Koen Verweij
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Koen Verweij is a Dutch speedskater and inline speed skater
. At the end of the skating season 2008-2009 he made a transfer from the Jong Oranje team of the national skating union (KNSB) to the commercial team of TVM.
. This was a remarkable accomplishment, because he only was a junior rider at that moment, riding faster races than Sven Kramer did at the same age.
Later in the same season he participated in the world junior championships in Changchun
. He won the silver medal just after his teammate Jan Blokhuijsen
and in front of his other teammate Berden de Vries. It was the first time since 1997 that all medals were captured by skaters from the same country.
At the Dutch all-round championships 2009, Verweij finished 4th, also due to his spectacular improvement of his 10 km personal record, and qualified for the European all-round championships. However this tournament started with a big deception, because he fell on the 500m. However, he managed to finish the tournament at the 12th position. His season was crowned with a victory on the World Junior Skating championships where he won the 3000m, the 5000m the all-round title and the team pursuit. Because of these outstanding results he won the Egbert van 't Oever Aanmoediging award for the best young Dutch skater.
Inline speed skating
Inline speed skating is the sport of racing on inline skates It is often called inline racing by participants. Although it primarily evolved from racing on traditional roller skates, the sport is similar enough to ice speed skating that many competitors are now known to switch between inline and...
. At the end of the skating season 2008-2009 he made a transfer from the Jong Oranje team of the national skating union (KNSB) to the commercial team of TVM.
Biography
At December 30, 2007 he skated his first 10 km race at the Dutch all-round championships at the Kardinge ice track in Groningen. He finished the tournament at a fifth position which resulted in qualification as first reserve rider for the European all-round championship in KolomnaKolomna
Kolomna is an ancient city and the administrative center of Kolomensky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Moskva and Oka Rivers, southeast of Moscow. The area of the city is about . The city was founded in 1177...
. This was a remarkable accomplishment, because he only was a junior rider at that moment, riding faster races than Sven Kramer did at the same age.
Later in the same season he participated in the world junior championships in Changchun
Changchun
Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the center of the Songliao Plain. It is administered as a sub-provincial city with a population of 7,677,089 at the 2010 census under its jurisdiction, including counties and...
. He won the silver medal just after his teammate Jan Blokhuijsen
Jan Blokhuijsen
Jan Blokhuijsen is Dutch long track speed skater who skates for the commercial VPZ speedskating team.In 2007, he got his VWO degree at school...
and in front of his other teammate Berden de Vries. It was the first time since 1997 that all medals were captured by skaters from the same country.
At the Dutch all-round championships 2009, Verweij finished 4th, also due to his spectacular improvement of his 10 km personal record, and qualified for the European all-round championships. However this tournament started with a big deception, because he fell on the 500m. However, he managed to finish the tournament at the 12th position. His season was crowned with a victory on the World Junior Skating championships where he won the 3000m, the 5000m the all-round title and the team pursuit. Because of these outstanding results he won the Egbert van 't Oever Aanmoediging award for the best young Dutch skater.
Personal records
As of February 2011, Verweij is at the 8th position in the adelskalender.Tournament summary
| year | Dutch Allround KNSB Dutch Allround Championships The national Dutch Allround speedskating championships are first held in 1901 for man and since 1955 for women-Men's Allround:Source: -Women's Allround:Source: -References:NotesBibliography... |
European Allround European Speed Skating Championships for Men The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1891-1892.-History:-Distances used:... |
World Allround World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889-1892.-History:-Distances used:... |
World Distance World Single Distance Championships The World Single Distance Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union.-History:Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple distances – four different distances for the allround... |
 Speed skating at the Winter Olympics Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since the first winter games in 1924. Women's events were added to the Olympic program for the first time in 1960.-History:... |
World Juniors World Junior Speed Skating Championships ||valign=top width=50%|In 1971, when the ISU had a congress they decided to hold a World Junior Speed Skating Championships. After 2 test-championships , where only boys where allowed to skate, the first official championship was introduced in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In this championship boys and girls... |
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| 07/08 | 5th | |||||
| 08/09 | 4th | 12th | ||||
| 09/10 | ||||||
| 10/11 | 4th | Team Pursuit | ||||