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Jutta Leerdam’s Olympic Suit Sells for €195,000, Shattering MatchWornShirt Record

Proceeds will support IJsvereniging Pijnacker, the youth club where the Dutch champion began skating.

Overview

  • The signed racing suit topped TeamNL/NOS*NSF’s charity auction after a late bidding duel pushed the price from under €10,000 to the final sum within hours.
  • The sale surpassed the platform’s previous record held by Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal shirt, which fetched just under €63,000.
  • Organisers reported that 86 Dutch speed-skating items raised roughly €275,345 in total for grassroots sport.
  • MatchWornShirt said the winning bid came from the Netherlands, while the buyer remains anonymous.
  • Leerdam wore the bright orange suit to win 1,000m gold with an Olympic record at Milano‑Cortina and to take silver in the 500m.