Koen Verweij

Koen Verweij (Dutch pronunciation: [kun vɛrˈʋɛi]; born 26 August 1990) is a Dutch speed skater and inline speed skater. At the end of the skating season 2008–09 he made a transfer from the Jong Oranje team of the national skating union (KNSB) to the commercial team of TVM.

Koen Verweij
Koen Verweij (EC Allround 2009)
Personal information
Born (1990-08-26) 26 August 1990
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Turned pro2007

Verweij was the holder of the Dutch national record at the 1500 metres distance from 9 December 2017 until 10 March 2019.[1]

Biography

On 30 December 2007 Verweij skated his first 10 km race at the Dutch all-round championships at the Kardinge ice track in Groningen. He finished the tournament in fifth position which resulted in his qualification as first reserve skater for the European all-round championship in Kolomna.[2] This was a remarkable accomplishment, since he was a junior at that moment, and posted faster times than Sven Kramer skated at the same age.

Later in the same season he participated in the world junior championships in Changchun. He won the silver medal just behind 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, partly due to his strong improvement of his 10 km personal record, and qualified for the European all-round championships. Despite a fall on the 500 m he managed to finish the tournament in 12th position. His season was crowned with a victory at the World Junior Skating championships where he won the 3000 m, the 5000 m, the all-round title, and the team pursuit. Because of these outstanding results he won the Egbert van't Oever Encouragement award for the best young Dutch skater.

At the 2014 Olympic Games Verweij finished 2nd in the 1500m event, 0.003 seconds behind Zbigniew Bródka.

On 14 July 2015 he announced that he was leaving Team Corendon after one season.[3]

Records

Personal records

Personal records[4]
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 meter35.6412 February 2011Calgary
1000 meter1:06.9410 December 2017Salt Lake City
1500 meter1:41.639 December 2017Salt Lake CityDutch national record until 10 March 2019
3000 meter3:42.8625 February 2017Inzell
5000 meter6:09.5110 November 2013Calgary
10000 meter13:08.97 13 February 2011Calgary

Verweij reached 5th position in the adelskalender on 15 November 2013.[5] As of 10 March 2019, he is in 9th position[6] with 145.915 points

World Records

Nr.EventResultDateLocationNotes
1.Team pursuit*3.37,17 9 November 2013Olympic Oval, Calgary
2.Team pursuit*3.35,60 16 November 2013Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake CityWorld record until 15 February 2020
* together with Sven Kramer and Jan Blokhuijsen

Tournament overview

Season Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances
Dutch
Championships
Allround
European
Championships
World
Championships
Allround
World
Championships
Single
Distances
Olympic
Games
World
Cup
GWC
Dutch
Championships
Allround
Junior
World
Championships
Junior
Allround

2007–2008

4th 500m
7th 5000m
7th 1500m
8th 10000m
5th overall
CHANGCHUN

6th 500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
Team pursuit

2008–2009

8th 1500m
7th 5000m

7th 500m
6th 5000m
4th 1500m
5th 10000m
4th overall
HEERENVEEN

31st 500m
6th 5000m
7th 1500m
8th 10000m
12th overall

500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
ZAKOPANE

5th 500m
3000m
1500m
overall
Team pursuit

2009–2010

9th 1500m
4th 5000m
8th 10000m

500m
6th 5000m
4th 1500m
5th 10000m
overall

21st 5km/10km
Team pursuit

5th 500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
MOSCOW

4th 500m
3000m
1500m
5000m
overall
1000m
Team pursuit

2010–2011

10th 1000m
6th 1500m
7th 5000m

500m
4th 5000m
4th 1500m
10000m
overall
COLLALBO

500m
5000m
6th 1500m
4th 10000m
overall
CALGARY

5th 500m
5000m
7th 1500m
5th 10000m
4th overall
INZELL

Team pursuit

36th 1500m
8th Team pursuit

2011–2012

10th 1500m
10th 5000m

4th 500m
5000m
1500m
10000m
overall
BUDAPEST

10th 500m
7th 5000m
5th 1500m
5th 10000
4th overall
MOSCOW

500m
4th 5000m
6th 1500m
5th 10000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

14th 1500m
Team pursuit

11th 1500m
33rd 5km/10km
Team pursuit
28th GWC

2012–2013

8th 1000m
DQ 1500m
9th 5000m

26th 500m
DNS 5000m
DNS 1500m
DNS 10000m
NC overall
HAMAR

6th 500m
6th 5000m
9th 1500m
DNQ 10000m
9th overall
SOCHI

14th 1500m
Team pursuit

9th 1500m
Team pursuit

27th GWC

2013–2014

1000m
1500m
5th 5000m

500m
5000m
1500m
10000m
overall
HAMAR

4th 500m
4th 5000m
1500m
10000m
overall
HEERENVEEN

500m
5000m
1500m
10000m
overall
SOCHI

6th 1000m
1500m
Team pursuit

5th 1000m
1500m
24th 5km/10km
Team pursuit

GWC

2014–2015

1000m
1500m
6th 5000m

500m
6th 5000m
1500m
6th 10000m
overall
CHELYABINSK

500m
4th 5000m
1500m
5th 10000m
overall
CALGARY

DNF 500m
WDR 5000m
DNS 1500m
DNS 10000m
NC overall
HEERENVEEN

1500m
Team pursuit

16th 1000m
11th 1500m
24th 5km/10km
42nd Mass start
32nd GWC
2017–2018
2016–20174th 1000m
4th 1500m
500m
9th 5000m
DNS 1500m
DNS 10000m
NC overall

2017–2018

1000m
1500m
GANGNEUNG

9th 1000m
11th 1500m
Mass start
Team pursuit

11th 1000m
4th 1500m
Team pursuit
2018–2019
2019–20205th 1000m
1500m
Mass start
43rd 1000m
24th 1500m

Source:[7]

World Cup overview

Season 1000 meter
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–20144th9th8th4th5th
2014–20156th7th13th
2017–20186th6th
2019–20204th(b)
Season 1500 meter
2009–2010
2010–20113rd(b)
2011–20121st(b)9th
2012–201310th12th4th11th13th
2013–2014
2014–20155th9th
2017–2018
2019–20201st(b)1st(b)
Season 5000/10000 meter
2009–20107th11th
2010–2011
2011–20122nd(b)
2012–2013
2013–20145th
2014–20156th
2017–2018
2019–2020
Season Team pursuit
2009–2010
2010–20115th
2011–201211th
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2017–201810th
2019–2020
Season Mass start
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–201521st
2017–2018
2019–2020

Source:[8]

  • – = Did not participate
  • (b) = Division B
  • DNS = Did not start
  • DNQ = Did not qualify
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • NC = No classification

Medals won

Championship Gold
Silver
Bronze
Olympic Games112
Dutch Single Distances222
Dutch Allround Classification122
Dutch Allround Distances634
European Allround Distances232
European Allround Classification021
World Allround Distances051
World Allround Classification101
World Single Distances302
World Cup 1500m100
World Cup 5000/10000m000
World Cup Pursuit310
World Cup Classification010
World Championship Junior Allround Classification210
World Championship Junior Single Distances624

References

  1. name=nr>"National Records – Netherlands (NED)". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. "Eerste vier van NK allround naar EK" SportWeek.nl, 30 December 2007.
  3. "Schaatser Verweij vertrekt bij Corendon" NOS, 14 July 2015.
  4. "Koen Verweij". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  5. name=adelskalender>"Evolution of Adelskalendern since 1 July 2009". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. "Adelskalendern as of March 10, 2019". Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. https://www.speedskatingnews.info/en/data/skater/koen-verweij/
  8. https://app.isuresults.eu/events
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