Hanne Desmet
Belgian short track speed skater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hanne Desmet (born 26 October 1996) is a Belgian short track speed skater.
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| Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 October 1996 Wilrijk, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Desmet was born in Wilrijk, lives in Mechelen, and is the older sister of short track speed skater Stijn Desmet. When Stijn was scouted by Pieter Gysel, Desmet started short track speed herself.[1]
Desmet is a three-time Belgian all-round champion, and in 2018, she became this by winning all individual distances. Moreover, she holds the Belgian records for all distances.[2] At the 2019 European Championships, she took second place in the unofficial 3000m distance.
Desmet took silver in the 1000 meters at the 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships. On 11 February 2022, Desmet took a historic bronze medal in the Women's 1000 metres at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, becoming the first Belgian woman to win a medal at a Winter Olympic Games in an individual event.[3]
In March 2025, she won the gold medal in the 1000 metres at the 2025 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Beijing, China.[4] In doing so, she became the first Belgian women skating world champion since Micheline Lannoy won golds in the pairs at the 1947 and 1948 World Figure Skating Championships together with her partner Pierre Baugniet.
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