Pim Schipper

Other sports

He has competed in roller speed skating at national level and was Dutch youth champion in 2005. (YouTube, 22 Apr 2010)

Name of coach

Gerard van Velde [club], NED

Famous relatives

He has four brothers. Bart has competed in speed skating at regional level in the Netherlands, and Sjaak has raced marathons for Radson-Jinstal in the country's Topdivisie. His younger twin brothers Kay and Rick have represented the Dutch roller speed skating team. (pietschipper.nl, 04 Mar 2014)

When and where did you begin this sport?

He began skating at age eight.

Nicknames

Padje [Tortoise]. (pietschipper.nl, 04 Mar 2014)

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Memorable sporting achievement	Placing sixth in the sprint combination at the 2015 World Sprint Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017)
Most influential person in career	His parents. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Work hard, work later." (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017)
Other information	TRAINING ARRANGEMENT In September 2018 the Royal Dutch Ice Skaters Bond [KNSB] announced they would be supporting a group of seven Dutch speed skaters, including Schipper, who did not have a club at the start of the 2018/19 season. The assistance was initially scheduled to last until the end of the season or until the skaters found a new club and coach, but in October 2018 the group became a team under new sponsor the Reggeborgh Groep. (schaatsen.nl, 17 Oct 2018, 28 Sep 2018)

Club / Team

Team Reggeborgh: Netherlands