Bas Verwijlen
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Bas Verwijlen is a fencer
from the Netherlands
.
He started fencing when he was five years old at fencing club Zaal Verwijlen in Oss, owned by his father Roel Verwijlen, who is also the Dutch national coach. Until his twelfth he fights with two weapons, but since then he only choose to fight with the épée. He became part of the Dutch national team and took part in the Universiade
(17th in Beijing
, 2001), Youth Olympics, Dutch national championships, but also European and World Championships. As a junior he won eleven national titles, he became third at the World Championships under-16 in the United States
and represented the Netherlands at every European and World Championship since 1998. He won two World Cups for Juniors, a performance never achieved by another fencer.
It was time for his senior career and also managed to achieve World class performances there. At the 2005 World Championships in Leipzig
he won the bronze medal. At the European Championships 2005 in Zalaegerszeg
he and his Dutch team mates became sixth in the nations tournament. He reached the final and became second at the 2006 European Championships in Izmir
. After the Grand Prix meeting in Stockholm
in 2008 he was secure of qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing. In the preparations for this tournament he won the World Cup meeting in Cali
, Colombia
in June and he also won the Dutch national title.
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
He started fencing when he was five years old at fencing club Zaal Verwijlen in Oss, owned by his father Roel Verwijlen, who is also the Dutch national coach. Until his twelfth he fights with two weapons, but since then he only choose to fight with the épée. He became part of the Dutch national team and took part in the Universiade
Universiade
The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation . The name is a combination of the words "University" and "olympiad"...
(17th in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, 2001), Youth Olympics, Dutch national championships, but also European and World Championships. As a junior he won eleven national titles, he became third at the World Championships under-16 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and represented the Netherlands at every European and World Championship since 1998. He won two World Cups for Juniors, a performance never achieved by another fencer.
It was time for his senior career and also managed to achieve World class performances there. At the 2005 World Championships in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
he won the bronze medal. At the European Championships 2005 in Zalaegerszeg
Zalaegerszeg
In 2001 Zalaegerszeg had 61,654 inhabitants . The distribution of religions were, 71.1% Roman Catholic, 3.8% Calvinist, 1.6% Lutheran, 11.6% Atheist .-Notable people:* Lajos Botfy , mayor...
he and his Dutch team mates became sixth in the nations tournament. He reached the final and became second at the 2006 European Championships in Izmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
. After the Grand Prix meeting in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
in 2008 he was secure of qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing. In the preparations for this tournament he won the World Cup meeting in Cali
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
in June and he also won the Dutch national title.
Career highlights
- 2001 World Cup (juniors)
- 12th, World Nations Championship (juniors), NîmesNîmesNîmes is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
- 17th, Universiade, Beijing Dutch National Championship (seniors) Dutch National Team Championship (seniors), with Siebren Tigchelaar, Allard van Erven and Maarten de Visser Dutch National Championship (juniors and cadets) Dutch National Championship (juniors)
- Sportsman of the year in Oss
- 12th, World Nations Championship (juniors), Nîmes
- 2002
- 12th, World Nations Championship (juniors), LisbonLisbonLisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
- 18th, European Championship (juniors), MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
- 9th, European Nations Championship (juniors), Moscow
- 17th, World Championship (juniors), AntalyaAntalyaAntalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...
Dutch National Team Championship (seniors), with Alexander Bloks, Allard van Erven and Siebren Tigchelaar Dutch National Championship (juniors)
- 12th, World Nations Championship (juniors), Lisbon
- 2003 World Cup (juniors)
- 9th, European Nations Championship (seniors), BourgesBourgesBourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
- 9th, World Championship (juniors), ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Dutch National Championship (seniors) Dutch National Team Championship (seniors), with Rick van de Goor, Allard van Erven and Siebren Tigchelaar Dutch National Championship (juniors) Dutch National Championship (foilFoil (fencing)A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:...
, juniors) - Sports team of the year in Oss
- 9th, European Nations Championship (seniors), Bourges
- 2004 Dutch National Championship (seniors) Dutch National Team Championship (seniors), with Alexander Bloks, Rick van de Goor and Siebren Tigchelaar
- 9th, World Cup (seniors), KuwaitKuwaitThe State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
- 7th, World Cup (seniors), DohaDohaDoha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
Willem II Tournament (seniors), TilburgTilburgTilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
Dutch Open (seniors), Oss
- 9th, World Cup (seniors), Kuwait
- 2005 Dutch Open (seniors), Oss Flemish Open (seniors), GhentGhentGhent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
World Championship (seniors), Leipzig- 6th, European Nations Championship (seniors), Zalaegerszeg Dutch National Championship (seniors) Dutch National Team Championship (seniors), with Alexander Bloks, Rick van de Goor and Siebren Tigchelaar World Cup (seniors), TallinnTallinnTallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
World Cup (seniors), VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
World Cup (seniors), TehranTehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
- 6th, European Nations Championship (seniors), Zalaegerszeg Dutch National Championship (seniors) Dutch National Team Championship (seniors), with Alexander Bloks, Rick van de Goor and Siebren Tigchelaar World Cup (seniors), Tallinn
- 2006
- 8th, European Championship (seniors), Izmir World Cup (seniors), Tehran Dutch National Team Championship (seniors), with Alexander Bloks, Rick van de Goor and Siebren Tigchelaar
- 6th, Grand Prix (seniors), San JuanSan Juan, Puerto RicoSan Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
- 9th, World Cup (seniors), Tehran
- 9th, World Cup (seniors), Lisbon
- 9th, World Cup (seniors), Tallinn
- 10th, World Cup (seniors), PoitiersPoitiersPoitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...
- 2007 Mercury Cup (seniors), New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
Dutch Open (seniors), Oss- 5th, World Cup (seniors), SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
Grand Prix (seniors), ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
Dutch National Championship (seniors) - 6th, Grand Prix (seniors), Stockholm World Cup (seniors), LegnanoLegnanoLegnano is an Italian town and comune with 59.147 inhabitants in the province of Milan, about from Milan.It's crossed by the river Olona, and it's the 13th town for inhabitants in Lombardy....
World Cup (seniors), Kish Island
- 5th, World Cup (seniors), Sydney
- 2008 World Cup (seniors), CaliCalìCalì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
Dutch National Team Championship (seniors), with Alexander Bloks, Rick van de Goor and Siebren Tigchelaar Dutch National Championship (seniors) VOC-Cup (seniors), HoornHoorn-Cities :* Purmerend * Enkhuizen * Alkmaar * Amsterdam * Lelystad * Den Helder * Leeuwarden -Towns :* Edam...
Dutch National Military Championship (seniors)- 6th, Grand Prix (seniors), Stockholm
- 5th, World Cup (seniors), Bern
- 5th, World Cup (seniors), Lisbon Grand Prix (seniors), Kuwait
- 9th, World Cup (seniors), Kish Island