Douwe de Vries

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]

Douwe de Vries

De Vries (center) in 2015
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	14 June 1982 Heerenveen, Netherlands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed skating
Event(s)	5000 m
Club	STG Stiens
Turned pro	2007
Coached by	Jac Orie
Medal record World Single Distances Championships 2015 Heerenveen Team pursuit 2016 Kolomna Team pursuit 2017 Gangneung Team pursuit 2019 Inzell Team pursuit 2020 Salt Lake City Team pursuit 2015 Heerenveen 5000 m

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
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
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
2002–03	20th 1000m	18th 500m 18th 5000m 18th 1500m DNQ 10000m 19th overall
2003–04	26th 1000m 24th 1500m 18th 5000m	18th 500m 23rd 5000m 17th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall(23)
2004–05	30th 1500m 18th 5000m
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
2013–14	11th 1500m 6th 5000m 6th 10000m	9th 500m DQ 5000m 7th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall	HAMAR 20th 500m 5000m 10th 1500m 7th 10000m 7th overall			40th 1500m 6th 5000m/10000m Team pursuit
2014–15	9th 1500m 4th 5000m 7th 10000m	11th 500m 4th 5000m 6th 1500m 4th 10000m 5th overall		CALGARY 20th 500m 7th 5000m 14th 1500m 6th 10000m 6th overall	SOCHI 5000m Team pursuit	33rd 1500m 7th 5000m/10000m Team pursuit
2015–16	10th 1500m 5000m 7th 10000m	7th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall	MINSK 19th 500m 13th 5000m DNS 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall		HEERENVEEN 9th 5000m Team pursuit	40th 1500m 7th 5000m/10000m Team pursuit
2016–17	11th 1500m 5000m		HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 6th 5000m 11th 1500m 4th 10000m 5th overall		KOLOMNA 4th 5000m Team pursuit	22nd 1500m 6th 5000m/10000m
2017–18	7th 5000m 8th 10000m
2018–19	5th 1500m 4th 5000m 10000m Mass start	8th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall	COLLALBO 11th 500m 7th 5000m 8th 1500m 10000m 7th overall	CALGARY 10th 500m 4th 5000m 5th 1500m 5th 10000m 4th overall	INZELL 14th Mass start Team pursuit	32nd 1500m 15th 1500m 4th Team pursuit
2019–20	8th 1500m 5th 5000m	9th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall			SALT LAKE CITY Team pursuit	31st 1500m 21st 5000m Team pursuit

DQ = Disqualified

NC = No classification

DNQ = Did not qualify for the final distance

DNS =Did not start

World Cup overview

Season	1500meter
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
2011–12	10th	9th	5th*	–	4th*	6th
2012–13
2013–14	–	2nd(b)	1st(b)	5th	4th	5th	–	–
2014–15	7th	6th*		10th		8th
2015–16	6th	–*	4th	6th	7th	DNF		–
2016–17	6th		–	5th*	4th	8th
2017–18
2018–19	8th	15th	–	12th	8th
2019–20	2nd(b)	9th	–	–	1st(b)	–

Season	Team pursuit
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14	–	–
2014–15
2015–16	DNF		–
2016–17			–
2017–18
2018–19			–
2019–20		–	–

– = Did not participate

DNF = Did not finish

(b) = Division B

* = 10000 meter

Medals won

Championship	Gold	Silver	Bronze
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

1. "Douwe de Vries". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
2. Lisette van der Geest. "Profiel: Douwe 'Harke' de Vries" (in Dutch). Schaatsen.nl.
3. "ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2014/15 – Berlin (GER) Day 2". International Skating Union (ISU). 6 December 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
4. "Douwe de Vries zet werelduurrecord op zijn naam" (in Dutch). NOS. 13 March 2016.
5. "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
6. "Douwe de Vries". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
7. "Evolution of the world hour record Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
8. "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
• Douwe de Vries at SpeedSkatingNews.info
• Douwe de Vries at SpeedSkatingStats.com