View text source at Wikipedia
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Haarlem, Netherlands | 9 August 1982||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www.simonkuipers.nl | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
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.
Personal records | ||||
Men's speed skating | ||||
Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
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]
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000–01 |
GRONINGEN 11th 500m 15th 3000m 15th 1500m 10th 5000m 10th overall | |||||||
2001–02 |
GRONINGEN 18th 500m |
ALKMAAR 500m 16th 5000m 4th 1500m 10th 10000m 8th overall |
||||||
2002–03 |
UTRECHT 11th 500m 9th 1000m 9th 1500m |
GRONINGEN 9th 500m 13th 1000m 8th 500m 7th 1000m 8th overall |
||||||
2003–04 |
HEERENVEEN 8th 500m 5th 1000m 9th 1500m |
UTRECHT 6th 500m 1000m 6th 500m 4th 1000m 4th overall |
NAGANO 25th 500m 7th 1000m 23rd 500m 8th 1000m 17th overall |
39th 500m 23rd 1000m |
||||
2004–05 |
ASSEN 5th 500m 1000m 1500m |
GRONINGEN 5th 500m 9th 1000m 5th 500m 7th 1000m 5th overall |
INZELL 21st 1500m |
27th 500m 11th 1000m 6th 1500m |
||||
2005–06 |
HEERENVEEN 500m |
TURIN 23rd 500m 4th 1500m |
31st 500m 41st 1000m 6th 1500m |
|||||
2006–07 |
ASSEN 18th 500m 4th 1000m 1500m |
GRONINGEN 9th 500m 5th 1000m 7th 500m 1000m 6th overall |
SALT LAKE CITY 11th 1000m 8th 1500m |
19th 1000m 7th 1500m |
||||
2007–08 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 1500m |
HEERENVEEN 500m 7th 1000m 500m 7th 1000m 4th overall |
HEERENVEEN 14th 500m 1000m 4th 500m 6th 1000m 4th overall |
NAGANO 15th 500m 7th 1000m 5th 1500m |
20th 100m 13th 500m 4th 1000m 1500m |
|||
2008–09 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 4th 1000m 1500m |
GRONINGEN 6th 500m 5th 1000m 500m 9th 1000m 5th overall |
MOSCOW 6th 500m 1000m 16th 500m 4th 1000m overall |
VANCOUVER 16th 500m 6th 1000m |
19th 100m 12th 500m 4th 1000m 11th 1500m 6th Team pursuit |
|||
2009–10 |
HEERENVEEN 6th 500m 1000m 8th 1500m |
GRONINGEN 500m 12th 1000m DNS 500m DNS 1000m NC overall |
VANCOUVER 20th 500m 6th 1000m 7th 1500 Team pursuit |
27th 500m 4th 1000m 32nd 1500m |
||||
2010–11 |
HEERENVEEN DQ 500m 1000m 1500m |
HEERENVEEN 7th 500m DNS 1000m DNS 500m DNS 1000m NC overall |
INZELL 17th 500m 6th 1000m 11th 1500m |
21st 500m 4th 1000m 6th 1500m |
||||
2011–12 |
HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 12th 1000m 13th 1500m |
Championship | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Dutch Single Distances | 2 |
4 |
3
|
World Sprint | 0 |
0 |
1
|
World Cup | 0 |
1 |
0
|