Margot Boer
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Margot Boer is a Dutch
speed skater
. She is specialised in riding the 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m.
After spending a few years at local teams in the Zuid-Holland area Margot Boer was seen as one of the Netherlands main future talents and was offered a contract at the KNSB Youth Development Team for the 2006-07 speed skating season. In the years before she already participated in several World Cup meetings.
Her first success in her new team was winning a gold medal on the 500 m at the 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships
. She won the both races beating all the opponents, including favourites such as Marianne Timmer
and Annette Gerritsen
.
in Vancouver. She just missed out on medals in each of them, coming in 4th on both the 500
and 1,500 m
and 6th on the 1,000 m
, 0.22, 0.14, and 0.22 seconds from winning a bronze medal, respectively.
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...
speed skater
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
. She is specialised in riding the 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m.
After spending a few years at local teams in the Zuid-Holland area Margot Boer was seen as one of the Netherlands main future talents and was offered a contract at the KNSB Youth Development Team for the 2006-07 speed skating season. In the years before she already participated in several World Cup meetings.
Her first success in her new team was winning a gold medal on the 500 m at the 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships
2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships
The 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships were the venue where the Dutch single distance champions in speed skating were crowned. Although the event took place from 3 November until 5 November 2006 this was the 2007 edition as it is part of the 2006-07 speed skating season...
. She won the both races beating all the opponents, including favourites such as Marianne Timmer
Marianne Timmer
Maria Aaltje Timmer is a Dutch speed skater specializing in the middle distances . At the 1998 Winter Olympics Timmer won a gold medal in both these events.- Personal life :...
and Annette Gerritsen
Annette Gerritsen
Annette Gerritsen is a Dutch speed skater. She specialises in the 500 m and 1000 m distances, and won a silver medal in the 1000 metres at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She is the current Dutch Junior record holder in the 500 m and her personal best used to be the World Junior record...
.
2010 Winter Olympics
Boer qualified to participate in all of her specialty distances at the 2010 Winter Olympics2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver. She just missed out on medals in each of them, coming in 4th on both the 500
Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres
The women's 500 metres speed skating competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Richmond Olympic Oval on 16th February 2010.- Records :Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.500 meters...
and 1,500 m
Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres speed skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval on .-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....
and 6th on the 1,000 m
Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres
The women's 1000 metres speed skating competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Richmond Olympic Oval on 18 February 2010.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.-Results:...
, 0.22, 0.14, and 0.22 seconds from winning a bronze medal, respectively.