Koen Verweij

Koen Verweij (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkuɱ vərˈʋɛi]; born 26 August 1990) is a former Dutch speed skater and inline speed skater. At the end of the skating season 2008–09 he made a transfer from the Jong Oranje team of the national skating union (KNSB) to the commercial team of TVM.

Koen Verweij

Koen Verweij (EC Allround 2009)
Personal information
Born	(1990-08-26) 26 August 1990 (age 34) Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed skating
Turned pro	2007
Medal record Men's speed skating Representing  Netherlands Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Team pursuit 2014 Sochi 1500 m 2018 Pyeongchang Mass start 2018 Pyeongchang Team pursuit World Allround Championships 2014 Heerenveen Allround 2012 Moscow Allround World Single Distance Championships 2012 Heerenveen Team pursuit 2013 Sochi Team pursuit 2015 Heerenveen Team pursuit 2011 Inzell Team pursuit 2015 Heerenveen 1500 m European Allround Championships 2014 Hamar Allround 2015 Chelyabinsk Allround 2011 Collalbo Allround European Single Distance Championships 2018 Kolomna 1500 m

Verweij was the holder of the Dutch national record at the 1500 metres distance from 9 December 2017 until 10 March 2019.^[1]

Biography

On 30 December 2007 Verweij skated his first 10 km race at the Dutch all-round championships at the Kardinge ice track in Groningen. He finished the tournament in fifth position which resulted in his qualification as first reserve skater for the European all-round championship in Kolomna.^[2] This was a remarkable accomplishment, since he was a junior at that moment, and posted faster times than Sven Kramer skated at the same age.

Later in the same season he participated in the world junior championships in Changchun. He won the silver medal just behind his teammate Jan Blokhuijsen and in front of his other teammate Berden de Vries. It was the first time since 1997 that all medals were captured by skaters from the same country.

At the Dutch all-round championships 2009, Verweij finished 4th, partly due to his strong improvement of his 10 km personal record, and qualified for the European all-round championships. Despite a fall on the 500 m he managed to finish the tournament in 12th position. His season was crowned with a victory at the World Junior Skating championships where he won the 3000 m, the 5000 m, the all-round title, and the team pursuit. Because of these outstanding results he won the Egbert van't Oever Encouragement award for the best young Dutch skater.

At the 2014 Olympic Games Verweij finished 2nd in the 1500m event, 0.003 seconds behind Zbigniew Bródka.

On 14 July 2015 he announced that he was leaving Team Corendon after one season.^[3]

Records

Personal records

Personal records[4]
Men's speed skating
Event	Result	Date	Location	Notes
500 meter	35.64	12 February 2011	Calgary
1000 meter	1:06.94	10 December 2017	Salt Lake City
1500 meter	1:41.63	9 December 2017	Salt Lake City	Dutch national record until 10 March 2019
3000 meter	3:42.86	25 February 2017	Inzell
5000 meter	6:09.51	10 November 2013	Calgary
10000 meter	13:08.97	13 February 2011	Calgary

Verweij reached 5th position in the adelskalender on 15 November 2013.^[5] As of 10 March 2019, he is in 9th position^[6] with 145.915 points

World Records

Nr.	Event	Result	Date	Location	Notes
1.	Team pursuit	*3.37,17	9 November 2013	Olympic Oval, Calgary
2.	Team pursuit	*3.35,60	16 November 2013	Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City	World record until 15 February 2020

* together with Sven Kramer and Jan Blokhuijsen

Tournament overview

Season	Dutch Championships Single Distances	Dutch Championships Allround	European Championships	World Championships Allround	World Championships Single Distances	Olympic Games	World Cup GWC	Dutch Championships Allround Junior	World Championships Junior Allround
2007–08		GRONINGEN 4th 500m 7th 5000m 7th 1500m 8th 10000m 5th overall							CHANGCHUN 6th 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall Team pursuit
2008–09	HEERENVEEN 8th 1500m 7th 5000m	HEERENVEEN 7th 500m 6th 5000m 4th 1500m 5th 10000m 4th overall	HEERENVEEN 31st 500m 6th 5000m 7th 1500m 8th 10000m 12th overall					500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall	ZAKOPANE 5th 500m 3000m 1500m overall Team pursuit
2009–10	HEERENVEEN 9th 1500m 4th 5000m 8th 10000m	HEERENVEEN 500m 6th 5000m 4th 1500m 5th 10000m overall					21st 5km/10km Team pursuit	5th 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall	MOSCOW 4th 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall 1000m Team pursuit
2010–11	HEERENVEEN 10th 1000m 6th 1500m 7th 5000m	HEERENVEEN 500m 4th 5000m 4th 1500m 10000m overall	COLLALBO 500m 5000m 6th 1500m 4th 10000m overall	CALGARY 5th 500m 5000m 7th 1500m 5th 10000m 4th overall	INZELL Team pursuit		36th 1500m 8th Team pursuit
2011–12	HEERENVEEN 10th 1500m 10th 5000m	HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall	BUDAPEST 10th 500m 7th 5000m 5th 1500m 5th 10000 4th overall	MOSCOW 500m 4th 5000m 6th 1500m 5th 10000m overall	HEERENVEEN 14th 1500m Team pursuit		11th 1500m 33rd 5km/10km Team pursuit 28th GWC
2012–13	HEERENVEEN 8th 1000m DQ 1500m 9th 5000m	HEERENVEEN 26th 500m DNS 5000m DNS 1500m DNS 10000m NC overall		HAMAR 6th 500m 6th 5000m 9th 1500m DNQ 10000m 9th overall	SOCHI 14th 1500m Team pursuit		9th 1500m Team pursuit 27th GWC
2013–14	HEERENVEEN 1000m 1500m 5th 5000m	AMSTERDAM 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall	HAMAR 4th 500m 4th 5000m 1500m 10000m overall	HEERENVEEN 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall		SOCHI 6th 1000m 1500m Team pursuit	5th 1000m 1500m 24th 5km/10km Team pursuit GWC
2014–15	HEERENVEEN 1000m HEERENVEEN 1500m 6th 5000m	HEERENVEEN 500m 6th 5000m 1500m 6th 10000m overall	CHELYABINSK 500m 4th 5000m 1500m 5th 10000m overall	CALGARY DNF 500m WDR 5000m DNS 1500m DNS 10000m NC overall	HEERENVEEN 1500m Team pursuit		16th 1000m 11th 1500m 24th 5km/10km 42nd Mass start 32nd GWC
2017–18
2016–17	HEERENVEEN 4th 1000m 4th 1500m	HEERENVEEN 500m 9th 5000m DNS 1500m DNS 10000m NC overall
2017–18	HEERENVEEN 1000m 1500m					GANGNEUNG 9th 1000m 11th 1500m Mass start Team pursuit	11th 1000m 4th 1500m Team pursuit
2018–19
2019–20	HEERENVEEN 5th 1000m 1500m Mass start						43rd 1000m 24th 1500m
2020–21		HEERENVEEN 500m 12th 5000m 1500m 7th 10000m 5th overall

Source:^[7][8][9]

World Cup overview

Season	1000 meter
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014	4th	9th	8th	–	4th	5th
2014–2015	6th	7th	13th	–	–	–
2017–2018	6th	–	–		6th	–	–
2019–2020	–	–	–	4th(b)	–

Season	1500 meter
2009–2010
2010–2011	–	–	3rd(b)	–	–	–
2011–2012	–	–	–	1st(b)	9th
2012–2013	10th		12th	4th	11th	13th
2013–2014				–
2014–2015		5th	9th	–	–	–
2017–2018
2019–2020	1st(b)	–	–	1st(b)	–

Season	5000/10000 meter
2009–2010	7th	11th	–	–	–	–
2010–2011
2011–2012	–	–	–	2nd(b)	–	–
2012–2013
2013–2014	5th	–	–	–	–	–
2014–2015	6th	–	–	–	–	–
2017–2018
2019–2020

Season	Team pursuit
2009–2010		–	–	–
2010–2011		5th	–	–
2011–2012	–	–	11th
2012–2013
2013–2014			–	–
2014–2015
2017–2018	10th		–	–
2019–2020

Season	Mass start
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015	–	21st	–	–
2017–2018
2019–2020

Source: ^[10]

• – = Did not participate
• (b) = Division B
• DNS = Did not start
• DNQ = Did not qualify
• DQ = Disqualified
• NC = No classification

Medals won

Championship	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Olympic Games	1	1	2
Dutch Single Distances	2	3	3
Dutch Allround	7	5	8
European Allround	2	5	2
World Single Distances	1	5	2
World Allround	3	0	2
World Cup	14	3	7
World Junior	8	3	4