Douwe de Vries
.jpg) De Vries (center) in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
14 June 1982 Heerenveen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jac Orie | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Douwe de Vries (born 14 June 1982) is a Dutch professional marathon speed skater and long track speed skater. He is a member of the commercial team of LottoNL-Jumbo.
Career
In 2007 De Vries won the Willem Poelstra Trophy for the greatest talent in marathon skating.[1]
On 6 December 2014 he finished third at the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 3 – Men's 5000 metres.[2]
In 2015 and 2016 he won the gold medal in the team pursuit event at the World Single Distance Championships.
In March 2015 De Vries improved the world hour record, set by Casper Helling on 15 March 2007 at 41,969 meter, bringing it to 42,252 meter.[3]
Personal records
| Personal records[4] | ||||
| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 36:36 | 7 March 2015 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1000 m | 1:10.45 | 28 February 2015 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 1:45.57 | 11 March 2013 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 3000 m | 3:39.46 | 6 March 2013 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | National record |
| 5000 m | 6:14.53 | 17 November 2013 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 10000 m | 13:04.02 | 28 December 2013 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
He is currently in 24th position in the adelskalender.[5]
Tournament summary
| Year | Dutch Allround | European Allround | World Allround | World Distance | World Juniors |
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| 2012/13 | 12th | ||||
| 2013/14 | DQ | 7th | |||
| 2014/15 | 5th | 6th |  5000m  team pursuit | ||
| 2015/16 |  | 9th 5000m team pursuit |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[6]
References
- ↑ Lisette van der Geest. "Profiel: Douwe 'Harke' de Vries" (in Dutch). Schaatsen.nl.
- ↑ "ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2014/15 - Berlin (GER) Day 2". International Skating Union (ISU). 6 December 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "Douwe de Vries zet werelduurrecord op zijn naam" (in Dutch). NOS. 13 March 2016.
- ↑ "Douwe de Vries". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "Douwe de Vries". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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