Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| World Single Distances Championships |
| 5 | 10000 m | 2013 | Sochi, RUS | 13:19.15 |
| 6 | 5000 m | 2013 | Sochi, RUS | 6:23.01 |
| 10 | 5000 m | 2012 | Heerenveen, NED | 6:28.07 |
| 13 | 1500 m | 2013 | Sochi, RUS | 1:48.39 |
| 16 | 1500 m | 2012 | Heerenveen, NED | 1:47.90 |
| 17 | 5000 m | 2011 | Inzell, GER | 6:32.49 |
| 10000 m | 2012 | Heerenveen, NED | DNF |
| World Allround Championships |
| 3 | Big Combination | 2013 | Hamar, NOR | 149.800 |
| 9 | Big Combination | 2012 | Moscow, RUS | 153.949 |
| World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | Overall | 1000m | 1500m | 5000/10000m | MS 20 laps |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 20 | 43 | 20 | 4 | - |
| 2012/2013 | 4 | - | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 2011/2012 | 40 | - | 19 | 10 | 13 |
| 2010/2011 | - | - | - | 34 | - |
| Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | 1500m | 5000m | 10000m | MS 20 laps | Team Pursuit |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 12th | 1 x 4th | 1 x 4th | - | 1 x 11th |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 6th | 1 x 9th | 1 x 1st | 1 x 9th |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 8th | 1 x 8th | 1 x 5th | 1 x 7th | - |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
| 4 | 5000 m | 2013/2014 | Berlin, GER | 6:18.62 |
| 4 | 10000 m | 2013/2014 | Astana, KAZ | 13:19.27 |
| 10 | 5000 m | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 6:13.37 |
| 10 | 5000 m | 2013/2014 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 6:14.65 |
| 11 | Team Pursuit | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 3:45.64 |
| 12 | 1500 m | 2013/2014 | Berlin, GER | 1:47.38 |
| 12 | Team Pursuit | 2013/2014 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 3:48.43 |
| 1500 m | 2013/2014 | Calgary, AB, CAN | DSQ |
| European Championships |
| 4 | Big Combination | 2014 | Hamar, NOR | 150.272 |
| 5 | Big Combination | 2013 | Heerenveen, NED | 150.277 |
| 10 | Big Combination | 2012 | Budapest, HUN | 160.793 |
| 19 | Big Combination | 2011 | Collalbo, ITA | 117.775 |
LegendMS-Mass Start, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Occupation: Athlete
- Languages Spoken: Dutch, English, French
- Sporting Relatives: His brother Maarten is an inline skater, who has also competed in speed skating. (demorgen.be, 30 Sep 2013)
- Debut: 2010 for Germany (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
- Education: Engineering - Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
- Coach: Jelle Spruyt [national], BEL; Bart Veldkamp [national], NED (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
- Other Sports: He won four gold medals at the 2013 World Inline Skating Championships in Oostende, Belgium. (schaatsen.nl, 10 Apr 2012; SportsDeskOnline, 18 Dec 2013)
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerHe took up the sport in 2010 at age 19 in Germany. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
Reason for taking up this sportHe switched from inline to speed skating because it is an Olympic sport. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
AmbitionsTo win a medal at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (nieuwsblad.be, 26 Oct 2013)
Most memorable sporting achievementBecoming 10,000m skeelering [a version of inline skating] world champion, and competing in the speed skating World Cup events. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2011)
HeroBritish cyclist Bradley Wiggins. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
Most influential person in careerHis brother Maarten, who is also his training partner. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto"To work hard and to have discipline." (Athlete, 02 Dec 2011)
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