Cornelius Kersten
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| Born | 19 July 1994 Haarlem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m | ||||||||||||||
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Cornelius Kersten (born 19 July 1994) is a British speed skater who represented Great Britain at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Kersten was born in the Netherlands and grew up in Heemstede, the son of an English mother and a Dutch father. He could not reach the top among the Dutch juniors in speed skating, and decided to represent England. Since there is no long track skating rink in England, he moved to Calgary, Canada, and joined a team there. Later, he moved to the Netherlands, and lives in Heerenveen with his partner Ellia Smeding, who is also a Dutch-English speed skater; they operate a coffee brewing business to finance their skating careers.[2]
Career
[edit]At the 2023 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, Kersten won a bronze medal in the 1000 metres events, becoming the first British representative to win a medal at the single distance world championships.[3]
Personal records
[edit]| Personal records | ||||
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500-meter | 34.82 | 3 December 2021 | Salt Lake City | |
| 1000-meter | 1:07.33 | 12 December 2021 | Calgary | |
| 1500-meter | 1:44.29 | 11 December 2021 | Calgary | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympedia profile". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ de Ridder, Daan (5 March 2023). "Nederlandse Brit Kersten verrast na vele omwegen met historisch brons op WK" (in Dutch). Nu.nl. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Cornelius Kersten Wins Great Britain's First Speed Skating Distance World Championships Medal". Eurosport. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
