Simon Kuipers
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Simon Kuipers is a Dutch
speed skater
. He won a 1,500 meters World Cup competitions on 3 December 2005. It was his first World Cup victory. He participated in two events at the 2006 Winter Olympics
in Turin
, finishing 23rd in the 500 metres
, and 4th in the 1,500 metres
, less than four-tenths of a second off the podium, as well as being the fastest Dutchman in that event.
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...
. He won a 1,500 meters World Cup competitions on 3 December 2005. It was his first World Cup victory. He participated in two events at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, finishing 23rd in the 500 metres
Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's 500 metres
The Men's 500 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy. The competition consisted of two separate 500 metre races, with the competitors ranked by their cumulative time from the two races.-Records:...
, and 4th in the 1,500 metres
Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's 1500 metres
The Men's 1500 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....
, less than four-tenths of a second off the podium, as well as being the fastest Dutchman in that event.
Personal bests
| Distance | Time | Date | Track | World Record at the time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 34.78 | 17-11-2007 | Calgary Calgary Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies... |
34.03 |
| 1,000 m | 1:07.39 | 18-11-2007 | Calgary | 1:07.00 |
| 1,500 m | 1:42.37 | 16-11-2007 | Calgary | 1:42.32 |
| 3,000 m | 3:42.42 | 14-03-2007 | Calgary | 3:37.28 |
| 5,000 m | 6:21.57 | 15-03-2007 | Calgary | 6:07.48 |
| 10,000 m | 14:56.67 | 27-01-2002 | Groningen | 13:03.40 |