Hans van Helden with physical trainer Henk Gemser in 1975
Hans van Helden in 1977
Despite being a very talented speed skater and having an excellent skating style and technique, Van Helden never won any major international tournaments. However, he did become Dutch Allround Champion twice (1976 and 1977) and he did break two world records. Being the then-current world record holder on the 5,000 m, he "only" finished 3rd on that distance during the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, possibly because the ice was in much worse condition during his race than it was when his major rivals (Sten Stensen and Piet Kleine) ran theirs.
In Dutch skating, Van Helden was known as an enfant terrible. His clashes with fellow Dutch skaters, his being fed up with fighting the KNSB (Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond – the Royal Dutch Skaters Federation), and (in 1980) his marriage to a French skater (Marie-France Vives), led to his naturalisation to French citizenship in December 1981. As a Frenchman, having very little competition from other French skaters, he had no problems qualifying for skating events. This also resulted in a long career as a speed skater and he participated in international competitions until he was 40.[1]
Van Helden was number one on the Adelskalender, the all-time allround speed skating ranking, from 13 March 1976 to 25 December 1976 – a total of 287 days. He has an Adelskalender score of 163.047 points.
World records
Over the course of his career, Van Helden skated two world records:
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In this Dutch name the surname is van Helden not Helden Hans van Helden born 27 April 1948 is a former speed skater originally competing for the Netherlands later for France Hans van HeldenHans van Helden in 1975Personal informationNationalityDutchFrenchBorn 1948 04 27 27 April 1948 age 74 Almkerk the NetherlandsHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Weight75 kg 165 lb SportCountryNetherlandsFranceSportSpeed skatingClubCEPG ParisTurned pro1973Coached byFrank Sverre Furuset Marie France Van HeldenRetired1988Achievements and titlesPersonal best s 500 m 39 08 1988 1000 m 1 16 32 1988 1500 m 1 55 61 1976 3000 m 4 08 11 1984 5000 m 6 57 69 1988 10 000 m 14 34 88 1988 Medal record Representing NetherlandsOlympic Games1976 Innsbruck 1 500 m1976 Innsbruck 5 000 m1976 Innsbruck 10 000 mWorld Championships1976 Heerenveen AllroundEuropean Championships1973 Grenoble Allround1974 Eskilstuna Allround Contents 1 Life and career 2 Records 2 1 Personal records 2 2 World records 3 Tournament overview 4 Medals won 5 References 6 External linksLife and career Edit Hans van Helden with physical trainer Henk Gemser in 1975 Hans van Helden in 1977 Despite being a very talented speed skater and having an excellent skating style and technique Van Helden never won any major international tournaments However he did become Dutch Allround Champion twice 1976 and 1977 and he did break two world records Being the then current world record holder on the 5 000 m he only finished 3rd on that distance during the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck possibly because the ice was in much worse condition during his race than it was when his major rivals Sten Stensen and Piet Kleine ran theirs In Dutch skating Van Helden was known as an enfant terrible His clashes with fellow Dutch skaters his being fed up with fighting the KNSB Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond the Royal Dutch Skaters Federation and in 1980 his marriage to a French skater Marie France Vives led to his naturalisation to French citizenship in December 1981 As a Frenchman having very little competition from other French skaters he had no problems qualifying for skating events This also resulted in a long career as a speed skater and he participated in international competitions until he was 40 1 One of his most memorable feats was finishing 4th on the 1 500 m during the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo aged 35 and well ahead of his former compatriots Dutchmen Hilbert van der Duim Frits Schalij and Hein Vergeer 1 Records EditPersonal records Edit Personal recordsMen s Speed skatingEvent Result Date Location Notes500 meter 39 00 5 January 1986 Davos1000 meter 1 16 32 18 February 1988 Calgary1500 meter 1 55 61 13 March 1976 Inzell3000 meter 4 08 11 8 March 1984 Inzell5000 meter 6 57 59 17 February 1988 Calgary10000 meter 14 34 84 21 February 1988 CalgaryBig combination 165 385 6 March 1988 MedeoVan Helden was number one on the Adelskalender the all time allround speed skating ranking from 13 March 1976 to 25 December 1976 a total of 287 days He has an Adelskalender score of 163 047 points World records Edit Over the course of his career Van Helden skated two world records Event Result Date Location Note5000 m 7 07 82 30 January 1976 Davos World record until 5 March 19761500 m 1 55 61 13 March 1976 Inzell World record until 20 March 1977Source SpeedSkatingStats com 2 Tournament overview EditSeason Dutch Championships Allround European Championships Allround Olympic Games World Championships Allround World Championships Sprint1970 71 AMSTERDAM DQ 500m 17th 5000m 12th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall1971 72 DEVENTER 4th 500m 13th 5000m 6th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall 13th 1972 73 HEERENVEEN 500m 5th 5000m 1500m 27th 10000m overall GRENOBLE 4th 500m 5th 5000m 1500m 6th 10000m overall DEVENTER 25th 500m 5th 5000m 11th 1500m 6th 10000m 7th overall OSLO 25th 500m 5th 1000m 24th 500m 8th 1000m 16th overall1973 74 ASSEN 5th 500m 4th 5000m 1500m 5th 10000m 4th overall ESKILSTUNA 10th 500m 5000m 6th 1500m 10000m overall INZELL 9th 500m 6th 5000m 1500m 12th 10000m 5th overall INNSBRUCK 22nd 500m 6th 1000m 24th 500m 1000m 8th overall1974 751975 76 GRONINGEN 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall OSLO 4th 500m 5th 5000m 1500m 5th 10000m 5th overall INNSBRUCK 19th 500m 5th 1000m 1500m 5000m 10000m HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 5000m 5th 1500m 10th 10000m overall WEST BERLIN 12th 500m 1000m 19th 500m 1000m 4th overall1976 77 ASSEN 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall LARVIK 7th 500m 4th 5000m 6th 1500m 5th 10000m 5th overall HEERENVEEN 12th 500m 5000m 7th 1500m 11th 10000m 7th overall1977 78 EINDHOVEN 500m 4th 5000m 1500m DNS 10000m 12th overall OSLO 4th 500m 13th 5000m 7th 1500m 15th 10000m 12th overall1978 79 HEERENVEEN 7th 500m 5000m 4th 1500m 5th 10000m 4th overall1979 80 THE HAGUE 8th 500m 5th 5000m 1500m 6th 10000m 4th overall TRONDHEIM 13th 500m 13th 5000m 13th 1500m 15th 10000m 13th overall1980 81 ASSEN 4th 500m 9th 5000m 5th 1500m 11th 10000m 7th overall1981 82 OSLO 15th 500m 13th 5000m 9th 1500m 16th 10000m 15th overall ASSEN 28th 500m 5th 5000m 15th 1500m 15th 10000m 15th overall1982 83 THE HAGUE 8th 500m 19th 5000m 13th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall 17th OSLO 13th 500m 15th 5000m 6th 1500m 16th 10000m 14th overall1983 84 LARVIK 13th 500m 10th 5000m 1500m 6th 10000m 6th overall SARAJEVO 24th 500m 18th 1000m 4th 1500m 11th 5000m 25th 10000m GOTHENBURG 8th 500m 22nd 5000m 7th 1500m 15th 10000m 10th overall1984 85 ESKILSTUNA 22nd 500m 24th 5000m 27th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall 26th HAMAR 33rd 500m 22nd 5000m 27th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall 27th 1985 86 OSLO 16th 500m 8th 5000m 14th 1500m 13th 10000m 14th overall INZELL 19th 500m 12th 5000m 26th 1500m 10th 10000m 14th overall1986 87 TRONDHEIM 23rd 500m 24th 5000m 21st 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall 24th HEERENVEEN 28th 500m 32nd 5000m 31st 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall 31st 1987 88 THE HAGUE 14th 500m 18th 5000m 13th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall 18th CALGARY 33rd 500m 29th 1000m 19th 1500m 22nd 5000m 23rd 10000m ALMA ATA 30th 500m 7th 5000m 17th 1500m 10000m 8th overallNC Did not qualify for the final distance classification calculated from the three shorter distances DQ Disqualified DNQ Did not qualify for the final distancesource 3 4 5 6 Medals won EditChampionship Gold Silver Bronze Dutch Allround 8 7 3European Allround 2 3 2Olympic Games 0 0 3World Allround 3 0 2World Sprint 2 1 0References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hans van Helden a b Hans van Helden sports reference com Hans van Helden SpeedSkatingStats com Retrieved 29 August 2012 Hans van Helden speedskatingstats com Retrieved 16 November 2022 Hans van Helden speedskatingnews info Retrieved 23 November 2022 Hans van Helden speedskatingresults com Retrieved 23 November 2022 Hans van Helden ISU org Retrieved 23 November 2022 Eng Trond All Time International Championships Complete Results 1889 2002 Askim Norway WSSSA Skoytenytt 2002 Teigen Magne Komplette Resultater Internasjonale Mesterskap 1889 1989 Menn Kvinner Senior Junior allround sprint Veggli Norway WSSSA Skoytenytt 1989 External links EditHans van Helden at SpeedSkatingStats com The Adelskalender pages maintained by Evert Stenlund Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hans van Helden amp oldid 1128521711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
