Tonny de Jong (born July 17, 1974 in Scharsterbrug) is a former Dutch speed skater, who was raised in Heerenveen and now lives in Calgary with Canadian speed skater Mark Knoll, whom she married in 2003.
She won three Dutch Allround Championships and numerous gold medals on the 3,000 m and the 5,000 m at the Dutch Single Distance Championships. In 1997 and 1999 she became European Allround Champion. De Jong was the first skater who mastered the clap skate.
After the 2002 Winter Olympics, where she had little success, she ended her speed skating career.
Read more about Tonny De Jong: Medals, Personal Records
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