Nils van der Poel

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Nils van der Poel
Personal information
Full nameNils Göran van der Poel
NationalitySwedish
Born (1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 25)
Trollhättan, Sweden
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)5,000 m, 10,000 m
ClubSK Trollhättan
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Sweden
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Distance 2 0 0
Total 2 0 0
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Heerenveen 5,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Heerenveen 10,000 m

Nils Göran van der Poel (born 25 April 1996) is a Swedish speed skater who is the current world record holder and reigning world champion in the 5,000 m and 10,000 m events.

Poel won the 2014 World Junior Championships in Bjugn, Norway.[1] He finished 14th in the men's 5000 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2] On 2 June 2018, it was announced that he would take a break from speed skating.[3][4] From 2018 to 2019, van der Poel completed the basic ranger course in the Army Ranger Battalion in Arvidsjaur, Sweden.[5]

He became world champion at 5000 meters event at the World Championship on 11 February 2021,[6] the first medal for Sweden in 38 years,[7] and the first gold in 48 years.[8] Three days later he also won the 10,000 meters event in a new world record.

Personal records[]

Personal records
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 meter 37.87 7 January 2017 Heerenveen
1000 meter 1:13.92 15 November 2014 Hamar
1500 meter 1:47.18 5 December 2021 Salt Lake City
3000 meter 3:51.12 15 November 2014 Inzell
5000 meter 6:01.56 3 December 2021 Salt Lake City WR
10000 meter 12:32.95 14 February 2021 Heerenveen WR

Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Svensk JVM-guld på 5000 meter skridsko". Expressen (in Swedish). 9 March 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Nils van der Poel". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ^ Hellmark, Ellen; Lagergren, Bernt (2 June 2018). "Skridskotalangen tar en paus" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  4. ^ Salihi, Skoob (2 June 2018). "Nils van der Poel tar en paus" (in Swedish). Sveriges radio. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  5. ^ van der Poel, Nils (2021). "ATT SKRIVA FÖRLUSTANMÄLAN PÅ SIN SJÄL" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (1): 72. SELIBR 4109339.
  6. ^ "World Cup gold for van der Poel". Nord News. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Nils van der Poel inskriven i historieböckerna". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Nils van der Poel världsmästare på 5000 meter". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Nils van der Poel". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

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