Simon Kuipers
.jpg) Simon Kuipers in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
9 August 1982 Haarlem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.simonkuipers.nl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||
| Country |
 Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simon Kuipers (born 9 August 1982 in Haarlem)[1] is a Dutch speed skater. He won a 1500 meters World Cup competitions on 3 December 2005. It was his first World Cup victory. He participated in two events at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, finishing 23rd in the 500 metres, and 4th in the 1500 metres, less than four-tenths of a second off the podium, as well as being the fastest Dutchman in that event. He officially retired in March 2012.
Personal records
| Personal records | ||||
| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Distance | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 34.78 | 17 November 2007 |  Calgary | |
| 1000 m | 1:07.39 | 18 November 2007 | Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 1:42.37 | 16 November 2007 | Calgary | [2] |
| 3000 m | 3:42.42 | 14 March 2007 | Calgary | |
| 5000 m | 6:21.57 | 15 March 2007 | Calgary | |
| 10000 m | 14:56.67 | 27 January 2002 | Groningen | |
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[3]
References
- ↑ Simon Kuipers (official website)
- ↑ Kuipers in toptijd naar WB-zege. Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
- ↑ "Simon Kuipers". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 27 February 2012.