Mark Ooijevaar

Mark Ooijevaar (born 9 November 1983) is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the longer distances, 5000 and 10,000 metres.

Mark Ooijevaar
Personal information
Born (1983-11-09) November 9, 1983
Hoorn, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
Winter Universiade
2007 Turin5000 m
2007 Turin10000 m

Ooijevaar finished 9th at the 10,000 metres of the 2004 Dutch Single Distance Championships in his first senior season. Two years later he reached the 10th position at the 5,000 metres and improved his 10,000 metres result to a 7th place spot. He won the Dutch Allround Championships for students in 2006 and was named in the Dutch national team to represent the country at the 2007 Winter Universiade held in Turin on both the 5000 and 10,000 metres distances.

At the 5000 metres in Turin he accomplished a time of 6:32.71 which turned out to be the fastest race of the day and which was good for a gold medal. Favourite Ivan Skobrev finished in second position on a 2.26 seconds gap, while Andrey Burlyaev won the bronze. Ooijevaar also won the gold medal at the 10000 metres in Turin with a time of 13:28.42.[1]

World Competitions[2][3]

Distance (meters)RankTimeEventPlaceCountrySeason
500016:49.77World CupBaselga Di PineItaly2008
10000113:12.60World CupHamarNorway2008
10000513:31.34World Single Distances ChampionshipsNaganoJapan2008
10000113:19.26World CupHeerenveenNetherlands2009
10000913:25.22World CupMoscowRussian Federation2009

Dutch Single Distance Championships[4]

Distance (meters)TimeDatePlaceCountrySeason
50006:31.50October 31HeerenveenNetherlands2008
1000013:30.84November 2HeerenveenNetherlands2008
50006:32.65October 26HeerenveenNetherlands2007
1000013:46.84October 28HeerenveenNetherlands2007

Dutch Allround Championships[5]

Distance (meters)TimeDatePlaceCountrySeason
50006:35.18March 6HeerenveenNetherlands2010
1000013:37.73March 7HeerenveenNetherlands2010
50006:47.19December 29GroningenNetherlands2007
  1. http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=1456
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-11-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.the-sports.org/speed-skating-ooijevaar-mark-results-identity-s26-c2-b4-o40-w46342.html
  4. http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=1456
  5. http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=1456
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