Stefan Groothuis

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Stefan Groothuis

Groothuis in 2009
Personal information
Born (1981-11-23) 23 November 1981
Empe, Netherlands
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Website www.stefangroothuis.nl
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sport Speed skating
Turned pro 2003
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
World Sprint Championships
Gold 2012 Calgary Sprint
World Single Distance Championships
Gold 2012 Heerenveen 1000 m
Bronze 2011 Inzell 1000 m
Dutch Single Distance Championships
Gold 2009 Heerenveen 1000 m
Gold 2010 Heerenveen 1000 m
Gold 2012 Heerenveen 1000 m
Gold 2012 Heerenveen 1500 m
Silver 2007 Heerenveen 1000 m
Silver 2011 Heerenveen 1000 m
Bronze 2007 Heerenveen 500 m
Bronze 2009 Heerenveen 500 m
Bronze 2010 Heerenveen 1500 m
Bronze 2011 Heerenveen 1500 m
Dutch Sprint Championships
Gold 2006 Assen Sprint
Gold 2009 Heerenveen Sprint
Gold 2010 Groningen Sprint
Gold 2011 Heerenveen Sprint
Gold 2012 Heerenveen Sprint
Gold 2013 Groningen Sprint

Stefan Groothuis (born 23 November 1981 in Empe, Gelderland) is a Dutch speed skater. He is the World Sprint Champion for 2012.

Groothuis is a specialist in the middle distances, 1000 and 1500 metres and had his international breakthrough in 2005. In that year he reached a second spot during the Speed Skating World Cup meeting in Salt Lake City over 1000 metres. This earned him a nomination for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. During the Dutch Single Distance Championships in December 2005 he switched this nomination into a qualification by becoming fourth behind Jan Bos, Erben Wennemars and Beorn Nijenhuis who all qualified as well.

In January 2006 Groothuis surprised by becoming the Dutch national sprint champion finishing in first position after two races over 500 metres as well as two over 1000 metres, outsprinting common names like Gerard van Velde, Nijenhuis and Wennemars. A month later at the 2006 Winter Olympics Groothuis would finish in 8th position over 1000 metres. His time of 1:09.57 was 0.68 behind on winner Shani Davis.

At the 2012 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Calgary, Groothuis won the gold medal. His points total of 136.810 broke the world record for the sprint combination held by Jeremy Wotherspoon.

Personal records

Personal records
Mens's speed skating
Distance Time Date Location Notes
500 m 34.55 21 January 2012 Salt Lake City
1000 m 1:06.96 29 January 2012 Calgary
1500 m 1:43.48 4 December 2009 Calgary
3000 m 3.53.72 16 March 2001 Calgary
5000 m 6:54.59 20 March 2002 Calgary
10000 m 14:41.70 21 March 2002 Calgary

Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[2]

Career highlights

  • 2001, 6th at the Junior World Championships
  • 2002, 6th over 1000 metres at the Dutch National Single Distance Championships
  • 2002, 7th at the Dutch National Sprint Championships
  • 2003, 4th over 1000 metres and 8th over 500 metres at the Dutch National Single Distance Championships
  • 2003, 6th at the Dutch National Sprint Championships
  • 2004, 6th over 500 metres and 9th over 1000 metres at the Dutch National Single Distance Championships
  • 2004, 8th at the Dutch National Sprint Championships
  • 2005, 5th over 1500 metres, 6th over 500 metres and 7th over 1000 metres at the Dutch National Single Distance Championships
  • 2005, 4th at the Dutch National Sprint Championships
  • 2006, 4th over 1000 metres and 8th over 1500 metres at the Dutch National Single Distance Championships
  • 2006, 1st at the Dutch National Sprint Championships
  • 2006, 8th over 1000 metres at the 2006 Winter Olympics
  • 2006, 9th overall at the 1000 metres World Cup
  • 2007, 2nd over 1000 metres, 6th over 500 metres and 8th over 1500 metres at the Dutch National Single Distance Championships

Source: www.sskating.com[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Stefan Groothuis". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2014. 
  2. ↑ "Stefan Groothuis". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Stefan Groothuis". www.sskating.com. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
Awards
Preceded by
Netherlands Bob de Jong		 Ard Schenk Award
2012 		Succeeded by
incumbent
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