Simon Kuipers
Simon Kuipers (born 9 August 1982)[1] is a retired Dutch speed skater. He won a 1500 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 1500 metres, less than four-tenths of a second off the podium, as well as being the fastest Dutchman in that event. He officially retired in March 2012.
.jpg) Kuipers in 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 August 1982 Haarlem, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.simonkuipers.nl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal records
| Personal records | ||||
| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 34.78 | 17 November 2007 | Calgary | |
| 1000 m | 1:07.39 | 18 November 2007 | Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 1:42.37 | 16 November 2007 | Calgary | [2] |
| 3000 m | 3:42.42 | 14 March 2007 | Calgary | |
| 5000 m | 6:21.57 | 15 March 2007 | Calgary | |
| 10000 m | 14:56.67 | 27 January 2002 | Groningen | |
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[3]
Tournament overview
| Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
Dutch Championships Allround |
World Championships Sprint |
World Championships Single Distances |
Olympic Games |
World Cup GWC |
World Championships Junior Allround |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000–2001 | 11th 500m 15th 3000m 15th 1500m 10th 5000m 10th overall | |||||||
| 2001–2002 | 18th 500m |  16th 5000m 4th 1500m 10th 10000m 8th overall | ||||||
| 2002–2003 | 11th 500m 9th 1000m 9th 1500m | 9th 500m 13th 1000m 8th 500m 7th 1000m 8th overall | ||||||
2003–2004 | 8th 500m 5th 1000m 9th 1500m | 6th 500m  6th 500m 4th 1000m 4th overall | 25th 500m 7th 1000m 23rd 500m 8th 1000m 17th overall | 39th 500m 23rd 1000m | ||||
2004–2005 | 5th 500m | 5th 500m 9th 1000m 5th 500m 7th 1000m 5th overall | 21st 1500m | 27th 500m 11th 1000m 6th 1500m | ||||
2005–2006 | DNF 500m | 23rd 500m 4th 1500m | 31st 500m 41st 1000m 6th 1500m | |||||
2006–2007 | 18th 500m 4th 1000m | 9th 500m 5th 1000m 7th 500m 6th overall | 11th 1000m 8th 1500m | 19th 1000m 7th 1500m | ||||
2007–2008 |  | 7th 1000m 7th 1000m 4th overall | 14th 500m 4th 500m 6th 1000m 4th overall | 15th 500m 7th 1000m 5th 1500m | 20th 100m 13th 500m 4th 1000m | |||
2008–2009 | 4th 1000m | 6th 500m 5th 1000m 9th 1000m 5th overall | 6th 500m 16th 500m 4th 1000m | 16th 500m 6th 1000m | 19th 100m 12th 500m 4th 1000m 11th 1500m 7th Team pursuit | |||
2009–2010 | 6th 500m 8th 1500m | 12th 1000m DNS 500m DNS 1000m NC overall | 20th 500m 6th 1000m 7th 1500 | 27th 500m 4th 1000m 32nd 1500m | ||||
2010–2011 | DQ 500m | 7th 500m DNS 1000m DNS 500m DNS 1000m NC overall | 17th 500m 6th 1000m 11th 1500m | 21st 500m 4th 1000m 6th 1500m | ||||
| 2011–2012 | 11th 500m 12th 1000m 13th 1500m |
- DNS = Did not start
- DNF = Did not finish
- DQ = Disqualified
- NC = No classification
Medals won
| Championship | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Single Distances | |||
| World Sprint | |||
| World Cup |
References
- Simon Kuipers (official website)
- Kuipers in toptijd naar WB-zege. Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
- "Simon Kuipers". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
External links
- Simon Kuipers at the International Skating Union
- Simon Kuipers at the International Olympic Committee
- Simon Kuipers at the Olympic Channel
- Simon Kuipers at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Photos of Simon Kuipers at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-05-06)
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