Lara van Ruijven

Lara van Ruijven

Van Ruijven at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Lara Victoria van Ruijven
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1992-12-28)28 December 1992 Naaldwijk, Netherlands
Died	10 July 2020(2020-07-10) (aged 27) Perpignan, France
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Short track speed skating
Event	500 m
Club	HVHW
World Cup wins	10[1]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	24 (500m)
Personal best(s)	500 m: 42.453 (2019) 1000 m: 1:28.006 (2018) 1500 m: 2:23.588 (2018) 3000 m: 5:14.025 (2015)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 World Championships 1 1 0 European Championships 5 2 2 Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang 3000 m relay World Championships 2019 Sofia 500 m 2018 Montreal 3000 m relay European Championships 2013 Malmö 3000 m relay 2014 Dresden 3000 m relay 2016 Sochi 3000 m relay 2019 Dordrecht 3000 m relay 2020 Debrecen 3000 m relay 2015 Dordrecht 3000 m relay 2020 Debrecen 1000 m 2017 Turin 3000 m relay 2019 Dordrecht 500 m

Lara Victoria van Ruijven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlaːraː vɑn ˈrœyvən]; 28 December 1992  – 10 July 2020) was a Dutch short track speed skater. 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. By doing so, she became the first Dutch woman to win a world short track title at an individual event.