Koen Verweij

Koen Verweij (; born 26 August 1990) is a former Dutch speed skater and inline speed skater. At the end of the skating season 2008–09 he made a transfer from the Jong Oranje team of the national skating union (KNSB) to the commercial team of TVM.

Verweij was the holder of the Dutch national record at the 1500 metres distance from 9 December 2017 until 10 March 2019.

Biography On 30 December 2007, Verweij skated his first 10 km race at the Dutch all-round championships at the Kardinge ice track in Groningen. He finished the tournament in fifth position which resulted in his qualification as first reserve skater for the European all-round championship in Kolomna. This was a remarkable accomplishment, since he was a junior at that moment, and posted faster times than Sven Kramer skated at the same age.

Later in the same season, he participated in the world junior championships in Changchun. He won the silver medal just behind his teammate Jan Blokhuijsen and in front of his other teammate Berden de Vries. It was the first time since 1997 that all medals were captured by skaters from the same country.

At the Dutch all-round championships 2009, Verweij finished 4th, partly due to his strong improvement of his 10 km personal record and qualified for the European all-round championships. Despite a fall on the 500 m, he managed to finish the tournament in 12th position. His season was crowned with a victory at the World Junior Skating championships where he won the 3000 m, the 5000 m, the all-round title, and the team pursuit. Because of these outstanding results he won the Egbert van't Oever Encouragement award for the best young Dutch skater.

At the 2014 Olympic Games, Verweij finished 2nd in the 1500m event, 0.003 seconds behind Zbigniew Bródka.

On 14 July 2015, he announced that he was leaving Team Corendon after one season.

Records Personal records

Verweij reached 5th position in the adelskalender on 15 November 2013. As of 10 March 2019, he is in 9th position with 145.915 points

World records Nr.EventResultDateLocation Notes 1. Team pursuit *3.37,17 9 November 2013 Olympic Oval, Calgary 2. Team pursuit *3.35,60 16 November 2013 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City World record until 15 February 2020 together with Sven Kramer and Jan Blokhuijsen

Tournament overview Season Dutch Championships Single Distances Dutch Championships Allround European Championships World Championships Allround World Championships Single Distances Olympic Games World Cup GWC Dutch Championships Allround Junior World Championships Junior Allround 2007–08 4th 500m 7th 5000m 7th 1500m 8th 10000m 5th overall 6th 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall Team pursuit 2008–09 8th 1500m 7th 5000m 7th 500m 6th 5000m 4th 1500m 5th 10000m 4th overall 31st 500m 6th 5000m 7th 1500m 8th 10000m 12th overall 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall 5th 500m 3000m 1500m overall Team pursuit 2009–10 9th 1500m 4th 5000m 8th 10000m 500m 6th 5000m 4th 1500m 5th 10000m overall 21st 5km/10km Team pursuit 5th 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall 4th 500m 3000m 1500m 5000m overall 1000m Team pursuit 2010–11 10th 1000m 6th 1500m 7th 5000m 500m 4th 5000m 4th 1500m 10000m overall 500m 5000m 6th 1500m 4th 10000m overall 5th 500m 5000m 7th 1500m 5th 10000m 4th overall Team pursuit 36th 1500m 8th Team pursuit 2011–12 10th 1500m 10th 5000m 4th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall 10th 500m 7th 5000m 5th 1500m 5th 10000 4th overall 500m 4th 5000m 6th 1500m 5th 10000m overall 14th 1500m Team pursuit 11th 1500m 33rd 5km/10km Team pursuit 28th GWC 2012–13 8th 1000m DQ 1500m 9th 5000m 26th 500m DNS 5000m DNS 1500m DNS 10000m NC overall 6th 500m 6th 5000m 9th 1500m DNQ 10000m 9th overall 14th 1500m Team pursuit 9th 1500m Team pursuit 27th GWC 2013–14 1000m 1500m 5th 5000m 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall 4th 500m 4th 5000m 1500m 10000m overall 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall 6th 1000m 1500m Team pursuit 5th 1000m 1500m 24th 5km/10km Team pursuit GWC 2014–15 1000m 1500m 6th 5000m 500m 6th 5000m 1500m 6th 10000m overall 500m 4th 5000m 1500m 5th 10000m overall DNF 500m WDR 5000m DNS 1500m DNS 10000m NC overall 1500m Team pursuit 16th 1000m 11th 1500m 24th 5km/10km 42nd Mass start 32nd GWC 2017–18 2016–17 4th 1000m 4th 1500m 500m 9th 5000m DNS 1500m DNS 10000m NC overall 2017–18 1000m 1500m 9th 1000m 11th 1500m Mass start Team pursuit 11th 1000m 4th 1500m Team pursuit 2018–19 2019–20 5th 1000m 1500m Mass start 43rd 1000m 24th 1500m 2020–21 500m 12th 5000m 1500m 7th 10000m 5th overall Source:

World Cup overview SeasonTeam pursuit2009–2010 – – –2010–2011 5th – –2011–2012 – – 11th 2012–2013 2013–2014 – – 2014–2015 2017–2018 10th – – 2019–2020 SeasonMass start2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 – 21st – –2017–2018 2019–2020 Source: – = Did not participate (b) = Division B DNS = Did not start DNQ = Did not qualify DQ = Disqualified NC = No classification

Medals won Championship Gold Silver Bronze Olympic Games 1 1 2 Dutch Single Distances 2 3 3 Dutch Allround 7 5 8 European Allround 2 5 2 World Single Distances 1 5 2 World Allround 3 0 2 World Cup 14 3 7 World Junior 8 3 4