Paulien van Deutekom (4 February 1981 – 2 January 2019) was a Dutch champion speed skater who specialised in the middle to long distances, over 1000 and 1500 metres.

At the Olympics Van Deutekom finished 13th over 1500 metres, while the pursuit team was eliminated at an early stage.

In February 2008 Van Deutekom won the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Berlin.

In March 2012 after the 1500 metre event at the World Cup in Heerenveen, Van Deutekom announced that she was ending her skating career.

[2] Van Deutekom died on 2 January 2019 after being diagnosed with lung cancer six months earlier at the age of 37.