Lara van Ruijven

Lara van Ruijven
Van Ruijven at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Full nameLara Victoria van Ruijven
Born(1992-12-28)28 December 1992
Naaldwijk, Netherlands
Died10 July 2020(2020-07-10) (aged 27)
Perpignan, France
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportShort track speed skating
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 1 1 0
European Championships 5 2 2
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Pyeongchang3000 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Sofia500 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Montreal3000 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Malmö3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2014 Dresden3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2016 Sochi3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2019 Dordrecht3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2020 Debrecen3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place2015 Dordrecht3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place2020 Debrecen1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2017 Turin3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 Dordrecht500 m

Lara Victoria van Ruijven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlaːraː vɑn ˈrœyvən]; 28 December 1992 – 10 July 2020) was a Dutch short track speed skater. She was born in Naaldwijk, the Netherlands.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she was part of the Dutch 3000 metres relay team that won a bronze medal. She won gold at the World Championships one year later.

Van Ruijven was hospitalized on 25 June 2020 after falling ill from an autoimmune disease in Perpignan, France.[1] She died on 10 July 2020, aged 27.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Speed Skating: World champion Van Ruijven critical condition after falling ill in France". Reuters. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Dutch short-track world champion Van Ruijven dies at age 27". Associated Press. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Shorttrackster Lara van Ruijven (27) overleden". NOS. July 10, 2020.

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