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Beorn Nijenhuis (born on April 2, 1984 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) is a Dutch speed skater, who represented the Netherlands at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Born in Canada, where he started speed skating, he eventually moved to the Netherlands at the age of 13. A year later he received his Dutch citizenship, and started competing for them soon after.

He has been a standout in the men's 1000m on the international scene, ranking second in the World Cup standings and finishing fifth at the 2005 World Single Distance Championships. He was third in the final 1500m World Cup rankings.

The Turin Olympics was his first appearance at the Olympics. He finished 35th in the 500 metres and 12th in the 1000 metres.

External links

Bio at NBCOlympics.com
Photos of Beorn Nijenhuis

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