Douwe de Vries
![]() De Vries (center) in 2015 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Dutch |
Born | Heerenveen, Netherlands | 14 June 1982
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Netherlands |
Sport | Speed skating |
Event | 5000 m |
Club | STG Stiens |
Turned pro | 2007 |
Coached by | Jac Orie |
Douwe de Vries (born 14 June 1982) is a Dutch professional marathon speed skater and long track speed skater. He was a member of the commercial team of LottoNL-Jumbo, and is the current holder of the team pursuit and the unofficial world one-hour world records.[1]
Career
In 2007, de Vries won the Willem Poelstra Trophy for the greatest talent in marathon skating.[2]
On 6 December 2014, he finished third at the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 3 – Men's 5000 metres.[3]
In 2015 and 2016, he won the gold medal in the team pursuit event at the World Single Distance Championships.
In March 2015, de Vries improved the world hour record, set by Casper Helling on 15 March 2007 at 41,969.10 m, bringing it to 42,252.22 m.[4]
At the end of the 2019–20 season, de Vries occupied the 21st position on the adelskalender with 146.604 points.[5]
Records
Personal records
Personal records[6] | ||||
Speed skating | ||||
Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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500 m | 36.46 | 2 March 2019 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
1000 m | 1:10.45 | 28 February 2015 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
1500 m | 1:43.63 | 7 February 2020 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
3000 m | 3:39.46 | 6 March 2013 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
5000 m | 6:08.46 | 8 February 2020 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | Quartet start |
10000 m | 12:55.10 | 27 January 2019 | Thialf, Heerenveen |
World records
World records[1] | ||||
Speed skating | ||||
Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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Team pursuit | 3:34.68 | 16 February 2020 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | Current world record (with Sven Kramer and Marcel Bosker).[7] |
1 hour | 42,252,22 m | 13 March 2015 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | Current world record (unofficial).[8] |
Tournament overview
Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Allround |
European Championships Allround |
World Championships Allround |
World Championships Single Distances |
World Cup |
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2002–03 | 20th 1000m |
18th 500m 18th 5000m 18th 1500m DNQ 10000m 19th overall |
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2003–04 | 26th 1000m 24th 1500m 18th 5000m |
18th 500m 23rd 5000m 17th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall(23) |
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2004–05 | 30th 1500m 18th 5000m |
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2011–12 | 5th 5000m 4th 10000m |
8th 5000m/10000m | ||||
2012–13 | 7th 5000m 8th 10000m |
14th 500m 6th 5000m 12th 1500m DNQ 10000m 12th overall |
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2013–14 |
11th 1500m 6th 5000m 6th 10000m |
9th 500m DQ 5000m 7th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall |
20th 500m ![]() 10th 1500m 7th 10000m 7th overall |
40th 1500m 6th 5000m/10000m ![]() | ||
2014–15 |
9th 1500m 4th 5000m 7th 10000m |
11th 500m 4th 5000m 6th 1500m 4th 10000m 5th overall |
20th 500m 7th 5000m 14th 1500m 6th 10000m 6th overall |
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33rd 1500m 7th 5000m/10000m ![]() | |
2015–16 |
10th 1500m ![]() 7th 10000m |
7th 500m ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
19th 500m 13th 5000m DNS 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall |
9th 5000m ![]() |
40th 1500m 7th 5000m/10000m ![]() | |
2016–17 |
11th 1500m ![]() |
16th 500m 6th 5000m 11th 1500m 4th 10000m 5th overall |
4th 5000m ![]() |
22nd 1500m 6th 5000m/10000m | ||
2017–18 | 7th 5000m 8th 10000m |
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2018–19 |
5th 1500m 4th 5000m ![]() ![]() |
8th 500m ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
11th 500m 7th 5000m 8th 1500m ![]() 7th overall |
10th 500m 4th 5000m 5th 1500m 5th 10000m 4th overall |
14th Mass start ![]() |
32nd 1500m 15th 1500m 4th Team pursuit |
2019–20 |
8th 1500m 5th 5000m |
9th 500m ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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31st 1500m 21st 5000m ![]() |
- DQ = Disqualified
- NC = No classification
- DNQ = Did not qualify for the final distance
- DNS =Did not start
World Cup overview
Season | 1500meter | |||||||||||||
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2011–12 | ||||||||||||||
2012–13 | ||||||||||||||
2013–14 | – | – | 5th (b) | – | – | |||||||||
2014–15 | – | – | – | – | 2nd (b) | – | ||||||||
2015–16 | – | – | – | – | 6th(b) | |||||||||
2016–17 | 2nd (b) | 14th | – | – | 18th | – | ||||||||
2017–18 | ||||||||||||||
2018–19 | 14th | 16th | – | – | – | |||||||||
2019–20 | – | 2nd(b) | – | 3rd(b) | – |
Season | 5000meter/10000meter | |||||||||||||
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2011–12 | 10th | 9th | 5th* | – | 4th* | 6th | ||||||||
2012–13 | ||||||||||||||
2013–14 | – | 2nd(b) | 1st(b) | 5th | 4th | 5th | – | – | ![]() |
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2014–15 | 7th | 6th* | ![]() |
10th | ![]() |
8th | ![]() |
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2015–16 | 6th | –* | 4th | 6th | 7th | DNF | ![]() |
– | ![]() |
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2016–17 | 6th | ![]() |
– | 5th* | 4th | 8th | ||||||||
2017–18 | ||||||||||||||
2018–19 | 8th | 15th | – | 12th | 8th | |||||||||
2019–20 | 2nd(b) | 9th | – | – | 1st(b) | – |
Season | Team pursuit | |||||||||||||
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2011–12 | ||||||||||||||
2012–13 | ||||||||||||||
2013–14 | – | – | ![]() |
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2014–15 | ![]() |
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2015–16 | DNF | ![]() |
– | ![]() |
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2016–17 | ![]() |
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2017–18 | ||||||||||||||
2018–19 | ![]() |
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2019–20 | ![]() |
– | – |
- – = Did not participate
- DNF = Did not finish
- (b) = Division B
- * = 10000 meter
Medals won
Championship | Gold ![]() |
Silver ![]() |
Bronze ![]() |
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Dutch Single Distances | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Dutch Allround Classification | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Dutch Allround Event | 3 | 1 | 2 |
European Allround Classification | 0 | 0 | 0 |
European Allround Event | 0 | 1 | 1 |
World Allround Classification | 0 | 0 | 0 |
World Allround Event | 0 | 0 | 0 |
World Cup 1500m | 0 | 0 | 0 |
World Cup 5000m | 0 | 1 | 2 |
World Cup 10000m | 0 | 0 | 0 |
World Cup Team Pursuit | 7 | 2 | 1 |
World Cup Classification | 2 | 1 | 0 |
World Single Distances | 4 | 0 | 1 |
References
- ^ a b "Douwe de Vries". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Lisette van der Geest. "Profiel: Douwe 'Harke' de Vries" (in Dutch). Schaatsen.nl.
- ^ "ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2014/15 – Berlin (GER) Day 2". International Skating Union (ISU). 6 December 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Douwe de Vries zet werelduurrecord op zijn naam" (in Dutch). NOS. 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Douwe de Vries". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Evolution of the world hour record Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Evolution of the world record Team pursuit Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
External links
- Douwe de Vries at the International Skating Union
- Douwe de Vries in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Douwe de Vries at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Douwe de Vries at SpeedSkatingStats.com