Beorn Nijenhuis (born 2 April 1984) is a Dutch

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. ...

, who represented the

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at the

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. Born in

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, where he started speed skating, he eventually moved to the

at the age of 13. A year later he received his Dutch

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, and started competing for them soon after. He has been a standout in the men's 1000m on the international scene, ranking second in the

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standings and finishing fifth at the 2005 World Single Distance Championships. He was third in the final 1500m World Cup rankings. He was national record holder in the 1000 meter from 2008 to 2012. The Torino Olympics was his first appearance at the

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. He finished 35th in the 500 metres and 12th in the 1000 meters.

Personal records

Nijenhuis has an Adelskalender score of 155.350 points

World records established

Source:

Tournament overview

* DNF = Did not finish * DQ = Disqualified

Medals won

References

External links

Bio
at NBCOlympics.com
Photos of Beorn Nijenhuis
1984 births Living people Dutch male speed skaters Canadian people of Dutch descent Canadian emigrants to the Netherlands Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands People from Clearwater County, Alberta People with acquired Dutch citizenship Speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Alberta {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub