Kjeld Nuis

Kjeld Nuis (; born in Leiden 10 November 1989) is a Dutch speed skater.

Nuis specializes over the middle distances of 1000 and 1500 meters. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, he won the gold medal at the 1500 m and 1000 m events. He is the current holder of the world record over 1500 meters.

Career
Nuis is a two-time Olympic champion, having won Olympic gold in both 1000 and 1500 meters at the 2018 Winter Olympics and a two-time world single distance champion over 1000 and 1500 meters. 
He is a multi-time world single distance medalist over 1000 and 1500 meters and is also a four-time season overall World Cup winner of the 1000 meters distance and a two-time winner over 1500 meters.

In Sweden in May 2018 he set a new world speed skating record of 93 kilometers per hour.

Personal life
From 2014 until the end of 2018, Nuis was in a relationship with Miss Nederland World 2011 Jill Lauren de Robles. They have a son.

On 19 December 2018 Nuis was named Dutch Sportsman of the Year 2018 at the NOC NSF Sport Gala.

He lives in Emmen.

Speed skating

Personal records

World records established

Tournament overview

World Cup overview

– = Did not participate
(b) = Division B
DQ = Disqualified
NC = No classification

Medals won

References

External links

Category:1989 births
Category:Dutch male speed skaters
Category:Sportspeople from Leiden
Category:Living people
Category:Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands
Category:Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in speed skating
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
Category:World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists
Category:World Sprint Speed Skating Championships medalists