Mark Ooijevaar
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Mark Ooijevaar is a Dutch
speed skater
who is specialised in the longer distances, 5000 and 10,000 metres.
Ooijevaar finished 9th at the 10,000 metres of the 2004 Dutch Single Distance Championships in his first senior season. Two years later he reached the 10th position at the 5,000 metres and improved his 10,000 metres result to a 7th place spot. He won the Dutch Allround Championships for students in 2006 and was named in the Dutch national team to represent the country at the 2007 Winter Universiade
held in Turin
on both the 5000 and 10,000 metres distances.
At the 5000 metres in Turin he accomplished a time of 6:32.71 which turned out to be the fastest race of the day and which was good for a gold medal. Favourite Ivan Skobrev
finished in second position on a 2.26 seconds gap, while Andrey Burlyaev won the bronze. Ooijevaar also won the gold medal at the 10000 metres in Turin with a time of 13:28.42.
World Competitions
Dutch Single Distance Championships
Dutch Allround Championships
Netherlands
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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...
who is specialised in the longer distances, 5000 and 10,000 metres.
Ooijevaar finished 9th at the 10,000 metres of the 2004 Dutch Single Distance Championships in his first senior season. Two years later he reached the 10th position at the 5,000 metres and improved his 10,000 metres result to a 7th place spot. He won the Dutch Allround Championships for students in 2006 and was named in the Dutch national team to represent the country at the 2007 Winter Universiade
2007 Winter Universiade
The 2007 Winter Universiade, the XXIII Winter Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy from January 17 to January 27, 2007.-Opening ceremony:The Opening Ceremony of the XXIII Winter Universiade Torino 2007 was held with a cast of acrobats, circus performers and dancers.The evening began with the...
held 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...
on both the 5000 and 10,000 metres distances.
At the 5000 metres in Turin he accomplished a time of 6:32.71 which turned out to be the fastest race of the day and which was good for a gold medal. Favourite Ivan Skobrev
Ivan Skobrev
Ivan Aleksandrovich Skobrev is a Russian speed skater. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he won the bronze medal in the 5,000 meters as well as the silver medal in the 10,000 meters. He is the reigning European and World Allround Champion.At the 2006 European Championships he finished in...
finished in second position on a 2.26 seconds gap, while Andrey Burlyaev won the bronze. Ooijevaar also won the gold medal at the 10000 metres in Turin with a time of 13:28.42.
World Competitions
| Distance (meters) | Rank | Time | Event | Place | Country | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 | 1 | 6:49.77 | World Cup | Baselga Di Pine | Italy | 2008 |
| 10000 | 1 | 13:12.60 | World Cup | Hamar | Norway | 2008 |
| 10000 | 5 | 13:31.34 | World Single Distances Championships | Nagano | Japan | 2008 |
| 10000 | 1 | 13:19.26 | World Cup | Heerenveen | Netherland | 2009 |
| 10000 | 9 | 13:25.22 | World Cup | Moscow | Russian Federation | 2009 |
Dutch Single Distance Championships
| Distance (meters) | Time | Date | Place | Country | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 | 6:31.50 | October 31 | Heerenveen | Netherland | 2008 |
| 10000 | 13:30.84 | November 2 | Heerenveen | Netherland | 2008 |
| 5000 | 6:32.65 | October 26 | Heerenveen | Netherland | 2007 |
| 10000 | 13:46.84 | October 28 | Heerenveen | Netherland | 2007 |
Dutch Allround Championships
| Distance (meters) | Time | Date | Place | Country | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 | 6:35.18 | March 6 | Heerenveen | Netherland | 2010 |
| 10000 | 13:37.73 | March 7 | Heerenveen | Netherland | 2010 |
| 5000 | 6:47.19 | December 29 | Groningen | Netherland | 2007 |