Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| World Single Distances Championships |
| 2 | 2 x 500 m | 2012 | Heerenveen, NED | 69.65 |
| 4 | 2 x 500 m | 2013 | Sochi, RUS | 69.91 |
| World Sprint Championships |
| 1 | Sprint Combination | 2014 | Nagano, JPN | 139.885 |
| 1 | Sprint Combination | 2013 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 136.790 |
| World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | Overall | 500m | 1000m |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012/2013 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011/2012 | 15 | 6 | 11 |
| Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | 500m | 1000m |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 2nd |
| 2012/2013 | 2 x 2nd | 1 x 3rd |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 4th |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
| 1 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Berlin, GER | 34.80 |
| 2 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Berlin, GER | 1:09.52 |
| 3 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Berlin, GER | 34.95 |
| 3 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 34.26 |
| 3 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Astana, KAZ | 1:09.02 |
| 4 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 34.41 |
| 4 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 34.56 |
| 5 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 1:07.46 |
| 6 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Astana, KAZ | 35.01 |
| 9 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 34.68 |
| 9 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 1:08.21 |
LegendMS-Mass Start, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Hobbies: Playing guitar and piano. (online-skating.com, 24 Nov 2012)
- Education: Teaching - CALO , Zwolle, NED
- Coach: Gerard van Velde (NED) from 2008 (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012; volkskrant.nl, 28 Jan 2013)
- Other Sports: He won gold in the 500m at the 2012 World Inline Skating Championships in Italy. (rtvoost.nl, 14 Sept 2012)
- Injuries: In July 2013, he suffered a broken wrist after a collision with a photographer while he was inline skating. (rtvoost.nl, 04 Aug 2013)
- Occupation: Athlete
- Languages Spoken: Dutch, English, French, German
- Sporting Relatives: His twin brother Ronald is also a speed and inline skater. He won gold in the 500m at the 2013 World Speed Skating Cup in Calgary, AB, Canada, and finished fourth in the 200m time trial at the 2013 World Inline Skating Championships in Oostende, Belgium. (schaatsen.nl, 25 Oct 2013; SportsDeskOnline, 17 Dec 2013)
- Debut: 2009 for Netherlands, World Cup (Berlin) (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012)
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerHe took up the sport at age six in Deventer, Netherlands. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012)
Reason for taking up this sportHis five older brothers took him to the ice skating rink and he liked it. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012)
TrainingHe trains six days a week. (online-skating.com, 24 Nov 2012)
Most memorable sporting achievementWinning gold in the combination at the 2013 World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, UT, United States, winning silver in the 500m at the 2012 World Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands, and his victory in the 500m road race at the 2012 World Inline Skating Championships in Italy. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012; Athlete, 08 Nov 2013)
HeroDutch coach Gerard van Velde, South Korean speed skater Kyou-Hyuk Lee, and British snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2011; Athlete, 08 Nov 2013)
Most influential person in careerCoach Gerard van Velde. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Try to improve every detail to get the best out of yourself." (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012)
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