Nils van der Poel
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | 25 April 1996 Trollhättan, Sweden |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Speed skating |
Nils van der Poel (born 25 April 1996) is a Swedish speed skater. He won the 2014 world junior championship in Bjugn, Norway.[1] He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]
On 2 June 2018, it was announced that he would take a break from speed skating.[3][4]
Personal records
| Personal records | ||||
| Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 meter | 37.87 | 7 January 2017 | Heerenveen | |
| 1000 meter | 1:13.92 | 15 November 2014 | Hamar | |
| 1500 meter | 1:47.63 | 6 December 2017 | Salt Lake City | |
| 3000 meter | 3:51.12 | 15 November 2014 | Inzell | |
| 5000 meter | 6:13.03 | 16 January 2021 | Heerenveen | |
| 10000 meter | 12:42.80 | 17 January 2021 | Heerenveen | |
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[5]
References
- ^ "Svensk JVM-guld på 5000 meter skridsko" (in Swedish). Expressen. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Nils van der Poel". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Ellen Hellmark, Bernt Lagergren (2 June 2018). "Skridskotalangen tar en paus" (in Swedish). Sveriges television. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Skoob Salihi (2 June 2018). "Nils van der Poel tar en paus" (in Swedish). Sveriges radio. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Nils van der Poel". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.