Jan Bos
.jpg) Bos in 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 March 1975[1] Harderwijk, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jan Bos (born 29 March 1975) is a Dutch speedskater and sprint cyclist. In the late 1990s he was world champion in speed skating and he competed in the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics.
Speed skater
In 1998 Bos both became the world champion sprint and won the silver medal that year in the 1000 meter sprint during the Winter Olympics in Nagano. He won the silver medal on that same distance in Salt Lake City.
He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in the team sprint track cycling event, together with his brother Theo Bos, who won the silver at the individual sprint, and Teun Mulder. The Dutch finished sixth after being knocked out by Japan.
Bos ended his career as a competitive speed skater in 2011.
Cyclist
In 2012 Bos (in cooperation with the Human Power Team from Delft) tried to become the fastest cyclist in the world during the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in Battle Mountain, Nevada. At the time, the International Human Powered Vehicle Association record was 133 km/h, held by the Canadian Sam Whittingham.[2] Bos used a recumbent bicycle specially developed for the occasion by students of the Delft University of Technology and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, but only managed a maximum speed of 126.5 km/h. In September 2013, his teammate Sebastiaan Bowier did manage to break the record, reaching a speed of 133.78 kilometres per hour (83.13 mph)[3]
Records
Personal records
| Personal records | ||||
| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 meter | 34.72 | 12 February 2002 | Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 meter | 1:07.20 | 22 March 2009 | Calgary | |
| 1500 meter | 1:44.87 | 4 March 2007 | Calgary | |
| 3000 meter | 3:50.53 | 16 March 2001 | Calgary | |
| 5000 meter | 6:46.59 | 17 March 2001 | Calgary | |
| 10000 meter | 15:23.18 | 11 March 1993 | Heerenveen | |
Bos specialized in the sprint events but does have a Adelsalender score of 156.494
Source: www.sskating.com[4] & SpeedskatingResults.com[5]
World records
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 1000 meter | 1:10.63 | 22 November 1997 | Calgary | World record until 23 November 1997 |
| 1000 meter | 1:08.55 | 21 February 1999 | Calgary | World record until 12 January 2000 |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[6]
Tournament overview
| Season | Dutch Championships Allround |
Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
World Championships Sprint |
World Championships Single Distances |
Olympic Games |
World Cup |
World Championships Junior Allround |
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1992–1993 |
18th 500m 12th 1000m 22nd 1500m |
22nd 500m 5th 3000m 9th 1500m 12th 5000m 9th overall | ||||||
1993–1994 |
4th 500m 14th 5000m 8th 1500m 12th 10000m 12th overall |
9th 500m 6th 1000m 10th 1500m |
10th 500m  3000m  1500m 5000m overall
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| 1994–1995 | 5th 500m 4th 1000m 10th 1500m |
 500m 4th 1000m 8th 500m 1000m 5th overall |
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1995–1996 |
500m 1000m |
5th 500m 1000m 7th 500m 4th 1000m overall |
30th 500m 24th 1000m 31st 500m 25th 1000m 24th overall |
39th 1000m |
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1996–1997 |
500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
17th 500m 15th 1000m 16th 500m 10th 1000m 13th overall |
8th 500m 1000m |
20th 500m 4th 1000m |
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1997–1998 |
500m 1000m 5th 1500m |
500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
500m 1000m 4th 500m 1000m overall |
5th 500m 4th 1000m |
12th 500m 1000m 4th 1500m |
5th 500m 1000m 17th 1500m |
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1998–1999 |
500m 1000m 1500m |
500m 1000m 500m 5th 1000m overall |
6th 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
DNF 500m 1000m |
4th 500m 1000m 6th 1500m |
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1999–2000 |
500m 1000m |
500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
6th 500m 1000m 5th 500m 1000m 4th overall |
5th 500m 1000m 1500m |
5th 500m 1000m 6th 1500m |
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2000–2001 |
500m 1000m 10th 1500m |
6th 500m 6th 1000m 7th 500m 1000m 4th overall |
SALT LAKE CITY 21st 500m 10th 1000m |
8th 500m 10th 1000m 23rd 1500m |
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2001–2002 |
500m 1000m 5th 1500m |
500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
500m 14th 1000m 39th 500m DQ 1000m NC overall |
9th 500m 1000m 7th 1500m |
7th 500m 1000m 26th 1500m |
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2002–2003 |
500m 1000m |
500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall |
11th 500m 6th 1000m 7th 500m 7th 1000m 7th overall |
5th 500m 15th 1000m |
5th 500m 1000m |
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2003–2004 |
500m 7th 1000m |
4th 500m 7th 1000m 500m 6th 1000m 6th overall |
14th 500m 5th 1000m |
28th 100m 16th 500m 9th 1000m |
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2004–2005 |
4th 500m 5th 1000m 10th 1500m |
4th 500m 1000m 500m 4th 1000m overall |
14th 500m 1000m 11th 500m 1000m 6th overall |
1000m |
23rd 500m 5th 1000m |
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2005–2006 |
500m 1000m 1500m |
500m 1000m 10th 500m 5th 1000m overall |
11th 500m 5th 1000m 20th 1500m |
43rd 500m 12th 1000m 7th 1500m |
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2006–2007 |
500m 1000m 1500m |
500m 1000m 6th 500m 1000m overall |
15th 500m 8th 1000m 17th 500m 8th 1000m 12th overall |
16th 500m |
36th 100m 19th 500m 4th 1000m 6th 1500m |
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2007–2008 |
5th 500m 1000m 9th 1500m |
4th 500m 1000m 4th 500m 1000m overall |
6th 500m 1000m 40th 500m 1000m 39th overall |
5th 1000m |
25th 100m 24th 500m 1000m |
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2008–2009 |
8th 500m 6th 1000m |
500m 4th 1000m 7th 500m 4th 1000m 4th overall |
5th 1000m |
12th 1000m |
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2009–2010 |
8th 500m 7th 1000m |
29th 500m 12th 1000m |
51st 500m 15th 1000m |
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2010–2011 |
10th 500m 1000m |
500m 1000m 6th 500m 1000m overall |
14th 500m 11th 1000m 21st 500m 7th 1000m 12th overall |
41st 500m 6th 1000m |
Source:[7]
- DNF = Did not finish
- DQ = Disqualified
See also
References
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan Bos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Home IHPVA". International Human Powered Vehicle Association. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Sebastiaan Bowier sets new human-powered vehicle record in Nevada". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Jan Bos". Jakub Majerski's. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Jan Bos". SpeedskatingResults.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Jan Bos". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ https://www.speedskatingnews.info/en/data/skater/jan-bos/
External links
- Jan Bos at the International Skating Union
- Jan Bos at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Jan Bos at Olympics.com
- Jan Bos at Olympics.com
- Photos of Jan Bos at the Wayback Machine (archived April 26, 2006)
- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Harderwijk
- Dutch male speed skaters
- Dutch male cyclists
- Dutch track cyclists
- Speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands
- Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands
- Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic medalists in speed skating
- World record setters in speed skating
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Gelderland
- World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists