Frits Schalij

Frits Schalij

Frits Schalij in 1983
Personal information
Born	(1957-08-14) 14 August 1957 Weesp, the Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record Representing the  Netherlands European Championships 1984 Larvik Allround 1985 Eskilstuna Allround

Frits Schalij (born 14 August 1957) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who was active between 1978 and 1987. He competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m and 5000 m and finished in 10th and 17th place, respectively.^[1] He won a bronze and a silver medal at the European allround championships in 1984 and 1985, respectively. Nationally, he finished second allround in 1982 and 1984 and third in 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1986.^[2]

Personal bests:^[1]

•   500 m – 0:38.83 (1984)
• 1000 m – 1:16.69 (1985)
• 1500 m – 1:56.42 (1982)
• 5000 m – 7:04.73 (1986)
• 10000 m – 14:36.23 (1986)

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