Thomas Bos (born 5 July 1968) is a retired

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from the Netherlands who was active between 1987 and 1993. In 1992, he set a

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in the 3000 m. The same year he competed in 10000 m at the

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and finished in 11th place. He won the same event at the national championships in 1990 and finished second in 1989 and third in 1992. His best all round achievement was a bronze medal at the national championships in 1990 and fourth place at the world championships in 1991. Personal bests: * 500 m – 0:38.52 (1992) * 1000 m – 1:15.02 (1992) * 1500 m – 1:53.16 (1992) * 5000 m – 6:44.24 (1992) * 10000 m – 13:54.99 (1992)

References

1968 births Living people Dutch male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from The Hague Speed skaters from South Holland {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub