Jan Blokhuijsen
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Jan Blokhuijsen is Dutch
long track speed skater who skates for the commercial VPZ speedskating team.
In 2007, he got his VWO degree at school. After a successful period in skating and inline skating (in which he won several Dutch and European titles at the junior categories and a second place at the world championships in Korea) he decided to focus only on the speedskating. In February 2008, he won the Dutch Allround Speed Skating Championships junior title at the ice rink of Groningen. Later in the same month he became world champion at the junior world championships speedskating, where he finished in front of his teammates Koen Verweij
and Berden de Vries. Together with them he also won the world title at the team pursuit.
As of February 2011, he is at the 6th position in the adelskalender.
Netherlands
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long track speed skater who skates for the commercial VPZ speedskating team.
In 2007, he got his VWO degree at school. After a successful period in skating and inline skating (in which he won several Dutch and European titles at the junior categories and a second place at the world championships in Korea) he decided to focus only on the speedskating. In February 2008, he won the Dutch Allround Speed Skating Championships junior title at the ice rink of Groningen. Later in the same month he became world champion at the junior world championships speedskating, where he finished in front of his teammates Koen Verweij
Koen Verweij
Koen Verweij is a Dutch speedskater and inline speed skater. At the end of the skating season 2008-2009 he made a transfer from the Jong Oranje team of the national skating union to the commercial team of TVM....
and Berden de Vries. Together with them he also won the world title at the team pursuit.
As of February 2011, he is at the 6th position in the adelskalender.
Personal records
Tournament summary
| year | Dutch Allround KNSB Dutch Allround Championships The national Dutch Allround speedskating championships are first held in 1901 for man and since 1955 for women-Men's Allround:Source: -Women's Allround:Source: -References:NotesBibliography... |
European Allround European Speed Skating Championships for Men The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1891-1892.-History:-Distances used:... |
World Allround World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889-1892.-History:-Distances used:... |
World Distance World Single Distance Championships The World Single Distance Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union.-History:Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple distances – four different distances for the allround... |
 Speed skating at the Winter Olympics Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since the first winter games in 1924. Women's events were added to the Olympic program for the first time in 1960.-History:... |
World Juniors World Junior Speed Skating Championships ||valign=top width=50%|In 1971, when the ISU had a congress they decided to hold a World Junior Speed Skating Championships. After 2 test-championships , where only boys where allowed to skate, the first official championship was introduced in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In this championship boys and girls... |
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| 07/08 | 8th | |||||
| 08/09 | 8th | |||||
| 09/10 | 5th | 5th | 9th 5000 m team pursuit |
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| 10/11 | ||||||