Bob de Vries (born 16 December 1984) is a Dutch former marathon

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and

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. He is the brother of

Elma de Vries Elma de Vries (born 20 March 1983) is a Dutch marathon speed skater and inline speed skater. She is the older sister of marathon speed skater Bob de Vries. Biography De Vries was three years old when she started riding on skates on a small cr ...

Personal records

De Vries has a score of 151.799 points on the Adelskalendern.

Tournament overview

* DNQ = Did not qualify for the last distance source:

World Cup

* DQ = Disqualified * (b) = Division B * – = Did not participate * * = 10000 meter

Career highlights

;2003–04 : Essent Cup, Overall Men's B-Class, 1st ;2004–05 : Essent Cup,

Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

, 2nd : Essent Cup,

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 km north of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. The ...

, 3rd : Essent Cup, Overall Men's A-Class, 1st (juniors) ;2005–06 : Essent Cup,

Eindhoven Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,Eindhoven Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

, 2nd : Essent Cup,

Assen Assen () is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1809. Assen is known for TT Circuit Assen, the ...

, 3rd : Essent Three Days,

day 1 stage 2, 2nd : A-Class race,

Hoorn Hoorn () is a city and municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the largest town and the traditional capital of the region of West Friesland. Hoorn is located on the Markermeer, 20 kilometers ( ...

, 1st : Essent Cup,

, 3rd : The Greenery Six, Men's A-Class, 1st (juniors) ;2007–08 : KNSB Cup,

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(1), 1st : Essent Cup,

(1), 1st : KNSB Cup,

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...

, 3rd : Essent Cup,

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, 2nd : KNSB Cup,

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, 2nd : Essent Cup,

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, 3rd : KNSB Cup,

, 2nd : KNSB Cup,

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, 1st : KNSB Cup,

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, 1st : IJSCH Natural ice marathon,

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, 2nd : KNSB Cup,

Breda Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...

, 3rd : Essent Cup,

(2), 1st : Essent Cup,

Eindhoven Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,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). ...

(2), 1st : KNSB Cup,

, 2nd : Essent Cup, Overall Men's A-Class, 1st : KNSB Cup, Overall Men's A-Class, 1st

References

1984 births Living people Dutch male speed skaters Sportspeople from Friesland People from Ooststellingwerf Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists 21st-century Dutch people 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub