Jutta Leerdam

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 Jutta Monica Leerdam. Born December 30th, 1998, she's a Dutch speed skater, a true force in the long-track sprint events. She's the reigning 2022 World Sprint Champion, conquering both the 500 and 1000 meters combined. In the 1000 meters alone, she's a two-time World Single Distance Champion, taking the title in 2020 and again in 2023. And in the team sprint? She's a double World Single Distance Champion from 2019 and 2020, and also part of the 2022 World Sprint Champion team. Her incredible speed also earned her a silver medal in the 1000 meters at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Her career trajectory is nothing short of impressive. She became the junior world champion at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Helsinki. The following year, at the 2018 Championships in Salt Lake City, she secured a strong second place, just behind her fellow Dutch skater, Joy Beune. During the 2017-18 season, she dominated the ISU Junior World Cup, winning both the 1000m and 1500m events, and was crowned the Dutch junior sprint champion. In 2018, Jutta turned professional, joining the esteemed Team IKO. Since then, her accolades have continued to pile up. She's claimed the 1000m world title not once, but twice, in 2020 and 2023. She's a silver medalist at that distance from the 2022 Winter Olympics, and of course, the gold medal at the 2022 World Sprint Championships. In 2022, Jutta made another significant career move, joining Team Jumbo-Visma, a partnership secured until 2024. Off the ice, Jutta's story is just as interesting. Named after the German windsurfing world champion Jutta Müller, she was inspired by her father, a windsurfing enthusiast. Her family ties to speed skating run deep, with her second cousin, Dione Voskamp, also a talented speed skater. Academically, Jutta is pursuing commercial economics at the Johan Cruyff Academy of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen. Her personal life has also garnered attention. From 2017 to 2022, she was in a relationship with fellow Dutch speed skater Koen Verweij. Since 2023, Jutta has been publicly dating American social media personality and professional boxer, Jake Paul. Their relationship, which began through Instagram, was publicly confirmed on April 3rd, 2023. And most recently, on March 22nd, 2025, Jutta and Jake announced their engagement on Instagram, marking another exciting chapter in her life.
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 Jutta Monica Leerdam (pronounced [ˈjutaː ˈmoːnikaː leːrˈdɑm]; born 30 December 1998) is a Dutch speed skater specializing in long-track sprint events. She is the 2022 World Sprint Champion in the 500 and 1000 metres combined. In the 1000 metres, she is the 2020 and 2023 World Single Distance Champion. In the team sprint, she is the 2019 and 2020 World Single Distance Champion and the 2022 World Sprint Champion. She also won a silver medal in the 1000 metres at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. == Career == Leerdam became the junior world champion at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland. The following year, at the 2018 Championships in Salt Lake City, United States, she finished second behind compatriot Joy Beune. During the 2017–18 season, she won the ISU Junior World Cup competition in the 1000m and 1500m events. She also became the Dutch junior sprint champion. In 2018, she turned professional and became a member of Team IKO. Since turning professional Leerdam won the 1000m world title twice (2020 and 2023), silver at that distance at the 2022 Winter Olympics and also the gold medal at the World Sprint Championships in 2022. Leerdam joined Team Jumbo-Visma in 2022 and is under contract until 2024. == Personal life == Leerdam was named after the German windsurfing world champion Jutta Müller by her father, a windsurfing enthusiast. Her second cousin Dione Voskamp is also a speed skater. Leerdam studies commercial economics at the Johan Cruyff Academy of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen. Leerdam was in a relationship with Dutch speed skater Koen Verweij from 2017 to 2022. Since 2023, she has been in a relationship with American social media personality and professional boxer Jake Paul. The couple publicly confirmed their relationship on 3 April 2023 after communicating over Instagram a few months earlier. On 22 March 2025, Leerdam and Paul announced their engagement on Instagram. == Records == === Personal records === === World record === == Tournament overview == Source: Events for World Championship Junior Allround: 500m, 1500m, 1000m, 3000m Events for sprint championships: 500m, 1000m, 500m, 1000m == World Cup overview == == References == == External links == Jutta Leerdam at the International Skating Union (archived former page) Jutta Leerdam at SpeedSkatingNews.info Jutta Leerdam at SpeedSkatingStats.com Jutta Leerdam at Olympics.com Jutta Leerdam at Olympedia Jutta Leerdam at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch) Jutta Leerdam at IMDb Jutta Leerdam on Instagram Home Languages