Ted-Jan Bloemen

Ted-Jan Bloemen (born 16 August 1986) is a Dutch-Canadian long track speed skater. He began skating for the Canadian national team in the 2014–15 season, but he first represented the Netherlands in international competitions.

Bloemen mainly races in long-distance events and team pursuit races. He once held the world record for the 5,000 m with a time of 6:01.86, set in Salt Lake City. He also set an Olympic record for the 10,000 m with 12:39.77 when he won gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

At those same Olympics in Pyeongchang, Bloemen won a silver medal in the 5,000 m, making him the first Canadian man to medal in that distance since 1932. He has also earned a silver medal in the 10,000 m and bronze and silver medals in the team pursuit at the World Speed Skating Championships.

Career

Ted-Jan Bloemen began skating in his hometown of Gouda at a young age. He first competed internationally at the 2006 World Junior Speed Skating Championships, finishing in fifth place. Over the years, he competed in many important races, including the Speed Skating World Cup, where he won a team event with the Dutch team.

In 2014, Bloemen moved to Canada to join the national speed skating team. In 2015, he helped Canada win a silver medal in a team event at the World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships. Later that year, he set a world record for the 10,000 metres, breaking the old record by more than five seconds. He also broke the world record for the 5,000 metres in 2017.

Bloemen competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Korea, where he won a silver medal in the 5,000 metres and a gold medal in the 10,000 metres. In 2020, he won gold in the 5000 metres at the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships in Salt Lake City. He also competed in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina.

Personal

Ted-Jan Bloemen's father, Gerhard-Jan Bloemen, is a retired doctor from Gouda. He was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada, before his parents took him back to the Netherlands. Because of this, Bloemen also has dual Dutch-Canadian citizenship.

Bloemen is married to Marlinde, and they have two children named Fiene and Thias.

Personal records

As of 8 March 2026, Ted-Jan Bloemen is ranked 13th with 145.713 points. Between 12 October 2017 and 2 March 2019, he held a personal best rank of 5th.

Tournament overview

Season	Dutch Championships Single Distances	Dutch Championships Allround	European Championships Allround	World Championships Allround	World Championships Single Distances	Olympic Games	World Cup GWC	World Championships Junior	Canadian Championships Single Distances/ Long Track
2005–06	HEERENVEEN 24th 1500m 15th 5000m	UTRECHT 13th 500m 13th 5000m 23rd 1500m DNQ 10000mNC overall(20th)						ERFURT 22nd 500m 5000m 9th 1500m 10000m5th overall team pursuit
2006–07	ASSEN 14th 5000m	HEERENVEEN 20th 500m 15th 5000m 25th 1500m DNQ 10000mNC overall(21st)
2007–08	HEERENVEEN 9th 5000m 5th 10000m	GRONINGEN 8th 500m 5th 5000m 15th 1500m 10000m4th overall	KOLOMNA 14th 500m 9th 5000m 15th 1500m 7th 10000m8th overall				38th 5000/10000m team pursuit
2008–09	HEERENVEEN 5th 5000m 4th 10000m	HEERENVEEN 22nd 500m 16th 5000m DNS 1500m DNS 10000mNC overall					6th 5000/10000m
2009–10	HEERENVEEN 9th 5000m	HEERENVEEN 8th 500m 5000m 6th 1500m 10000m overall		HEERENVEEN 13th 500m 5000m 7th 1500m 10000m4th overall
2010–11	HEERENVEEN 11th 1500m 9th 5000m 5th 10000m	HEERENVEEN 13th 500m 5th 5000m 11th 1500m 6th 10000m5th overall					35th 5000/10000m
2011–12	HEERENVEEN 7th 5000m 11th 10000m	HEERENVEEN 8th 500m 5000m 4th 1500m 10000m overall	BUDAPEST 14th 500m 4th 5000m 23rd 1500m 6th 10000m9th overall	MOSCOW 15th 500m 14th 5000m 14th 1500m DNQ 10000mNC overall(14th)			28th 5000/10000m
2012–13	HEERENVEEN 5th 5000m 4th 10000m	HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 4th 5000m 8th 1500m 4th 10000m4th overall	HEERENVEEN 20th 500m 11th 5000m 18th 1500m DNQ 10000mNC overall(15th)				8th 5000/10000m
2013–14	HEERENVEEN 12th 5000m 10th 10000m	AMSTERDAM 13th 500m 9th 5000m 13th 1500m DNQ 10000mNC overall(12th)
2014–15				CALGARY 22nd 500m 8th 5000m 17th 1500m DNQ 10000mNC overall(16th)	HEERENVEEN 6th 5000m 6th 10000m team pursuit		36th 1500m 16th 5000/10000m		CALGARY 1500m 5000m 19th 500m
2015–16				BERLIN 21st 500m 4th 5000m 13th 1500m 5th 10000m5th overall	KOLOMNA 5th 5000m 10000m team pursuit		28th 1500m 4th 5000/10000m
2016–17					GANGNEUNG 5th 5000m 4th 10000m 4th team pursuit		27th 1500m 5000/10000m		CALGARY 5000m 17th 500m DQ 1500m 1500m
2017–18				AMSTERDAM 19th 500m 15th 5000m 6th 1500m DNQ 10000mNC overall(16th)		GANGNEUNG 5000m 10000m 7th team pursuit	43rd 1500m 5000/10000m		CALGARY 5000m 4th 1500m 10000m
2018–19				CALGARY 19th 500m 5th 5000m 12th 1500m 10000m5th overall	INZELL 5th 5000m 5th team pursuit		34th 1500m 7th 5000/10000m		CALGARY 5000m 1500m
2019–20				HAMAR 21st 500m 5th 5000m 16th 1500m 4th 10000m7th overall	SALT LAkE CITY 5000m 10000m 4th team pursuit		59th 1500m 4th 5000/10000m		CALGARY 5000m 10000m 6th 1500m
2020–21					HEERENVEEN 6th 10000m team pursuit		29th 1500m 15th 5000/10000m
2021–22				HAMAR 17th 500m 16th 5000m DNS 1500m DNS 10000mNC overall		BEIJING 10th 5000m 8th 10000m 5th team pursuit			CALGARY 5000m 10000m 5th 1500m

Medal overview

Career highlights

Ted-Jan Bloemen has won many medals in speed skating. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, he won a silver medal in the Men's 5000m race and a gold medal in the Men's 10000m race. He has also placed in several other championships, including the World Allround Championships, European Allround Championships, and National Allround Championships.

Championship
Dutch Championships Allround	1	1	0
Olympic Games	1	1	0
World Championships Single Distances team	0	1	0
World Championships Allround individual	0	1	2
World Championships Junior team	1	0	0
World Cup individual team	1 1	0 1	1 0
Dutch Championships Allround single distances	4	1	0