Melle van 't Wout

Dutch speed skater (born 2000)

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Melle van 't Wout (born 18 February 2000) is a Dutch short-track speed skater.
Van 't Wout is bronze medalist at the 2026 European Championships.
Career At the age of four, Van ´t Wout moved with his family to Bracebridge, Canada.
At the age of thirteen, he switched to short-track speed skating.
Van ´t Wout made his international debut at the 2017 European Youth Olympics with a bronze medal at the mixed relay event.

Melle van 't Wout (born 18 February 2000) is a Dutch short-track speed skater. He won gold medals with the Dutch relay teams at the 2023 European Championships. Van 't Wout is bronze medalist at the 2026 European Championships. He represented the Netherlands at the 2026 Winter Olympics, where he became an Olympic champion, and also won a silver medal.

Career

At the age of four, Van ´t Wout moved with his family to Bracebridge, Canada. He played ice hockey as a child. At the age of thirteen, he switched to short-track speed skating. A year later the family moved back to the Netherlands.

Van ´t Wout made his international debut at the 2017 European Youth Olympics with a bronze medal at the mixed relay event. He obtained a silver medal with the Dutch relay team at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

At the senior level, he participated in the Dutch relay teams that obtained gold medals at the 2023 European Championships. His speed skating career was interrupted because of a long knee injury. At the 2026 European Championships he won the bronze medal at the 500 metre race. Van ´t Wout represents the Netherlands at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Van 't Wout's younger brother Jens is also a short-track speed skater. Melle van ´t Wout has a relationship with Dutch short-track skater Selma Poutsma.