Xandra Velzeboer

Xandra Velzeboer
Velzeboer at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001
Culemborg, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportShort track speed skating
ClubShorttrack Brabant
Medal record
Women's short-track speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
2022 Beijing 3000 m relay
2026 Milano Cortina 500 m
2026 Milano Cortina 1000 m
World Championships
2021 Dordrecht 3000 m relay
2022 Montreal 500 m
2023 Seoul 500 m
2023 Seoul 1000 m
2023 Seoul 3000 m relay
2023 Seoul 2000 m mixed relay
2024 Rotterdam 3000 m relay
2025 Beijing 500 m
2026 Montreal 500 m
2026 Montreal 3000 m relay
2024 Rotterdam 500 m
2026 Montreal 1000 m
2026 Montreal 1500 m
2022 Montreal Overall
2022 Montreal 1000 m
2022 Montreal 3000 m relay
2021 Dordrecht 1500 m
2025 Beijing 1000 m
2025 Beijing 3000 m relay
European Championships
2023 Gdańsk 3000 m relay
2023 Gdańsk 2000 m mixed relay
2024 Gdańsk 500 m
2024 Gdańsk 3000 m relay
2024 Gdańsk 2000 m mixed relay
2025 Dresden 1500 m
2026 Tilburg 500 m
2026 Tilburg 1000 m
2026 Tilburg 3000 m relay
2026 Tilburg 2000 m mixed relay
2021 Gdańsk 3000 m relay
2021 Gdańsk 500 m
2024 Gdańsk 1000 m

Xandra Velzeboer (born 7 September 2001) is a Dutch short track speed skater.[1][2] Velzeboer won a gold medal in the 500 metres at the 2026 Winter Olympics, setting a world record in the semi-finals, as well as a gold medal in the 1000 metres.[3] She was a member of the gold-medal-winning 3,000 metre relay women's short track team at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Velzeboer is the older sister of Michelle Velzeboer, also a short track speed skater, who won the silver medal in the girls' 500 metres at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. Monique Velzeboer, 1988 Olympic gold medalist, is her aunt.

Velzeboer is a former student of the University of Groningen.

References

  1. ^ "Xandra Velzeboer". ShortTrackOnLine.info. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Xandra Velzeboer". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Short Track Speed Skating Women's 1000m Results". Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. Retrieved 16 February 2026.