Kees Verkerk was World Allround Champion in 1966 and 1967, and European Allround Champion in 1967. He won an Olympic gold medal on the 1,500 m in 1968 and a silver medal on the 5,000 m. Four years earlier (in 1964), he had won Olympic silver on the 1,500 m. In 1972, he won Olympic silver on the 10,000 m.[1] Nationally, he won four Allround titles in 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1972. As a result of his performances, he received the Oscar Mathisen Award in 1966 and 1967, the first skater to win this award twice, although until 1967, skaters were not eligible to win it more than once.
In 1973, together with Ard Schenk and a dozen other skaters, Verkerk joined in a newly formed professional league, but this lasted only two years. The end of this professional league also marked the end of Verkerk's career as a speed skater. Later, he was coach of the Swedish team. Verkerk met his future Norwegian wife in 1972 and has lived in Norway since his speed skating career ended.[1]
World records
Over the course of his career, Verkerk skated eight world records:
Verkerk has an Adelskalender score of 168.033 points. Except for two days in February 1968, he was number one on the Adelskalender from 28 February 1967 until 5 February 1971 – a total of 1444 days.[3] The Adelskalender is an all-time allround speed skating ranking.[4][5]
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Bibliography
Bal, Rien and Van Dijk, Rob. Schaatskampioenen, alles over het seizoen 68–69 (Speedskating Champions, all about the season 68–69) . Amsterdam, the Netherlands: N.V. Het Parool, 1969. (Dutch)
Bestebreurtje, Ger. Heya Keessie – Verkerk vertelt. Deventer, the Netherlands: Uitgeverij N.Kluwer N.V., 1969.
Eng, Trond. All Time International Championships, Complete Results: 1889 – 2002. Askim, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2002.
Froger, Fred R. Topsporters: Ard Schenk * Kees Verkerk (Elite Athletes: Ard Schenk * Kees Verkerk). Bussum, the Netherlands: Van Holkema & Warendorf, 1967. (Dutch)
___________ Winnaars op de schaats (Victors on Skates), Een Parool Sportpocket. Amsterdam, the Netherlands: N.V. Het Parool, 1968. (Dutch)
Koomen, Theo. 10 Jaar Topschaatsen (10 Years Elite Speedskating). Laren (NH), the Netherlands: Uitgeverij Luitingh, 1971. ISBN90-245-0114-8. (Dutch)
Maaskant, Piet. Flitsende Ijzers, De geschiedenis van de schaatssport (Flashing Blades, the History of Dutch Speedskating). Zwolle, the Netherlands: La Rivière & Voorhoeve, 1967 (Second revised and expanded edition). (Dutch)
_________ Heya, Heya! Het nieuwe boek van de Schaatssport (Heya, Heya! The New book of Dutch Speedskating). Zwolle, the Netherlands: La Rivière & Voorhoeve, 1970. (Dutch)
Peereboom, Klaas. Van Jaap Eden tot Ard Schenk (From Jaap Eden till Ard Schenk). Baarn, the Netherlands: De Boekerij, 1972. ISBN90-225-0346-1. (Dutch)
Van Eyle, Wim. Een Eeuw Nederlandse Schaatssport (A Century of Dutch Speedskating). Utrecht, the Netherlands: Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, 1982. ISBN90-274-9476-2. (Dutch)
Witkamp, Anton and Koning, Dolf (eds.). Schaatsgoud '72 (Speedskating Gold '72). Bussum, the Netherlands: Teleboek NV, 1972. ISBN90-6122-204-4. (Dutch)
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Cornelis Arie Kees Verkerk born 28 October 1942 is a former speed skater from the Netherlands 1 Kees VerkerkVerkerk in 1968Personal informationBirth nameCornelis Arie VerkerkNationalityDutchBorn 1942 10 28 28 October 1942 age 80 Maasdam NetherlandsHeight1 71 m 5 ft 7 in Weight71 kg 157 lb SportCountryNetherlandsSportSpeed skatingClubPuttershoekTurned pro1964Retired1972Achievements and titlesPersonal best s 500 m 39 9 1971 1000 m 1 21 4 1971 1500 m 1 58 9 1971 3000 m 4 14 9 1972 5000 m 7 13 2 1969 10 000 m 15 03 6 1969 Medal record Men s speed skatingRepresenting NetherlandsOlympic Games1968 Grenoble 1500 m1964 Innsbruck 1500 m1968 Grenoble 5000 m1972 Sapporo 10 000 mWorld Allround Championships1966 Gothenburg Allround1967 Oslo Allround1969 Deventer Allround1970 Oslo Allround1971 Gothenburg AllroundEuropean Allround Championships1966 Deventer Allround1967 Lahti Allround1969 Inzell Allround1971 Heerenveen Allround Contents 1 Short biography 2 World records 3 Personal records 4 Tournament overview 5 Medals won 6 References 7 External linksShort biography EditKees Verkerk was World Allround Champion in 1966 and 1967 and European Allround Champion in 1967 He won an Olympic gold medal on the 1 500 m in 1968 and a silver medal on the 5 000 m Four years earlier in 1964 he had won Olympic silver on the 1 500 m In 1972 he won Olympic silver on the 10 000 m 1 Nationally he won four Allround titles in 1966 1967 1969 and 1972 As a result of his performances he received the Oscar Mathisen Award in 1966 and 1967 the first skater to win this award twice although until 1967 skaters were not eligible to win it more than once In 1973 together with Ard Schenk and a dozen other skaters Verkerk joined in a newly formed professional league but this lasted only two years The end of this professional league also marked the end of Verkerk s career as a speed skater Later he was coach of the Swedish team Verkerk met his future Norwegian wife in 1972 and has lived in Norway since his speed skating career ended 1 World records EditOver the course of his career Verkerk skated eight world records Discipline Result Date Location NoteBig combination 178 058 12 February 1967 Oslo World record until 14 January 19681500 m 2 03 9 26 February 1967 Inzell World record until 5 February 19685000 m 7 26 6 26 February 1967 Inzell World record until 7 January 1968Big combination 172 058 10 March 1968 Inzell World record until 2 March 196910000 m 15 03 6 26 January 1969 Inzell World record until 14 February 19711500 m 2 02 0 9 February 1969 Davos World record until 8 March 19705000 m 7 13 2 1 March 1969 Inzell World record until 13 March 19711500 m 2 01 9 8 March 1970 Inzell World record until 16 January 1971Source SpeedSkatingStats com 2 Personal records Edit Kees Verkerk with father at the 1968 Olympics Personal recordsDiscipline Result Date Location Note500m 39 9 15 January 1971 Davos1 000m 1 21 4 19 January 1971 Davos1 500m 1 58 9 16 January 1971 Davos3 000m 4 14 9 2 March 1972 Inzell5 000m 7 13 2 1 March 1969 Inzell10 000m 15 03 6 26 January 1969 InzellBig combination 171 520 23 January 1972 DavosVerkerk has an Adelskalender score of 168 033 points Except for two days in February 1968 he was number one on the Adelskalender from 28 February 1967 until 5 February 1971 a total of 1444 days 3 The Adelskalender is an all time allround speed skating ranking 4 5 Source SpeedSkatingStats com 2 Tournament overview EditSeason Dutch Championships Allround European Championships Allround Olympic Games World Championships Allround ISSL European Championships Allround ISSL World Championships Allround1962 63 GRONINGEN 12th 500m 5000m 4th 1500m 4th 10000m 4th overall1963 64 OSLO 21st 500m 10th 5000m 15th 1500m 8th 10000m 12th overall INNSBRUCK 1500m9th 5000m 16th 10000m HELSINKI 28th 500m 13th 5000m 20th 1500m 12th 10000m 11th overall1964 65 AMSTERDAM 8th 500m 5000m 4th 1500m 10000m overall GOTHENBURG 13th 500m 4th 5000m 8th 1500m 4th 10000m 8th overall OSLO 14th 500m 4th 5000m 19th 1500m 13th 10000m 10th overall1965 66 DEVENTER 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall DEVENTER 4th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall GOTHENBURG 20th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall1966 67 AMSTERDAM 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall LAHTI 4th 500m 5000m 1500m 3000m overall OSLO 9th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall1967 68 AMSTERDAM 9th 500m 9th 5000m 1500m 7th 10000m 4th overall OSLO 11th 500m 7th 5000m 9th 1500m 7th 10000m 8th overall GRENOBLE 33rd 500m 1500m 5000m5th 10000m GOTHENBURG 9th 500m 5000m 5th 1500m 6th 10000m 4th overall1968 69 HEERENVEEN 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall INZELL 6th 500m 10th 5000m 1500m 10000m overall DEVENTER 22nd 500m 5000m 1500m 4th 10000m overall1969 70 INNSBRUCK 11th 500m 5000m 10th 1500m 4th 10000m 7th overall OSLO 10th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall1970 71 AMSTERDAM 4th 500m 8th 5000m 1500m 5th 10000m 4th overall HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 5th 5000m 4th 1500m 10000m overall GOTHENBURG 12th 500m 5000m 10th 1500m 10000m overall1971 72 DEVENTER 500m 4th 5000m 1500m 10000m overall DAVOS 13th 500m 5000m 7th 1500m 10000m 4th overall SAPPORO 8th 1500m 6th 5000m 10000m OSLO 20th 500m 6th 5000m 9th 1500m 5th 10000m 6th overall1972 73 SKIEN 7th 500m 5000m 7th 1500m 10000m 5th overall GOTHENBURG 7th 500m 5000m 5th 1500m 5th 10000m 6th overall1973 74 TYNSET 500m 4th 5000m 1500m 10000m overallISSL International Speed Skating Leaguesource 6 7 8 Medals won EditChampionship Gold Silver Bronze European Allround Classification 1 2 1Olympic Games 1 3 0World Allround Classification 2 0 3International Speed Skating League 0 0 1References Edit Verkerk at the European Championships in 1967 Notes a b c Kees Verkerk sports reference com a b Kees Verkerk SpeedSkatingStats com Retrieved 29 August 2012 Days at the top of the Adelskalendern evertstenlund se Evolution of the Adelskalender 1959 1969 evertstenlund se Evolution of the Adelskalender 1969 1979 evertstenlund se Kees Verkerk speedskatingstats com Retrieved 16 November 2022 Kees Verkerk speedskatingnews info Retrieved 23 November 2022 Kees Verkerk schaatsstatistieken nl Retrieved 12 April 2017 BibliographyBal Rien and Van Dijk Rob Schaatskampioenen alles over het seizoen 68 69 Speedskating Champions all about the season 68 69 Amsterdam the Netherlands N V Het Parool 1969 Dutch Bestebreurtje Ger Heya Keessie Verkerk vertelt Deventer the Netherlands Uitgeverij N Kluwer N V 1969 Eng Trond All Time International Championships Complete Results 1889 2002 Askim Norway WSSSA Skoytenytt 2002 Froger Fred R Topsporters Ard Schenk Kees Verkerk Elite Athletes Ard Schenk Kees Verkerk Bussum the Netherlands Van Holkema amp Warendorf 1967 Dutch Winnaars op de schaats Victors on Skates Een Parool Sportpocket Amsterdam the Netherlands N V Het Parool 1968 Dutch Koomen Theo 10 Jaar Topschaatsen 10 Years Elite Speedskating Laren NH the Netherlands Uitgeverij Luitingh 1971 ISBN 90 245 0114 8 Dutch Topschaatsen 1972 Elite Speedskating 1972 Laren NH the Netherlands Uitgeverij Luitingh 1972 ISBN 90 245 0152 0 Dutch Topschaatsen 3 Elite Speedskating 3 Laren NH the Netherlands Uitgeverij Luitingh 1973 ISBN 90 245 0194 6 Dutch Maaskant Piet Flitsende Ijzers De geschiedenis van de schaatssport Flashing Blades the History of Dutch Speedskating Zwolle the Netherlands La Riviere amp Voorhoeve 1967 Second revised and expanded edition Dutch Heya Heya Het nieuwe boek van de Schaatssport Heya Heya The New book of Dutch Speedskating Zwolle the Netherlands La Riviere amp Voorhoeve 1970 Dutch Peereboom Klaas Van Jaap Eden tot Ard Schenk From Jaap Eden till Ard Schenk Baarn the Netherlands De Boekerij 1972 ISBN 90 225 0346 1 Dutch Teigen Magne Komplette Resultater Internasjonale Mesterskap 1889 1989 Menn Kvinner Senior Junior allround sprint Veggli Norway WSSSA Skoytenytt 1989 Norwegian Van Eyle Wim Een Eeuw Nederlandse Schaatssport A Century of Dutch Speedskating Utrecht the Netherlands Uitgeverij Het Spectrum 1982 ISBN 90 274 9476 2 Dutch Witkamp Anton and Koning Dolf eds Schaatsgoud 72 Speedskating Gold 72 Bussum the Netherlands Teleboek NV 1972 ISBN 90 6122 204 4 Dutch External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kees Verkerk Kees Verkerk at SpeedSkatingStats com Short biography from Evert Stenlund s Adelskalender pages at the Wayback Machine archived May 6 2006 Kees Verkerk at the International Olympic Committee AwardsPreceded by Anton Geesink Dutch Sportsman of the Yearwith Ard Schenk1966 Succeeded by Kees VerkerkPreceded by Kees Verkerk and Ard Schenk Dutch Sportsman of the Year1967 Succeeded by Jan JanssenPreceded by Per Ivar Moe Oscar Mathisen Award1966 1967 Succeeded by Fred Anton Maier Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kees Verkerk amp oldid 1127914290, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
