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Hanne DESMET

About Hanne Desmet

Hanne Desmet is a Belgian short track speed skater. Born in Wilrijk, she followed her younger brother Stijn into short track at the Ice Racing Team Antarctica club there. From 2018 to 2023 the siblings lived in Heerenveen and trained with the Dutch national team. Her 1000m bronze at Beijing 2022 was Belgium's first Olympic short track medal and the first individual Winter Olympic medal by a Belgian woman. On the same Beijing ice in 2025 she won Belgium's first short track world title. At Milano Cortina 2026 she and Stijn won mixed relay bronze.

Championship medals since the 2024–25 season

  • Gold: Worlds 2025 · 1000m

Facts

Nation
Belgium
Born
26 Oct 1996
PB 500m
42.420 · ISU World Championships, Beijing · 16 Mar 2025
PB 1000m
1:26.982 · ISU Worldcup-2, Salt Lake City · 4 Nov 2022
PB 1500m
2:17.016 · ISU World Tour 6, Milano · 14 Feb 2025

Personal bests: ShortTrackOnLine.info (as of 2 Nov 2026)

ISU profileWikipedia
15Comps
5Wins
10Podiums
500m1000m1500m
Events

Recent Form

last 15
Recent form — last 15 results
EventDateCompetitionResult
World Tour 1, Montreal25 Oct 2024WTBest: 2nd · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 2, Montreal1 Nov 2024WTBest: 1st · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 3, Beijing6 Dec 2024WTBest: 6th · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 4, Seoul13 Dec 2024WTBest: 2nd · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 5, Dordrecht7 Feb 2025WTBest: 1st · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 6, Milan14 Feb 2025WTBest: 1st · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Championships, Beijing14 Mar 2025WCHBest: 1st · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 1, Montreal9 Oct 2025WTBest: 4th · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 2, Montreal16 Oct 2025WTBest: 6th · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 3, Gdansk20 Nov 2025WTBest: 1st · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 4, Dordrecht27 Nov 2025WTBest: 3rd · 1k/1.5k/500m
Olympic Games, Milan6 Feb 2026OLYBest: 10th · 1k/1.5k
World Championships, Montreal13 Mar 2026WCHBest: 8th · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 1, Vancouver23 Oct 2026WTBest: 2nd · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 2, Montreal30 Oct 2026WTBest: 3rd · 1k/1.5k/500m
1st
2nd
3rd
Top 8
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Price History

Athlete price history
CompetitionPrice
WT1 '25◆7M
WT2 '25◆10M
WT3 '25◆10M
WT4 '25◆14M
WT5 '25◆14M
WT6 '25◆14M
WCH '25◆22M
WT1 '26◆22M
WT2 '26◆18M
WT3 '26◆18M
WT4 '26◆18M
OLY '26◆18M
WCH '26◆14M
WT1 '27◆14M
WT2 '27◆14M

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500m
DateEventFinish
30 Oct 2026World Tour 2, Montreal11
23 Oct 2026World Tour 1, Vancouver14
13 Mar 2026World Championships, Montreal9
27 Nov 2025World Tour 4, Dordrecht10
20 Nov 2025World Tour 3, Gdansk11
16 Oct 2025World Tour 2, Montreal11
9 Oct 2025World Tour 1, Montreal11
14 Mar 2025World Championships, Beijing7
14 Feb 2025World Tour 6, Milan7
7 Feb 2025World Tour 5, Dordrecht7
13 Dec 2024World Tour 4, Seoul3
6 Dec 2024World Tour 3, Beijing8
1 Nov 2024World Tour 2, Montreal10
25 Oct 2024World Tour 1, Montreal3
1000m
DateEventFinish
30 Oct 2026World Tour 2, Montreal3
23 Oct 2026World Tour 1, Vancouver20
13 Mar 2026World Championships, Montreal41
6 Feb 2026Olympic Games, Milan10
27 Nov 2025World Tour 4, Dordrecht3
20 Nov 2025World Tour 3, Gdansk1
16 Oct 2025World Tour 2, Montreal6
9 Oct 2025World Tour 1, Montreal4
14 Mar 2025World Championships, Beijing1
14 Feb 2025World Tour 6, Milan10
7 Feb 2025World Tour 5, Dordrecht1
13 Dec 2024World Tour 4, Seoul7
6 Dec 2024World Tour 3, Beijing20
1 Nov 2024World Tour 2, Montreal21
25 Oct 2024World Tour 1, Montreal5
1500m
DateEventFinish
30 Oct 2026World Tour 2, Montreal18
23 Oct 2026World Tour 1, Vancouver2
13 Mar 2026World Championships, Montreal8
6 Feb 2026Olympic Games, Milan16
27 Nov 2025World Tour 4, Dordrecht7
20 Nov 2025World Tour 3, Gdansk11
16 Oct 2025World Tour 2, Montreal11
9 Oct 2025World Tour 1, Montreal4
14 Mar 2025World Championships, Beijing6
14 Feb 2025World Tour 6, Milan1
7 Feb 2025World Tour 5, Dordrecht7
13 Dec 2024World Tour 4, Seoul2
6 Dec 2024World Tour 3, Beijing6
1 Nov 2024World Tour 2, Montreal1
25 Oct 2024World Tour 1, Montreal2

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