Robbert Kees Boer
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Robbert-Kees Boer, born October 18, 1981 in Woubrugge
, The Netherlands, is a record-holding speed skater
. He is the nephew of Margot Boer
.
Woubrugge
Woubrugge is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 10 km east of the city of Leiden, in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem.Woubrugge was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of Jacobswoude....
, The Netherlands, is a record-holding 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...
. He is the nephew of Margot Boer
Margot Boer
Margot Boer is a Dutch speed skater. She is specialised in riding the 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m.After spending a few years at local teams in the Zuid-Holland area Margot Boer was seen as one of the Netherlands main future talents and was offered a contract at the KNSB Youth Development Team for the...
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Career
- National Short-TrackShort track speed skatingShort track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...
team member (1997–2006) - Two time formal Dutch record holder in 1500m speed skatingSpeed skatingSpeed 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...
(2004 Madison, 2006 Bormio, Italy)