Arjen van der Kieft (born 17 May 1985) is a Dutch long-distance

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...

. He competed for the

Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics The Netherlands participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Dutch team consisted of 34 competitors and participated in bobsleigh, short track speed skating, snowboarding, and speed skating. The Dutch tea ...

in the men's 10000 metres, where he finished 9th.Vancouver 2010 profile

Career highlights

;National Championships :

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Heerenveen Heerenveen (, fry, It Hearrenfean ) is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the municipality had a population 50,859 (1 July). ...

, 10th allround

References

1985 births Dutch male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands Universiade medalists in speed skating Sportspeople from Haarlemmermeer Speed skaters from North Holland Living people FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Netherlands Universiade bronze medalists for the Netherlands Competitors at the 2005 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub