Simon Schouten
Netherlands
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| NOC | Netherlands | |
| Born | 07 Dec 1990
in  Zwaagdijk | |
| Gender | Men |
| Languages | Dutch, English | |
| Higher education | Commercial Studies, Economics - Johan Cruyff College: Amsterdam, NED |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 38.33 | 12 Feb 2010 | Enschede |
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| 1000m | 1:15.21 | 24 Jan 2009 | Heerenveen |
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| 1500m | 1:48.63 | 15 Oct 2017 |  Inzell |
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| 5000m | 6:16.76 | 10 Dec 2017 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 10000m | 13:03.86 | 04 Nov 2018 | Heerenveen |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| European Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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European Single Distances Championships
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| Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||||
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning the 2013 Alternative Elfstedentocht Weissensee [AEW] in Austria. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2018) | |
| Awards and honours | He was named Marathon Skater of the Year by the Royal Dutch Ice Skaters Bond [KNSB] for the 2016/17 season. (schaatsen.nl, 17 Oct 2018) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Take what you can take." (Athlete, 17 Nov 2018) | |
| Famous relatives | His sister Irene Schouten has represented the Netherlands in speed skating, and won bronze in the mass start at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (SportsDeskOnline, 26 Nov 2018; isu.org, 21 Nov 2018) | |
| Other information | RETIREMENT He retired from competitive speed skating in August 2019 to focus on running his family's flower and bulb nursery in Andijk, Netherlands. (schaatsen.nl, 16 Aug 2019) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/simon.schouten.9 |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 4 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 7 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2017/2018 | Minsk | Mass Start 16 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Obihiro | Mass Start 16 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | Mass Start 16 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 4 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 6 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 22 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 35 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 36 | |||