The Dutch Marathon Championships is a
speed skating
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marath ...
event composed of two championships. One on natural ice and one on artificial ice.
Natural ice
The championship was skated for the first time in 1979. In the next 33 years the championship could be organized only 13 times. The last edition was skated in 2012 at the
Grote Rietplas in
Emmen. The skating event is held each winter season (if possible) and it is possible for the event to take place twice in the same year.
Dries van Wijhe and
Jorrit Bergsma
Jacob Jorrit Bergsma (; born 1 February 1986) is a Dutch speed skater and marathon skater. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 10,000 m. His coach is Jillert Anema.
Biography
Bergsma has been skating for the BAM team si ...
are the only male skaters who have won the championships twice.
Alida Pasveer is the only female skater to win twice. One skater,
Rudi Groenendal won the veteran's championship three times.
Champions
Source: Schaatsen.nl[Dutch Championships Marathon](_blank)
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Artificial ice
The championship was skated for the first time in 1973. The event is organized every year at an
ice rink
An ice rink (or ice skating rink) is a frozen body of water and/or an artificial sheet of ice created using hardened chemicals where people can ice skate or play winter sports. Ice rinks are also used for exhibitions, contests and ice shows. The ...
.
Champions
Source: Schaatsen.nl
References
www.schaatspeloton.nl Site about marathon speed skating
{{Dutch Marathon Champs
Dutch Speed Skating Championships
Speed skating in the Netherlands