Tineke den Dulk

Tineke den Dulk
Tineke den Dulk at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportShort track speed skating
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2026 Milano Cortina Mixed 2000 m relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Gdansk 2000 m mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Gdansk 2000 m mixed relay
Representing  Netherlands
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dordrecht 3000 m relay
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Sofia 3000 m relay

Tineke den Dulk (born 5 June 1997) is a Belgian short-track speed skater of Dutch origin. She adopted the Belgian nationality in 2021. Den Dulk was part of the Belgian mixed relay team that won a silver and a bronze medal at the European Championships. She represents Belgium at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career

Netherlands

Den Dulk started competitive short-track speed skating in Leeuwarden in 2008. In 2016 she was part of the Dutch team that won a bronze medal at the relay event of the World Junior Championships. In 2019 Den Dulk was part of the Dutch senior team that won a gold medal at the European Championships.[1] Later that year, she lost her place in the Dutch national team and she decided to move to Belgium to be able to compete internationally.[2] In 2021 she obtained the Belgian nationality.

Belgium

In 2020, Den Dulk was invited to join the Belgian national short-track team.[3] She was part of the Belgian mixed relay team that obtained a third place overall at the 2022-2023 World Cup. In 2023 and 2024 the Belgian mixed relay team, including Den Dulk, obtained a bronze and silver medal at the European Championships. The team qualified for the 2026 Winter Olympics where she won a bronze medal with the team in the mixed 2000 metre relay short-track speed skating. [4]

Den Dulk has a master's degree in film and visual culture at the University of Antwerp. The university recognized Den Dulk with the 2022 Francis van Loon-award for Student-Athletes of Excellence.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Tineke den Dulk: 'Wel stiekem gehoopt, niet stiekem verwacht'". www.schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-02-08.
  2. ^ "Den Dulk twee jaar na EK-goud met Nederland als Belgische naar WK shorttrack". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
  3. ^ "Shorttrackster Tineke den Dulk wordt Belgische: "Niet te vergelijken met Veldkamp" | sporza". sporza.be (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
  4. ^ "Winter Olympics: Belgium take bronze in speed skating mixed relay". Belga News Agency. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Shorttracker Tineke den Dulk topsportstudent 2022 | Universiteit Antwerpen". www.uantwerpen.be. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
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