Tom Prinsen is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 long track speedskater

Long track speed skating

Speed skating is an Olympic sport where competitors are timed while crossing a set distance. It is also a sport for leisure. Sports such as short track speedskating, inline speedskating, and quad speed skating are also called speed skating...

 specialised in the longer distances. In 2003 he became Dutch neo junior champion. By beating Postma, Romme and Ritsma in a skateoff, he qualified himself for the World Championship of 2004 in Hamar

Hamar

is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...

, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. He ended in sixth place.

Personal best times

500 m 37.04 Salt Lake City, USA 2005-11-19

1000 m 1.11.95 Calgary, CAN 2003-03-22

1500 m 1.46.81 Calgary, CAN 2007-03-15

3000 m 3.45.07 Calgary, CAN 2007-03-10

5000 m 6.17.34 Calgary, CAN 2007-03-13

10000 m 13.14.95 Calgary, CAN 2007-03-15

Prinsen held the junior world record 3000 m for one year, with a time of 3:46.75 in Calgary, 21 March 2002, and the junior world record 5000 m for two years, with 6:29.69 set in Calgary the following day.

External links

• Photos of Tom Prinsen