Frits Schalij

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Frits Schalij
Frits Schalij in 1983
Personal information
Born (1957-08-14) 14 August 1957 (age 66)
Weesp, the Netherlands
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Larvik Allround
Silver medal – second place 1985 Eskilstuna Allround

Frits Schalij (born 14 August 1957) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who was active between 1978 and 1987. He competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m and 5000 m and finished in 10th and 17th place, respectively.[1] He won a bronze and a silver medal at the European allround championships in 1984 and 1985, respectively. Nationally, he finished second allround in 1982 and 1984 and third in 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1986.[2]

Personal records[edit]

Personal records
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 meter 38.83 14 January 1984 Davos, Switzerland Venue at the time named Eisstadion Davos
1000 meter 1:16.69 9 February 1985 Inzell, Germany Venue at the time named Ludwich Schwabl Stadion
1500 meter 1:56.42 2 January 1982 Inzell, Germany
3000 meter 4:08.33 26 February 1981 Inzell,Germany
5000 meter 7:04.73 15 February 1986 Inzell, Germany
10000 meter 14:36.23 16 February 1986 Inzell, Germany

Source: [3]

Tournament overview[edit]


Season
Dutch
Championships
Allround
European
Championships
Allround
World
Championships
Allround
Olympic
Games
World
Championships
Junior
Allround

1976–77
INZELL

11th 500m
5th 3000m
4th 1500m
9th 5000m
6th overall

1977–78
EINDHOVEN

6th 500m
13th 5000m
8th 1500m
DNQ 10000m
13th overall

1978–79
HEERENVEEN

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
10th 5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
12th 10000m
6th overall

1979–80
THE HAGUE

4th 500m
6th 5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
9th 10000m
7th overall
HEERENVEEN

9th 500m
20th 5000m
16th 1500m
DNQ 10000m
NC overall(17th)

1980–81
ASSEN

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
7th 10000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
DEVENTER

6th 500m
9th 5000m
4th 1500m
6th 10000m
5th overall
OSLO

8th 500m
13th 5000m
6th 1500m
10th 10000m
8th overall

1981–82
HEERENVEEN

1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall
OSLO

4th 500m
4th 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
12th 10000m
5th overall
ASSEN

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
8th 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
8th 10000m
4th overall

1982–83
DEVENTER

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
6th 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
THE HAGUE

1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
9th 5000m
6th 1500m
8th 10000m
5th overall
OSLO

17th 500m
11th 5000m
9th 1500m
12th 10000m
11th overall

1983–84
GRONINGEN

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
4th 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall
LARVIK

7th 500m
5th 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
13th 10000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
GOTHENBURG

15th 500m
15th 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
10th 10000m
7th overall
SARAJEVO

17th 5000m
10th 1500m

1984–85
ALKMAAR

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
ESKILSTUNA

6th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
4th 10000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall
HAMAR

11th 500m
6th 5000m
10th 1500m
4th 10000m
4th overall

1985–86
ASSEN

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
7th 5000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
OSLO

10th 500m
18th 5000m
9th 1500m
12th 10000m
11th overall
INZELL

18th 500m
16th 5000m
7th 1500m
8th 10000m
11th overall
  • NC = No classification
  • DNQ = Did not qualify for the final event

source:[4] [5] [6] [7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Frits Schalij Archived December 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Frits Schalij (NED). schaatsstatistieken.nl
  3. ^ SpeedSkatingStats.com
  4. ^ "Frits Schalij". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Frits Schalij". speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Frits Schalij". ISU.org. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Frits Schalij". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.