Erik Hulzebosch (born 17 June 1970) is a Dutch marathon

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, inline speed skater and part-time singer and

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at his own website. Born in

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Gramsbergen Gramsbergen (Dutch Low Saxon: ''Grambarge'') is a small Dutch city on the Vechte, located in the municipality of Hardenberg and the province of Overijssel. The town is located on corridors of different transportation modes: The N34 (Zwolle - Emme ...

Hulzebosch started as a cyclo-cross cyclist. In marathon speed skating he won several races on both artificial and nature track races, making his debut in 1987. He was the 1992 World Champion in inline skating. During the 1997

Elfstedentocht The ''Elfstedentocht'' (; West Frisian: ''Alvestêdetocht'' , English: ''Eleven cities tour'') is a long-distance tour skating event on natural ice, almost long, which is held both as a speed skating competition (with 300 contestants) and a lei ...

Hulzebosch was favourite to win the title, but was outsprinted in the final metres by Henk Angenent. Hulzebosch is known for his Eastern Dutch accent and his popularity in these days resulted in a top-15 hit called "Hulzebosch Hulzebosch" in 1997 as well. He is married to long track speed skater Jenita Hulzebosch-Smit, sister of Olympic silver medalist

Gretha Smit Grietje "Greta" Smit (born 20 January 1976) is a Dutch former speed skater. Smit won a surprising silver medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 5000 meter event. She skated a world record broken in a later pair by Claudia Pechstein. Prior to ...

Honours

Speed skating

:this list is incomplete *1991 – 1st in Open Dutch natural track marathon championships (100 km) *1993 – 1st in Dutch natural track marathon championships (100 km) *1995 – 1st in Amstelmeermarathon (100 km) *1995 – 1st in

Veluwemeer The Veluwemeer (Dutch) or Lake Veluwe is a bordering lake in the Netherlands, between the provinces of Flevoland on the west side and Gelderland on the east side. It is a narrow lake that stretches from south-west to north-east. South of Harderwijk ...

tocht in

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(100 km) *1995 – 2nd in Holland Venetië in

Giethoorn Giethoorn () is a village in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands with a population of 2,795 in 2020. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland, about 5 km southwest of Steenwijk. As a popular Dutch tourist destination bot ...

race (100 km) *1996 – 1st in Holland Venetië in

race (50 km) *1997 – 2nd in 15th Elfstedentocht (200 km) *2007 – 1st in Borlänge Marathon (150 km)

Inline speed skating

:this list is incomplete *1986 – 1st in Dutch national championships, B-riders *1988 – 1st in Heineken Inline Skating Race (200 km) *1988 – 3rd in Dutch national championships *1988 – named as Sportsman of the year in

*1989 – 1st in Heineken Inline Skating Race (200 km) *1989 – 1st in Wehkamp Trophy *1989 – named as Sportsman of the year in

*1990 – 1st in Wehkamp Trophy *1991 – 1st in Wehkamp Trophy *1992 – 1st in

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marathon (42,195 m) *1992 - 2nd in

20,000 meter elimination race

Discography

*1997 – Hulzebosch Hulzebosch, highest position: 15th, number of weeks: 5 *1998 – Foie foie foie / Ik vin oe sexie, highest position: tip, number of weeks: 0

External links

Official website
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