Sport | Speed Skating | |
FederationID | SSNED11709199401 | |
NOC | Netherlands | |
Born | 17 Sep 1994 | |
Gender | Men |
Residence | Heemstede, NED | |
Higher education | Administration Studies - Open University: Netherlands | |
Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
Languages | Dutch |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 35.81 | 18 Mar 2017 | Calgary | |||
1000m | 1:08.98 | 18 Mar 2017 | Calgary | |||
1500m | 1:45.26 | 20 Mar 2016 | Calgary | |||
5000m | 6:55.47 | 04 Nov 2017 | Heerenveen |
Reason for choosing this sport | He played tennis, football and golf as a boy, and his parents also wanted him to try speed skating. At age 12 he decided to concentrate on speed skating. "It's really nice to skate faster and faster." |
Awards and honours | In 2013 he was nominated for Sportsman of the Year in the municipality of Kennemerland, Netherlands. (rodi.nl, 23 Oct 2013) |
Name of coach | Erwin ten Hove, NED; Martin ten Hove, NED | |
When and where did you begin this sport? | He began speed skating at age five. |
Hobbies | Supporting Dutch football team Ajax, playing golf. (schaatsen.nl, 24 Oct 2014) |
www.facebook.com/thijs.roozen | twitter.com/thijsroozen |
Club / Team | Team IKO: Netherlands |
www.thijsroozen.nl/ |