Carl Verheijen

Carl Verheijen
Personal information
Born (1975-05-26) 26 May 1975
The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sport Speed skating
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 500 m: 36:99 (2007)
1000 m: 1:11.92 (2006)
1500 m: 1:45.78 (2007)
5000 m: 6:08.98 (2005)
10 000 m: 12:55.30 (2007)

Carl Eduard Verheijen (born 26 May 1975) is a retired Dutch speed skater who specialized in the longer distances 5,000 m and the 10,000 m. Verheijen is the son of skater Eddy Verheijen and is in a relationship with retired skater Andrea Nuyt in Leusden. They have a daughter (Manouk, August 2005). Carl's brother Frank Verheijen is a marathon skater.

He won two bronze medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics, in the 10000 m race and in the team pursuit. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, he placed 6th in the 5000 m event.[1]

Best results

Personal records

Personal records
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m36.9924 February 2007Calgary
1000 m1.11.9216 December 2006Heerenveen
1500 m1:45.7824 February 2007Calgary
5000 m6:08.9819 November 2005Salt Lake City
10000 m12:55.3011 February 2007Heerenveen
Team pursuit3:37.8011 March 2007Salt Lake City With S. Kramer and E. Wennemars

References

  1. "Carl Verheijen". 2006 Winter Olympics profile. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
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