Sjinkie Knegt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɕɪŋki ˈknɛxt]; born 5 July 1989) is a Dutch short track speed skater.
Career
He competed for the Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the men's 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500m. At the January 2014 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships, he was disqualified from the 5000m relay final after making an obscene hand gesture at first-place finisher Victor Ahn of Russia. At the 2014 Sochi Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 1000 meter race. This was the first medal for the Netherlands at the Olympics in short track.
In 2015 Knegt won both the European and world titles in the overall competition.
At the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, Knegt won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres race.
References
External links
Media related to Sjinkie Knegt at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Sjinkie Knegt at the International Skating Union
- Sjinkie Knegt in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Sjinkie Knegt at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Sjinkie Knegt at ShortTrackOnLine.info
- Sjinkie Knegt at Olympics.com
- Sjinkie Knegt at Olympedia
- Sjinkie Knegt at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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