Turin
Tuitert participated in the team pursuit event at the 2006 Winter Olympics, with teammates Sven Kramer, Carl Verheijen, Erben Wennemars and Rintje Ritsma. The Dutch team was a favourite and was leading Italy by nearly a full second in their semifinal matchup, but Sven Kramer stepped on a block and fell, taking Carl Verheijen with him. In the race for bronze they defeated Norway, giving Tuitert his first Olympic medal.2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia he won the gold medal in the 1500 m. In the 17th pair against Håvard Bøkko he set a new track record time, which had been in the hands of Shani Davis. In the last heat, Davis failed by 0.13 seconds to improve on Tuitert's time and finished second.Until then, the only other Dutch Olympic gold medal winners in the 1500 meters speed skating were Kees Verkerk at the 1968 Winter Olympics and Ard Schenk at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
2014 Olympic Games in Sochi
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Tuitert finished 10th in the 1000 m and 5th in the 1500 m.Other
Tuitert highest ranking on the adelskalender. was the 6th position between 30 December 2000 and 2 March 2001.Life after skating
After his speed skating career Tuitert co-founded , a company which produces caffeinated Energy Gum for athletes. Tuitert is also a pundit in speed skating for Dutch broadcaster NOS and an online fitness coach for FitChannel.com.Records
World records
- ** Together with Carl Verheijen and Erben Wennemars
Personal records
Source:
Tuitert has a score of 149.198 points on the Adelskalender
Tournament overview
Source:World Cup overview
Source:- NC = No classification
- DSQ = Disqualified
- DNF = Did not finish
- DNQ = Did not qualify
- * = 10000 meter
Medals won
| Championship | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Dutch Allround | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| European Allround | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| World Allround | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dutch Sprint | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Dutch Single Distance | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| World Single Distance | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| World Cup 1000m | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| World Cup 1500m | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| World Cup Team pursuit | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| World Cup GWC Classification | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| World Junior Allround | 4 | 2 | 2 |